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re: Looking for a turkey lease for next year
Posted on 4/22/19 at 3:41 pm to tenfoe
Posted on 4/22/19 at 3:41 pm to tenfoe
all turkeys are definitely not the same
you can see that when there is more than one gobbler in a field (some of them are likely born from same clutch) seems all the hens want that ONE bird
there is something there making that gobbler more appealing than the others even though his twins may be right beside him but the hens dont have anything to do with them
pressure absolutely messes with the way a bird acts. a deer or elk can go nocturnal when pressure is high (and they do), a turkey cant
you can see that when there is more than one gobbler in a field (some of them are likely born from same clutch) seems all the hens want that ONE bird
there is something there making that gobbler more appealing than the others even though his twins may be right beside him but the hens dont have anything to do with them
pressure absolutely messes with the way a bird acts. a deer or elk can go nocturnal when pressure is high (and they do), a turkey cant
This post was edited on 4/22/19 at 3:51 pm
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Posted on 4/22/19 at 3:48 pm to Ron Cheramie
but still it is basic survival of the fittest
"fittest" in an unhunted population may mean the gobbler that gobbles the most gets the most hens and he gets to pass on his genes (that is the ultimate goal for animals to pass on their genes)
but now you have a heavily hunted population or one with lots of predators. A noisy gobbler gives up his position and gets shot or eaten and he never gets to breed and pass on his genes whereas the big quiet stud in the middle of the field is getting all the ladies and passing on his genes
I am far from a geneticist, but it does warrant a little conversation which is all it was
"fittest" in an unhunted population may mean the gobbler that gobbles the most gets the most hens and he gets to pass on his genes (that is the ultimate goal for animals to pass on their genes)
but now you have a heavily hunted population or one with lots of predators. A noisy gobbler gives up his position and gets shot or eaten and he never gets to breed and pass on his genes whereas the big quiet stud in the middle of the field is getting all the ladies and passing on his genes
I am far from a geneticist, but it does warrant a little conversation which is all it was
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