Planting trees for turkeys | Wild Turkey Science #149

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September 15, 2025

Natural Resources University

 

Natural Resources University

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We’ve brought back our episode with Dudley Phelps, Mossy Oak Nativ Nurseries plant expert and co-host of the Gamekeeper Podcast, to learn about his go-to species and successful strategies for planting trees to attract turkeys.

 

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Resources:

Boggess, C. M., et al. (2021). Facultative seed predators drive community-level indirect effects of mast seeding. Forest Ecology and Management, 502, 119713.

 

Harper, C. A., et al. (2021). Plant community response and implications for wildlife following control of a nonnative perennial grass. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 45(4), 618-629.

 

Mossy Oak Nativ Nurseries

 

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Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

 

Duration

01:10:51
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