From a nest perspective I haven't seen anything that makes me feel one way or another." If turkeys seem to disappear after hogs move into an area, Butler said that may be a case of avoidance, not ...

Wild turkey populations seem to be on a rapid decline across much of the United States, and nest-raiding predators appear to be largely to blame. Hunters and conservation groups like Turkeys For ...

Second, no dead raccoon, skunk or possum ever ate an egg. If you take out one coon that may well be one turkey nest saved this spring, which could be as many as a dozen more turkeys for your local ...

Raccoons are considered to be the top predator when it comes to turkey nest invasion, and Dave Godwin, Butler's predecessor, said research has shown that in some situations a clear majority of ...

Turkeys nest on the ground, making the hens and their eggs vulnerable to predators. Raccoons do more damage to the turkey population than any other predator, Hurst said.

Predators such as raccoons, skunks and opossums can prey on eggs in a nest and once the eggs hatch, foxes, coyotes, owls and hawks all may prey on young turkey poults.

Pennsylvania Game Commission turkey biologist Mary Jo Casalena underscored two points when asked about turkey recruitment. First, turkeys are a prey species targeted by numerous predators. Second, … ...

Pigs and other nest predators are also pretty much on the incline with the decline of trapping furbearers. We also have record-high populations of hawks which actively hunt and prey on turkey poults.

Nest predators include raccoons, skunks, snakes, chipmunks, crows, blue jays and others." She noted that Pennsylvania turkeys lose "60 to 70 percent of their nests and eggs to predation." ...

Wild turkeys, wary by nature, will have to be doubly alert soon because hunters, in addition to their natural predators, will be looking for them. “Turkeys are wily and very alert,” said Do ...