Turkey Gobble Count Volunteers Needed
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation are conducting a study to measure daily and seasonal trends of gobbling by wild turkeys throughout the state.
The gobbling study will be conducted this year from March 15 through May 9 and will be on-going until 2011.
The study is seeking volunteers from throughout the state to listen to and record gobbling from March 15 through May 9 of each year.
Study volunteers will listen for the number of gobbles heard and the number of individual gobblers heard during a 20 minute period starting 45 minutes prior to sunrise for 2 days per week during the 8 week study.
Study volunteers should have easy access to their listening location.
Persons interested in participating in this gobbling study can register on-line. For more information, contact Jamey Decoske at 573-882-9909 x3224.
You can see results from last year's survey in the 2007 Gobbling Study Report.
Thanks for your help with this important study.
