How far will Eastern Tom's travel??

[BuckAlley]

I'm looking for information on how far of a range do Eastern Tom's travel. I'm in upstate NY, mostly wooded countryside. A few scattered old farms here & there, but not many. Reason asking is 2wks ago I seen 3 nice toms traveling together about 2 miles down the road from my house.1 wk ago I seen what I believe to be the same 3 toms just a few yards down from the wk before. Now this morning I see 3 toms again together, same size beards across the road from my house. If its the same 3 toms they've traveled across good size stream, around a 3 acre pond, and up & down several hills to get through the woods by my house. Of course unless the silly things walked the edge of the road the full 2 miles or so to get up here!!

[Sling]

In Wisconsin, they have used radiotransmitters and found some turkeys were harvested over 15 miles from where they were originally captured.

One bird went 5.8 miles in a 30-hour period, but most stayed close to the capture site.

One other thing I read. They also studied mortaility of those turkeys and here is what they found:

55% killed by hunters
6% killed by coyotes
3% killed by poaching (they think - could not be verified)
2% killed by cars

[nick_bleuer76]

ORIGINAL: Sling

In Wisconsin, they have used radiotransmitters and found some turkeys were harvested over 15 miles from where they were originally captured.

One bird went 5.8 miles in a 30-hour period, but most stayed close to the capture site.

One other thing I read. They also studied mortaility of those turkeys and here is what they found:

55% killed by hunters
6% killed by coyotes
3% killed by poaching (they think - could not be verified)
2% killed by cars

How many turkeys did they put transmitters on???

[kdsberman]

I've heard before that turkeys average around 6 miles a day.

[kingvjack]

I had a biologist tell me around 4....

[Turkey Fife]

From NY to KS

[kingvjack]

This turkey took a 93 Ranger from Dahlgren VA to KS.

[Sling]

ORIGINAL: nick_bleuer76


How many turkeys did they put transmitters on???

221 toms and 26 jakes were tracked so far since 2005. They are tracking 75 turkeys this spring.

[RIStrutStopper]

ORIGINAL: kingvjack

This turkey took a 93 Ranger from Dahlgren VA to KS.

I hear there are lots of turkeys at NSWC/DD. Most don't have feathers tho...

[mouthcaller]

Sling

That is some great information - thanks for sharing

I suspected they traveled quite a ways. It also helps explain how turkeys have populated my state (Tennessee) in such a relatively short period since being captured and released in multiple sites.


Mouthcaller