I hope I get some answers here on helping in managing wild turkey on my place. I do allow hunters to harvest a few birds but I do have a very low number of mature Toms. I believe there is an abondance of jakes, but it is hard to tell when the birds are all flocked up.

Do and will jakes breed successfully. I have read where a year-old male doesn't have what it takes for a successful fertilization.

So do II allow hunting for Mature Toms this spring with such low numbers?

How can I help with sustaining the flock to healthy numbers?

Here are a few pictures. In the first picture I believe all 14 or 16 birds are jakes. Correct me if I'm wrong.
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=43812&stc=1&d=17069700 43
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/att...1&d=1706970126