Proceduresfor Capturing And Handling Live Wild Turkeys·

Techniques developed by trial and error in 23 years of field work with wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Florida are described. Capture methods employing traps, cannon nets, and orally administered drugs are described only briefly because they have been adequately described in other papers. Methods and equipment for baiting, observing, handling, holding, banding, and releasing wild turkeys are discussed.

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