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14/03/2023
Shared from Michael Chamberlain, wouldn't let me share it the normal way......
This Turkey Tuesday is about the stunning array of colors and tones that toms display on their feathers. These brilliant colors are actually caused by light refracting off feathers, rather than feather colors. Crystals within the feathers block certain wavelengths of light but allow others to pass, which essentially controls the intensity of colors that we see. Further, iridescence, which is the phenomenon where a surface appears to change colors as the angle of view changes, creates the brilliant shine that makes toms so stunning. Iridescence is an important part of breeding displays used by toms, because not only does it attract attention from hens, it also provides information to the hens sizing up a particular tom. Research in the 1990s showed that toms with high parasite loads have less ultra-violet light reflection and less iridescence on their feathers. In other words, they don’t “look” as good as toms with lower parasite loads, which suggests that hens may be able to assess iridescence and use it to determine the health and fitness of a tom. The tom in this picture taken by Joe Foster is showing incredible brilliance of color and iridescence, to the point that his feathers glow. The take home is, the stunning colors and iridescence we enjoy when watching toms is an important part of the display toms use, and help hens determine the fittest toms in the breeding population.
17/12/2022
Winter Effects on Wild Turkeys | Mossy Oak Gamekeeper One way gamekeepers can help winter effects on wild turkeys is ensuring winter roosts and mast areas with mast producing hardwoods are...
12/10/2022
Edgefield's wild turkey museum to close; collections headed to Missouri The Wi******er Museum in Edgefield has for decades celebrated the wild turkey and its preservation, but the collections there are soon to be packed up, shipped out and installed at
06/10/2022
Lynn Satterfield
Doug Satterfield
In memory of Mrs Lynn at our banquet tonight ♡
One of the sweetest & most "I can do it" people I ever met.....
05/09/2022
13/05/2022
Appointment Only.!.! Call Ahead....
14/03/2022
Youth Turkey Hunting Days are right around the corner! 🦃
Mark your calendar:
•March 19-20: Private Lands in Game Zones 3 & 4
•March 26-27: Private Lands in Game Zones 1 & 2
•March 26: Wildlife Management Areas Youth Day (All Game Zones). This opportunity is for all WMAs normally open to turkey hunting except: Bear Island, Donnelley, Keowee, Santee Coastal Reserve, Santee Cooper, Hatchery Waterfowl Area, Bonneau Ferry, Belfast, Wateree River HP.
🦃 This special opportunity is available for youth ages 17 or younger.
🦃 Youth hunters who have not completed the hunter education program must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age.
🦃 Limit one (1) gobbler total for the weekend which counts towards the season limit.
🦃 Adults may call or guide, however, only the youth may take or attempt to take a gobbler.
🦃 All turkeys harvested on youth days must be reported using the Go Outdoors SC- SC Game Check harvest reporting system
How to report your harvest:
•Youths with tags can utilize the normal reporting methods: mobile app, website, text, or phone. For details on reporting methods go to: https://www.dnr.sc.gov/turkeyharvest
•Youths without tags will need to utilize the EXEMPT HUNTER reporting form at https://license.gooutdoorssouthcarolina.com to report their harvest on youth days.
•Once the regular season is open all youth must have turkey tags and report through the normal methods.