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Date: 6/25/25 1:41 pm From: Susan Braun <braun3112...> Subject: Re: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- PUBLIC ASKED TO REPORT TURKEY SIGHTINGS
There is a talk by the PGC about turkeys this evening at Bald Eagle State Park. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.dcnr.pa.gov%2Fevent%2Fwild-turkey-talk-with-the-pa-game-commission&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C4f4639ffd30545bfce4d08ddb428a3c6%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638864808831078264%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rubzUbhZ0L4guvPMrJep9gkIGiS1p1mbSFNADTqIAsA%3D&reserved=0 On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM Kurt < <000000926143b032-dmarc-request...> wrote: > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Faol-news-email-weather-video%2Fid646100661&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C4f4639ffd30545bfce4d08ddb428a3c6%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638864808831103279%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y6cxv68%2FJgQ5AzUcRY6%2FbTagYTelymtcGMlyB2DK1qw%3D&reserved=0> > > Begin forwarded message: > > On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 3:39 PM, GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...> > wrote: > > [image: Inline image] > > News Release #30-25 > > June 25, 2025 > > For Information Contact: > > Travis Lau > > 717-705-6541 > > <trlau...> > > > > PUBLIC ASKED TO REPORT TURKEY SIGHTINGS > > > > The Pennsylvania Game Commission again is seeking input from the public in > surveying wild turkeys this summer. The Annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey > Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. > > Public participation is important for turkey population management. Survey > data allow the agency to determine total wild turkey productivity and > compare long-term reproductive success within Pennsylvania and across > states, as this is a standard methodology used across the country. Data > also are used in the turkey population model to track population trends. > > Turkey sightings can be reported through the Game Commission’s website at > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C4f4639ffd30545bfce4d08ddb428a3c6%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638864808831120846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ux4JB5uAgf0g9gIml%2B1ToDFr7eB0YNhmUekt%2F7HdN%2Bs%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C4f4639ffd30545bfce4d08ddb428a3c6%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638864808831139366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0VrHhwFWyBtROqg4j%2B1FdY3GcmdmH8ERt6Dh%2FfiynDE%3D&reserved=0>. > This is a new URL from last year. The mobile app no longer is available. > > Participants are asked to report the number of wild turkeys they see, > along with the county, township, wildlife management unit (WMU), date and > contact information if agency biologists have any questions. Participants > may also simply drop a “pin” on the map for the location data to > automatically populate. Location data are used only for the survey, not for > law enforcement, and are not shared. Viewers can also access the raw data > and reports from previous years. > > “The turkey survey enhances our agency’s internal survey, which serves as > a long-term index of turkey reproduction and is used in our turkey > population model,” said Game Commission Turkey Biologist Mary Jo Casalena. > “Participants should report all turkeys seen, whether gobblers, hens with > broods, hens without broods, or turkeys of unknown sex and age.” > > Many factors, including spring weather, habitat conditions, previous > winter food abundance, predation, and last fall’s harvest affect wild > turkey productivity. > > Statewide reproductive success last summer, which is measured by the > number of young turkeys (poults) seen per all hens seen, was 3.2 poults per > hen, compared to 2.9 poults per hen in 2023 and 3.1 in 2022 and 2021. At > the WMU level in 2024, all 22 indices were above the general threshold of > 2.0 poults per hen, which is considered adequate for replacing adult > mortality. That was the first year since the national standardized survey > began in 2019 that all WMU-level indices were above 2.0; from 2.4 poults > per hen in WMU 5D to 4.0 in WMU 2E > > Like many other states this survey includes input from both agency > personnel and the public. > > “Thanks to the large sample size from all corners of the Commonwealth, we > have high confidence in the results,” Casalena emphasized. “Let’s maintain > these results in 2025 and even increase participation.” > > > > # # # > > > > > >

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