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Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2010 Rio Grande Wild Turkey Symposium

March 25-26, 2010
Kerr Wildlife Management Area, Ingram, TX
Sponsored by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Schedule of Events

Seminars Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM      Registration
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM      Welcome and Purpose
                                  Roy Walston, AgriLife Extension Service
8:10 AM - 8:40 AM      Rio Grande Wild Turkey Biology and Population Status
                                  Dr. Jim Cathey, AgriLife Extension Service
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM      Habitat Needs for Nesting, Brood Rearing, and Roosting
                                  Justin Dreibelbis; Texas Wildlife Association
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM      Techniques for Brush Management to Benefit Turkeys
                                  Dr. Bob Lyons; Texas AgriLife Extension Service 
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM    Mixing Livestock and Turkey Management
                                  Dale Prochaska; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Riparian Management for Rio Grande Wild Turkeys
                                 Steve Nelle; Natural Resource Conservation Service
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Turkey Habitat Selection in the High Plains
                                 Dr. Matt Butler; Texas Tech University
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Conservation Efforts of the National Wild Turkey Federation
                                 Scott Lerich; National Wild Turkey Federation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM   Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM     Knowing Turkeys Inside and Out
                                Dr. Bob Ditmar, DVM
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM     Movement of Wild Turkeys on Rangelands
                                Dr. Bret Collier; Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, TAMU
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM     Turkey Transplanting Techniques and TPWD Policy
                                Jason Hardin; Texas Parks and Wildlife, or Landowner from TOWMA
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM     Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM    Counting Turkeys and Monitoring Population Size
                               Dr. Shawn Locke, AgriLife Extension Service
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM    Marketing Turkey Hunts and Setting Proper Harvest Rates
                               Greg Simons; Wildlife Systems, Inc.
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM   Evaluation
5:00 PM                   Adjourn for the day. Dinner on your own.

Field Activities, Friday March 26, 2010
Prescribed Burning to Enhance Wild Turkey Habitat
Catching Rainwater for Rio Grande Wild Turkeys
Plant Identification and Important Food Items
Predator Management
Thought of a Landsteward
Feeding

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