I believe what you say about flock size and stability. If they’re in trouble, anything and everything seems to matter.

As far as Chamberlain, I read a lot of his studies but always subscribe to them. Besides if you go back here, I was making these assertions long before I’d ever heard of him.

I’m just a guy that’s hunted turkeys for 30 plus years and unfortunately started during the heyday of gobbling and numbers.

I’m fortunate enough to be around and in the woods almost everyday. Places that turkeys and deer roam along with other wildlife. I’m nothing close to a biologist, just friends with a few but hunted lights out for years.

I’m kinda bird watcher these days, like one friend says they go to kill something you got to watch. LOL

Wife always called herself a hunting widow. LOL


ps. I agree with your theory on timber management. Mechanical versus chemical is way different.
Like our ag fields will be used by critters, turkeys especially. Burn down and everything leaves. There’s nothing left for them feed on.