Originally Posted By: HeartofDixie
Originally Posted By: Turkeymaster
I wonder how they got these estimates, if it was number of birds reported killed in each county or what, where'd you find that map?


http://outdooralabama.com/hunting/game/turkey/Alabama%20Wild%20Turkey%20Book.pdf

State of AL produced the book. Map was included (page 57). There's a wealth of excellent info and knowledge in there.

I can't tell you how they came up with the estimates. You'll have to ask them and read the book.


Definitely estimates and not a survey. Turkeys are tough to get good numbers on as this map shows - much of it is purely a guess. Mississippi does as good a job of data collection as any State does and it is still a guess. Here is their annual pub with their methods. Alabama does not do anything like this.

http://www.mdwfp.com/media/217342/turkey_report_2014.pdf


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