University of Georgia (UGA) Ph.D. candidate Erin Ulrey and a team of researchers sprinkled cracked corn over an open field at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., where they waited for wild turkeys to emerge from the hardwood forest.
"Some days, you may get lucky," said Ulrey. "Some days, you might not see any."
But food is scarce in the winter, and the turkeys are hungry. Once an unsuspecting flock waddled into their trap, the team fired a few rockets into the air, trapping about seven turkeys in a weighted net about the size of a backyard swimming pool.
Quickly, they isolated each bird
"Some days, you may get lucky," said Ulrey. "Some days, you might not see any."
But food is scarce in the winter, and the turkeys are hungry. Once an unsuspecting flock waddled into their trap, the team fired a few rockets into the air, trapping about seven turkeys in a weighted net about the size of a backyard swimming pool.
Quickly, they isolated each bird
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