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Even after Thanksgiving, Vermont's wild turkey population is robust

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Courtesy of Joshua Morse, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
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A group of jakes and toms in a farm field off Route 116 in Starksboro.

Instead of buying a turkey at the store, many Vermonters hunt wild turkey to eat at Thanksgiving. In total, Vermonters harvest more than 140,000 servings of wild turkey meat every year. The state's wild turkey population is very healthy, but it wasn't always thus. A wildlife biologist joins Vermont Edition to discuss how the state's wild turkey population has changed over the decades.

Our guest is:

  • Chris Bernier, wildlife biologist with Vermont Fish and Wildlife

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak joined Vermont Public in 2021 as co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.