[Hawk]

I had no idea that my 3 Tom Turkeys roam 4000 acres surrounding my place. No wonder they have such loooong legs. That's a long ways for a turkey to walk or fly. Learned sumpin new today. Who said you can't teach an old dog a new trick?

I would have never known it either had I not gotten into this pising match with todd. Ive learned a ton about turkeys because of this.

Basically what happens is a hen uses her home range most of the year but when winter flocks break up and nesting gets close she leaves her home range and heads to an area that most of the time she has never been before to breed and nest. When she has her poults she will many times walk them a long distance to a brooding area. In the fall they group up with other hens and poults then in the spring the cycle repeats. I havent determined whether the hens bring their brood back to the original home range or if they establish a new one, thats a question I will ask.

The males travel long distances after winter breakup. I know Jason said they had lots of males that were over 10 miles from where they were trapped and gpsed.

 

[Hawk]

His 40 acres could be with in the home range of said turkeys. So what if they have a huge range. That does not mean once they are born and big enough to be on their own they are just going to go away from where they was born to never come back.

Most of the time, yes that is what happens.

 

[20']

I would have never known it either had I not gotten into this pising match with todd. Ive learned a ton about turkeys because of this.

Basically what happens is a hen uses her home range most of the year but when winter flocks break up and nesting gets close she leaves her home range and heads to an area that most of the time she has never been before to breed and nest. When she has her poults she will many times walk them a long distance to a brooding area. In the fall they group up with other hens and poults then in the spring the cycle repeats. I havent determined whether the hens bring their brood back to the original home range or if they establish a new one, thats a question I will ask.

The males travel long distances after winter breakup. I know Jason said they had lots of males that were over 10 miles from where they were trapped and gpsed.

so, trapping still helps, check!

 

[Hawk]

so, trapping still helps, check!

Possibly, if you could do it on 100s of thousands of acres during April-August.

 

[swmohunter80]

Possibly, if you could do it on 100s of thousands of acres during April-August.

Why does it have to be hundreds or thousands of acres? You yourself have said that travel to new areas. They could be traveling to said small trapped parcel. Just because a person doesn't help that one bird doesn't mean they haven't helped at all. Trapping does help. That bird someone catches on camera may be their neighbors from miles away that they have provided a safer place for by trapping.

 

[Hawk]

Why does it have to be hundreds or thousands of acres? You yourself have said that travel to new areas. They could be traveling to said small trapped parcel. Just because a person doesn't help that one bird doesn't mean they haven't helped at all. Trapping does help. That bird someone catches on camera may be their neighbors from miles away that they have provided a safer place for by trapping.

Its similar to dropping a single drop of dye in a swimming pool.

The point is, had that person that trapped spent that time on habitat instead it would have been several more drops of dye.

 

[Skduckhunt]

:group:

Tried all those bill, I was deemed a "******"....

At least they didnt call you a liberal.:rules:

 

[20']

:group:
At least they didnt call you a liberal.:rules:

probably nothing worse than being called a liberal!

 

[Hawk]

:group:
At least they didnt call you a liberal.:rules:

Some would say thats a distinction without a difference....

 

[Hawk]

So Todd, we all know you trapped on 165 acres and you claim you had many more turkeys around afterward. Lets take your word for it and assume that you actually did have more poults around. Heres the question.....

Is your trapping the only possible reason that you had an increase in poults? Or are there other possibilities aside from trapping?

Bump for @henry

 

[Mailman]

I think he has issued a restraining order towards you Jeff????

 

[Refuze2falo]

I think he has issued a restraining order towards you Jeff????

Possibly if this is true

Holy bat crap crazy! There's nothing anyone can say to cure your obsession with Henry. It's ok that you are a homosexual and really attracted to him but geez the man isn't going to let you in his pants.

 

[Hawk]

I think he has issued a restraining order towards you Jeff????

Naw, hes just afraid to answer. Hes still spouting nonsense in the other thread

 

[farmnhunt]

Based on logic expressed in this thread: if you released a large number of predators it would have no effect on the population of turkey.

I'll say it. I'm just stirring the pot.

 

[Hawk]

Based on logic expressed in this thread: if you released a large number of predators it would have no effect on the population of turkey.

I'll say it. I'm just stirring the pot.

Depends on when and where you released them. If you released them during nesting it may impact it. If you released them in January, probably not.

 

[20']

Depends on when and where you released them. If you released them during nesting it may impact it. If you released them in January, probably not.

you truly are special some may say touched

 

[Hawk]

you truly are special some may say touched

More like informed, factual, and not naive or arrogant....