Ontario Turkeys

[MossySNPR]

Hows the population Lookin' this year Ontario turkey hunters(if there are any here)?

[drkillemquick]

I think my numbers might be down a little bit from last year. The one property that ussually has the biggest flock coming out of winter before they seperate has well over a hundred ussually while this year they are probably in the 50 to 70 range. The other properties all seem to have some 10 to 15 each with a two or three gobblers on each one, which is about the last few years averages. I'll let you know better in a week or two. Heading out tonight to scout out a new property, and if time I might try to get some better counts on the other properties this week.

[buckshot_09]

we hunt down in the midland area, and when my uncle was last talking to the guys we hunt with, which was around dec-jan i believe, he said the population was doing great! but feb brought a lot of snow, so who knows how they faired through last month. guess we'll soon find out!!!

[doughboy1956]

They formed a turkey federation down here on NS, but the goverment stuck their nose in again. Said the birds might bring in new sickness. Could be right, i don,t know. Would have been nice to know if they servived. Grand kids might have been able to hunt them in years to come.

[drkillemquick]

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Grand kids might have been able to hunt them in years to come.

[/ QUOTE ] Funny thing is that well within 10 years of the first turkeys coming to Ontario, the population had grown enough to have a hunting season and in alot of areas across ontario! So not only could your grandkids have hunted them but you could have too!

[WVreddot870]

I've bear hunted in Parry Sound and Bracebridge the past 3 yrs and have seen turkeys every time---looks like you've got a few birds.