Waterfowl Hunting Near Wind Turbines

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Originally Posted by bigjohn

We hunt near them all the time. Find the X, set up and pull the trigger.

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What's the closest you've setup to a turbine while hunting?

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Originally Posted by terrierman41

Approx how far away do you set up from the turbines?

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There was an article posted in the paper about hunters in the Chatham Kent area that were charged for discharging firearms to close to turbines. In the article it states that if you can hear the gun shots from the turbine you are too close. I guess these guys were a kilometer or so away! This article was in the paper last year or so I'll try to find it for you.

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Originally Posted by Schinkel

There was an article posted in the paper about hunters in the Chatham Kent area that were charged for discharging firearms to close to turbines. In the article it states that if you can hear the gun shots from the turbine you are too close. I guess these guys were a kilometer or so away! This article was in the paper last year or so I'll try to find it for you.

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Well my blind is about 200 yds or less from one of the turbines on my neighbours property but it there's no way in heck I'm going to stop hunting on my property, lol.

We also hunt a lot of fields that have turbines in the area and the birds don't seem to care , last year we hunted right below a turbine , put the layouts right on the stone road 20 yards from the base and shot a 6 man limit in the feb goose hunt, they navigate around them don't think it bothers them at all ,

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Originally Posted by mojo stick

We also hunt a lot of fields that have turbines in the area and the birds don't seem to care , last year we hunted right below a turbine , put the layouts right on the stone road 20 yards from the base and shot a 6 man limit in the feb goose hunt, they navigate around them don't think it bothers them at all ,

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That's great to hear! Thanks