wondering if anyone knows the answer to this?
im just really curious about why you are only allowed to turkey hunt in the spring to 7pm ?
apologies if its a dumb question lol!
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wondering if anyone knows the answer to this?
im just really curious about why you are only allowed to turkey hunt in the spring to 7pm ?
apologies if its a dumb question lol!
I think it's to prevent hunters from shooting them after they've gone up to 'roost' for the night ..but not 100% sure.
hmm that seems logical i guess, i got up from my spot and went for a walk at about 630 last time i went out, came back to 2 turkeys sitting in a tree literally behind my spot. cant catch a break haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
but i did see a number of turkeys still out in the middle of fields well past 7 driving home.
Back in the day they used to have mandatory weight in centres..it also may have been implemented then so you had time to take you bird in before they closed...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bowjob
I think its primarily to allow them to roost without disturbances.
I can remember at least 3 turkeys I bagged over the years where I’m alternating between looking down the barrel and glancing at my watch to make sure I’m still within legal shooting time...the 6:50 to 6:55 birds!
Wondered the same, maybe Safety or noise ?! US stated are mostly till noon or 1PM for Turkey as well it seems.
I read some states dont allow decoys ... too many turkeys fell in love ?
It used to be the same in Ontario.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ata83
I don't know the actual reason for 7 p.m. now, but I think it is what MikePal said.
Legal Discharge of a gun is 7:00 pm here why I always thought was reason
Legal discharge time for a firearm is one half hour after official sunset and one half hour before official sunrise (official time as being listed in the weather daily almanac.) MikePal is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by js4fn
part of noise bylaw. 7:00 pm. I can have cyndi lauper playing live till 10:00pmQuote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Well they used to close at noon, morning hunts only as the theory was that hens would be on the nest in the morning, it was flawed but it limited the time out in the woods so it saved birds.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Ya, I am not sure of the reason 100% either as in the fall you can hunt them right to dark, so...….. not sure of the rationale for the 7pm spring cut off unless it has to do with the hens and nesting?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Noise bylaw? Maybe,for shooting clubs and outdoor ranges inside city limits,but,that's not hunting,right? All hunting is done outside city or town limits where noise bylaws don't apply.Quote:
Originally Posted by js4fn
No actually boonies.
Unless nuisance animal coyote example
Long story. Damn tannerite
Interesting theories, sorry for the late response. Been trying to sleep but my parents have renovations going on snd its a nightmare to even get a few hours right now.
I've looked up the states reason and they cut off at noon because the hens go to incubate their eggs at noon apperantly. I dont see how thats a reason to cut off at noon anyhow as you're only allowed to shoot bearded turkeys right now in the spring anyways? But I have seen countless hens walk through fields into bush. And when walking through that bush I have found hatched eggs a couple times. So that theory may hold weight. It still doesn't make sense as you're not allowed to shoot the females anyhow right now lol. The roosting theory may be right I guess!
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The rationale was/is to protect sitting hens. The original thought was that a cutoff time of noon, allowed the hens to get to their nests to lay, or start to incubate eggs unmolested. The biologists discovered the noon cutoff was not benefitting the hens. The 7pm time is there to allow them to get to their nests and incubate them all night, rather than being spooked from their nests after sundown. They felt a lot of hens wouldn’t get back to their nests after dark.
Ahhh that seems logical. Thanks for the clarification Rick [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_iles
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ROFL! I've had some interesting experiences with that stuff,too,but,that'll be a story for another thread. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by js4fn
Fair chase........allows them to settle down before they roost for the night. If this rule was not in place you could just hang where they roost and shoot them as they go to bed. That is why I am blown away as to why you can legally shoot a bird on the roost in the morning. Never done it and think it is very unethical but if you want to be that guy you legally can.
interesting ! was always under the impression that wasnt legal, so if i see a bird in a tree before 7pm its fair game ? (curious)Quote:
Originally Posted by 410001661
i have another theory for the 7pm cut off,
harder to identify males when the sun is coming down perhaps?
fall hunt doesn't matter because you can take either sex of bird?
I read somewhere that this reasoning as well. Unfortunately can't state the source by nowQuote:
Originally Posted by fratri
We should not complain too much though, in QC it is over at 12 (noon) and only 1 bird for the season
As it stands now someone could roost those same birds and shoot them at 5:00am the following day if you're that same unethical dude. Lot of clowns out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by 410001661
The noon cut-off had to do with limiting the amount of time hunters disturb nesting hens.
The 7pm cut-off is to prevent shooting of roosting birds. In spring, the trees are pretty bare (at least at the start of the season) and the birds can be spotted easily.
During the fall season, the leaves are still up and they are harder to see.
Where do you people get your information? Half of this thread has been bogus info.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikedinoro
QC allows two bearded birds per Spring season, although the second bird must be shot in Zones 4-10. Although hunting stops at noon, QC does allow both birds to be taken on the same day.
As always this is another great reminder to get your information from credible sources. It's one thing to "think" something, but another to know for yourself -- especially when it comes to rules and regulations. If you don't know the rules, contact the RIGHT sources.
Bunch of wieners on this forum these days.
-N.
Hi Sprite,Quote:
Originally Posted by Sprite
When I was hunting QC the regulation was as I described it.
You are right in regards to source (in my case update) the regs changed in 2018, and there are still zones which only allow 1 single spring bird
Truth be told, I am not sure how big the turkey population is in zones 4-10, so it might end up being 1 bird a spring (year) anyway not to mention driving 500+km for a second bird. Just the gov being nice saying no by actually saying yes
For completeness of info, regs below
Wild turkey
A hunter may kill 3 wild turkeys per year, as follows:
Spring season: two bearded turkeys. However, the second must be killed in one of the following zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10. The hunter may kill both turkeys during the same half-day of hunting.
Fall season: one wild turkey, bearded or not, in zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.
In the begining 1200hrs was the cut off time , which personally I liked because after sitting out there for over 6 hours I was pooped. Quitting at 1900hrs. to allow birds to roost for the night was the reasoning behind this. At least this is what I remembered being told/read. The real reason for quitting at 7.00 PM was to give guys a chance to get home, stow their gear, do a cootie check and be able to catch the start of the hockey game.
To each their own I guess. I really enjoy the afternoon hunts, no waking up early no feeling like a zombie after 4 or 5 hours. We usually leave around 10ish takes about a hour to get to the farm, stay until 7 no problem. Also let's me watch the F1 weekends as well haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by longpointer
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