Reminder: Mandatory Reporting of Turkey Harvest

Just a little reminder to all that are successful this season.

Mandatory Reporting of Turkey Harvest

Successful turkey hunters must report their harvested turkey by calling toll-free 1-800-288-1155 and providing the requested harvest information no later than 12:00 noon the day after the bird was harvested.

An information worksheet is provided on page 33 of the 2013 Hunting Regulations or online at http://bit.ly/17XvpnO to assist you in gathering the necessary information before calling to report your harvest.

Once you complete your harvest report, you will be provided with a confirmation number. Record the confirmation number and keep it as a record that you have reported.

Good reminder CalTek...we only hurt ourselves when we don't play by the rules.

Well, it looks like I was 4 hours late, thinking that I have 24 hours. Any fines for (somewhat) late harvest reporting?

I called in one late a few years ago, haven't heard a thing since.

Thank you for the reply Rick.

You should get an MNRF patch for reporting your harvest ;) Maybe it would make more people likely to do it.

Has harvest reporting always been a requirement to hunt wild turkey since its reintroduction?

I found out today that there is talks of dropping it back too 1 bird for the spring hunt.....

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Originally Posted by gprice

You should get an MNRF patch for reporting your harvest ;) Maybe it would make more people likely to do it.

Has harvest reporting always been a requirement to hunt wild turkey since its reintroduction?

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YES...in fact originnally you had to take it to a weight in station and have it logged in.

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Originally Posted by snortwheez

I found out today that there is talks of dropping it back too 1 bird for the spring hunt.....

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Harvest amounts have dropped the last 4 years this would be the smartest thing to do. Dropped it for deer for sure what they are waiting for turkey.

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Originally Posted by snortwheez

I found out today that there is talks of dropping it back too 1 bird for the spring hunt.....

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As long as it's not across the board and it's WMU specific/tailored, Eastern Ont is having no problems supporting the 2 bird limit, but it sounds like there may be MWU's in the S/W side of the province that may be struggling.

They should do a $5 credit toward your next purchase if you call it in.... They can increase the original cost by $5-$10 (for deer too) and when you call in... report, harvest or no harvest you automatically get the next tag reduced by the said amount...

Money always seems to get people motivated....

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Originally Posted by fratri

They should do a $5 credit toward your next purchase if you call it in.... They can increase the original cost by $5-$10 (for deer too) and when you call in... report, harvest or no harvest you automatically get the next tag reduced by the said amount...

Money always seems to get people motivated....

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This is a wonderful idea but will never happen with this cash strapped government. I have turkey hunted in several States and calling in harvested birds isn't an issue there like it is here. We all need to do the right thing and report our harvest. Remember if birds aren't harvested, MNR thinks numbers are down and then limits do get cut.

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Originally Posted by scribe

This is a wonderful idea but will never happen with this cash strapped government. I have turkey hunted in several States and calling in harvested birds isn't an issue there like it is here. We all need to do the right thing and report our harvest. Remember if birds aren't harvested, MNR thinks numbers are down and then limits do get cut.

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The revenues would be the same (most likely even make more because some still won't call in).... You first increase the turkey fee by $5.00 then and after you make the mandatory harvest report would you get the $5 credit....

the best way to get them to call in is to not sell them a lic if thy do not call in ,pretty easy if you got a lic last year and did not call it in you miss a season .everything is all in the computers now so it would be easy to see who got a tag and who called in there report .if you did not have a tag then no report, if you bought a tag then the report will show up when you go to buy a lic the next spring ,The same when I went to buy my deer lic thy would not process it till I bought my small game .with computers this would be very simple ,Dutch

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Originally Posted by dutchhunter

the best way to get them to call in is to not sell them a lic if thy do not call in ,pretty easy if you got a lic last year and did not call it in you miss a season .everything is all in the computers now so it would be easy to see who got a tag and who called in there report .if you did not have a tag then no report, if you bought a tag then the report will show up when you go to buy a lic the next spring ,The same when I went to buy my deer lic thy would not process it till I bought my small game .with computers this would be very simple ,Dutch

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Lots of guys buy tags and don't fill them. How would your idea deal with that eventuality ? It would be very difficult to enforce.

it is all in the computers after the season you call in or go online to fill out your report ,very easy no report no lic the next year ,Dutch

FYI,

you can report the Turkey harvest on-line at https://www2.on.wildlifelicense.com/...1&type=Harvest, it works well.

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Originally Posted by dutchhunter

it is all in the computers after the season you call in or go online to fill out your report ,very easy no report no lic the next year ,Dutch

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You only have to report if you fill your tag. So saying if dont report then you don't get a tag won't work unless they make it that you report at the end of the season if you didnt use your tag. You cant report if you didn't use your tag

I think Dutch has a good idea, and I'll make a slight modification. I'd make it mandatory for EVERYONE to report their results. If you didn't fill your tag, you'd have a period of time, the month of June for example, to report any unfilled tags. The only questions you'd have to answer would be "were you unsuccessful" and "how many days of the season did you hunt". If you fail to report, then you forfeit the right to buy tags until you file the delinquent report & there would be a 1 week waiting period before you could buy a tag, as a penalty for not reporting.

I would refer back to Scribe. The government needs money and will sell tags. Reports or no reports.

I don't see why the MNR should provide incentives to get hunters to submit their mandatory report. This is a requirement to hunt certain species so you should do it...period.

For the future i would like to see mandatory reporting if you purchase a licence for turkey and big game, and like the idea of if you didn't report you can't buy a licence for that species the following year. Its part of hunting in Ontario.