I drove through the Park yesterday and saw a decent sized Tom climbing a snow bank on the side of the road. I was pretty well in the middle of the park on Why 60 heading towards Huntsville. They sure are working their way North.
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I drove through the Park yesterday and saw a decent sized Tom climbing a snow bank on the side of the road. I was pretty well in the middle of the park on Why 60 heading towards Huntsville. They sure are working their way North.
We have seen them in Dorset at this time of year at feeders , and also last winter we saw a few heading into friends camp north of Livingston Lake north of Dorset.
I havent but my best friend has seen them at Bissett Creek and around Chalk River.
My parents are near Huntsville. They've had them for years now - still no season where they are though. They are open in the spring around Dorset, but no fall season.
We have a camp in the Park on the East side at Achray and we had a hen there behind the camp for the past two years. Don't know if she's found a Tom yet but she's waiting. :) I think they've moved in along the Hydro corridors and the gas pipelines.
Dan O.
I have friends in Pt. Cunnington on LOB. Had Turkeys in his back yard for a few years now.
I saw one up around the Barron Canyon. North East side of the park.
I've seen them along hwy 522 west of Golden Valley last year, kind of suprised me at first.
X2 on the Livingston Lake area....seen them a few times on Bear Lake Road.
Mike
They do well near deer feeders up here around Burksfalls
That's just down the road from Acchray. Mnr said there were poulets crossing the road last summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by muskokaguy
heard them out in the bush at the cottage in that area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Davis
was really surprised at first as well.
haven't seen one yet.
did see them between the north bound and south bound lanes of 11 just north of Huntsville a couple years ago.
I seen a bunch in the field a couple years ago on 518 East just before you get to forest tower road on the north side of sand lake.
I see one on the side of the road every time I drive through Algonquin.
This winter will be the big test. If this doesn't wipe them out in Algonquin, nothing will! Supposedly the winters were too harsh for them to establish in Algonquin. We'll see!
Dan O.
We've had them around the West gate of the park for almost a decade now.
Wow....I'm so sorry to hear that. Had I known I would never have supported their reintroduction.
MNR has posted an EBR (#012-672) for comments on including WMU's 42-47-49-50 in the spring hunt and WMU 59 in the fall hunt. Number have increased in these areas and they have noticed.
I worked in the Park for three months in the summer and never saw one...
But see them all the time up north. In the Haliburtons, everywhere, Peterborough county, lots of places... But I've only seen them in fall/winter, but maybe that's just my luck...
here's some in Minden town;
I have a cottage near Kearney and I seen them up there now. I have also noticed them on rain lake road which leads to the east side of the park.
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Originally Posted by DanO
The birds that can keep clear of the wolves seem to be doing alright. There have been far worse winters as far as snow since the birds first showed up in the area. We don't have too much of a crust on our end and the snow is a few inches above the knee. The cold may be a bit much. Its not any worse than ten years ago but the last few winters have been quite warm.
seen one in the Mattawa area last year
I was at a turkey federation dinner last year in Chatham Ontario and the keynote speaker said turkeys are in decline ! Mainly in the u.s.a because of habitat loss. I would think that poaching or taking more than there limit would be the cause.
I have a couple of friends in Tennessee. They've told me the turkeys have been disappearing rapidly due to clearcutting. Two mountains begin their place went from fully forested white oak to barren scrub.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
still surprised in this day and age people point to human predation for declining populations when its clearly evident without habitat populations cannot be maintained much less grown. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
And it also surprises me to this day how many people take more than there limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers
Take a look around especially Southwestern Ontario and look at all the Turkeys in open fields with very little forest.Quote:
Originally Posted by oaknut
There is a big difference between agricultural areas and land that is stripped of ALL its trees leaving the soil to erode. Turkeys have food in the fields of southern ontario. With all the oak gone on the mountains I speak of there is no more food for the birds. Another difference would be the small tree lines in southern ontario do provide areas to roost. No trees = easy dinner for coyote, foxes, coins etc..Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
Lots of money from the turkey federation staying in the good ole U.S.A maybe they should put some pressure on these clear cutting forestry companies.Quote:
Originally Posted by oaknut
Do know how many thousands of different weed seeds and nut tree seeds are in the soil after a clear cut ? The turkeys don't die off they move on to other areas for cover. Do you know what the bag limits are in the U.S.A (3) and in Ontario (2). Did your friends happen to ask any of the companies if they were going to be replanted ?Quote:
Originally Posted by oaknut