Waterfowl Hunting Near Wind Turbines

The neighbouring property is having a wind turbine erected approx 250-275 yds away from my goose blind on my property. It's essentially smack dab right in on a main flight path between a pond and my field. Needless to say my heart sank but I haven't written this season off. I have no experience hunting anywhere near turbines.

Just wondering if anyone hunts waterfowl near wind turbines, or has had turbines erected near their honey holes and how did it affect birds in your area? I've read a number of studies that contradict each other so I'm hoping to hear personal first hand experience. Thanks.

Can't help with your question but that has to suck....
I hope it doesn't impact your hunting area too much....
Best of luck this upcoming season

It has not impacted our field hunting at all.

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Originally Posted by Bandwagon

It has not impacted our field hunting at all.

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

We scout and hunt the X weekly so I have set up in multiple fields that have had a wind turbine in them. The birds will fly below the blades but do navigate around them as best as possible. I have been set up as close as couple hundred meters away however we were down wind of this unit with birds coming off the lake. Canada's are a very adaptive bird I trust you will not have any issues.

We hunted near some last year for the first time and there seemed to be no effect other than if the wind was in the right direction they would come in from the side more on their approach to avoid actually going through the turbine. Closest we hunted was maybe 200 yards.
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they don't seem to hurt the shooting but I kid you not the swooshing sound and the damn things spinning give me motion sickness. On a side bar the monthly hydro bill also makes me ill.

I hunt near Strathroy in fields surrounded by turbines, birds dont seem to mind.

Good to hear from folks with some first hand experience hunting around turbines. Thanks guys I feel a lot better about it now.

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

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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