why can you only hunt turkeys till 7 pm?

[newbiehunter]

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?

I read somewhere that this reasoning as well. Unfortunately can't state the source by now

[mikedinoro]

We should not complain too much though, in QC it is over at 12 (noon) and only 1 bird for the season

[smokin'stoegie]

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.

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.

[werner.reiche]

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.

[Sprite]

We should not complain too much though, in QC it is over at 12 (noon) and only 1 bird for the season

Where do you people get your information? Half of this thread has been bogus info.

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.

[mikedinoro]

Where do you people get your information? Half of this thread has been bogus info.

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,

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.

[longpointer]

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.

[Bowjob]

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.

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