What should the future of wild turkey hunting in Ontario look like?

[dbangler]

I would like to see you pay 1 fee to hunt turkey for the year instead of having to pay for each tag.

[Roj]

Survey done.

I think we have it really good as turkey hunters with a nice long season in spring. The fall hunt can mess up archery deer hunts, and get deer off their pattern for guys following them for the controlled hunt. But I think we have enough turkeys and I'm not sure there is a better way to do the fall hunt, so we just have to be considerate to one another out there.

Would love to be able to harvest two on the same day. You can have a whole season go by with little opportunity, but there always seems to be that one hot day.

[FISH-ON]

Have a pre-season one week before BOWS ONLY spring season
And open the fall season a little earlier were you can hunt turkeys during Thanksgiving

[MikePal]

I would like to see you pay 1 fee to hunt turkey for the year instead of having to pay for each tag.

that's about the best suggestion so far....that makes sense and for everyone's benefit !!

[3Wheelerdude]

Survey done.
Licence cost too high, eliminate MNR $2 per transaction fee. The property owner who gave me hunting permission was shocked how much I paid for a licence. I got 2 turkeys last year, once I told him the fee for 2 seals, he thinks we're crazy to pay those fees. For him, animals are bought low and sold for profits.
During my turkey safety course, I do recall being told; "Don't turkey hunt to save $."

Same here, most of my hunting partners have stopped hunting turkey because the cost of tags is too high.

I can guarantee that many hunters are still getting birds, but simply not buying tags. This would not happen if the price was reasonable.

[Thrillhouse]

Survey done, here's hoping for 2 birds same day and an early bow season!

[Ontario Hunter]

Changes are just going to rune this sport here. As for two birds in one day, you need to have confidents in your hunting, why is it all right to use 2 tags at once(same day) because you are scared you may not use the second tag later ? As for youth season or Bow season only week, you need to see how the season goes in the states that have these seasons, just opens the door to poaching like it or not. As for populations in Ontario, yes some WMUs have a great population, but others do not because of factors of snow loads and predators. Its far more of a larger picture of all across Ontario instead of the wood lot down the road you hunt every year. Why is the OFAH interested in this now after they dropped out and away from it when the NWTF took over ?

[MikePal]

most of my hunting partners have stopped hunting turkey because the cost of tags is too high.

Why do guy think $30 for 30 days of hunting is too expensive.. $1 a day for the opportunity to hunt is about the cheapest thing you can do. I've spent $30 for a dinner that lasted less then an hour...what does a pizza cost now ?

[3Wheelerdude]

Changes are just going to rune this sport here. As for two birds in one day, you need to have confidents in your hunting, why is it all right to use 2 tags at once(same day) because you are scared you may not use the second tag later ? As for youth season or Bow season only week, you need to see how the season goes in the states that have these seasons, just opens the door to poaching like it or not. As for populations in Ontario, yes some WMUs have a great population, but others do not because of factors of snow loads and predators. Its far more of a larger picture of all across Ontario instead of the wood lot down the road you hunt every year. Why is the OFAH interested in this now after they dropped out and away from it when the NWTF took over ?

I dont see 2 tags the same day, the same way you do.

If I take a day off from work to go hunting and manage to fill one tag in the morning. It would be nice to be able to go back in the afternoon and fill my second tag without having to take another day off work.

[3Wheelerdude]

Why do guy think $30 for 30 days of hunting is too expensive.. $1 a day for the opportunity to hunt is about the cheapest thing you can do. I've spent $30 for a dinner that lasted less then an hour...what does a pizza cost now ?

I already pay my small game licence for the 'right to hunt'. I could be hunting every day of the year with my small game.
The 30$ is specific to Turkeys, and 30$ for a Turkey is pricey when compared to Deer, Bear or even Ducks and Geese. Im sure you get the idea, but I get 60+lbs of deer, 100+lbs of Moose or bear ,10+ ducks, 20+ Geese.....
The ratio is just off for Turkey, its pretty much 100$ for 3 turkeys per year.
Like I said, I am the only one out of our group that still hunts Turkeys. Ask the rest of the group and they will all say it costs too much.