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<blockquote data-quote="Hridge" data-source="post: 5350825" data-attributes="member: 21357"><p>I really feel like we have to do a better job at controlling the predators and not destroying nesting habitat. We had a bad year on our farm in 2020 and 2021. We got serious </p><p></p><p></p><p>We got serious about improving nesting habitat on our farm and trapping coons, coyotes, bobcat, and coyotes. Started in 2019 and have seen a tremendous come back of our turkeys. This year was one of the best on record for our farm. We have 500 acres and lease another 1200. We have also met with the turkey hunters in our area and they are on board as well. We have 5 people hunt our farm and everyone only kills one turkey. We travel to neighboring states for our other birds. If you have exhausted all these measures and still have no birds, then I would say you have a problem. One red fox and 4 coons can devastate a Turkey population by destroying eggs. With so much development and population growth, predators are being pushed farther out into rural areas. </p><p></p><p>There is also a big problem with people not reporting their kills. Read about the new rules for game wardens. New law went into place where they cannot come onto your property for any reason without a warrant or permission. Once they obtain a warrant, they have to notify you of it and let you know when they are coming. Baiting has basically been legalized. If a game warden cannot come check your property, how will they ever know you are baiting. They cannot even put a dummy deer out at night anymore to catch poachers. It's only allowed during daylight hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hridge, post: 5350825, member: 21357"] I really feel like we have to do a better job at controlling the predators and not destroying nesting habitat. We had a bad year on our farm in 2020 and 2021. We got serious We got serious about improving nesting habitat on our farm and trapping coons, coyotes, bobcat, and coyotes. Started in 2019 and have seen a tremendous come back of our turkeys. This year was one of the best on record for our farm. We have 500 acres and lease another 1200. We have also met with the turkey hunters in our area and they are on board as well. We have 5 people hunt our farm and everyone only kills one turkey. We travel to neighboring states for our other birds. If you have exhausted all these measures and still have no birds, then I would say you have a problem. One red fox and 4 coons can devastate a Turkey population by destroying eggs. With so much development and population growth, predators are being pushed farther out into rural areas. There is also a big problem with people not reporting their kills. Read about the new rules for game wardens. New law went into place where they cannot come onto your property for any reason without a warrant or permission. Once they obtain a warrant, they have to notify you of it and let you know when they are coming. Baiting has basically been legalized. If a game warden cannot come check your property, how will they ever know you are baiting. They cannot even put a dummy deer out at night anymore to catch poachers. It’s only allowed during daylight hours. [/QUOTE]
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