cowhunter71
Well-Known Member
Past two mornings the South wind has covered us up with smoke at daylight. Appears the Forest Service is and has been burning since opening day down in Ocoee. Seems they have plans to burn right up through Polk, Monroe, and McMinn Counties into next week and beyond. For an agency that is supposed to be working hand and hand with the NWTF, what the F@ck are they thinking. No telling how many nest this will burn up. As every year, already seeing lone Hens in nesting mode, both on the mountain, as well as around the house. They must have gotten their nesting information from that friggin kook Chamberlain. I've lived my entire life in the South and have seen countless public grounds managed for Turkeys in several states. Never once, has prescribed burning been in the cards, either during season, or even 2 weeks leading up to an opener.