I have not watched that video but I will.
Mike is obviously at the forefront of wild turkey biology and research, is well respected, and has most hunters ear right now.
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
I’m convinced the chicken and turkey litter is 60% of it. This is based on a new farmer coming in and starting that where it has never been done before. A lot more too it than that, but I’m sure this takes them out
"And ignoring people on here....that's like being home schooled. Just say you're not ready to face life." Highstrung
Y’all want to blame everything but killing too fucking many birds. Let’s get rid of chicken litter, decoys, fanning, blinds, TSS, etc, BUT let me keep killing 3 turkeys... Lying ass bullshitters.
But then you have places like my uncles farm. He puts out chicken and turkey litter like it is going out of style. No turkey problems what so ever over there. Then take my land and it’s almost like they don’t exist. 15 acres of year round food plots and we burn on a 4 year rotation and never use litter.
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
Does not....
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
850 acres of well managed pine plantation. Usually plant 10 acres of grain type food plots in May June. Then we plant 10 acres of clovers and other winter food plots. The entire property is on a 4 year burn rotation with 50 acres burned yearly for quail.
That leaves plenty of what I have always perceived as prime turkey habitat. We have some hardwoods but what we lack the neighbors have. We have a great relationship with them and in all, it’s about 3000-4000 acres of well managed habitat. This year we did not kill a turkey of this property because the neighbors and I feel there were 2 long beards in all. If you have any specific questions I will be happy to answer and take any suggestions on things that could help.
So the neighbors have no birds as well?
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
One of my main pros of that theory is that the big wma’s with no crop land close by seem to be doing great.
"And ignoring people on here....that's like being home schooled. Just say you're not ready to face life." Highstrung
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\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
I know there is another thread going on but questions were asked in this one. Calibogue that is Correct, they are seeing a lack of birds as well. Lets say we average 200 acres a year not including the 50 acre quail preserve that's burned every year. It varies year to year but that would be our average.
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Over the last decade I feel like ducks have smartened up to the spinners, now I realize this is debatable, and in the right scenario, right species, new ducks, early season, etc they are still effective. I wonder will turkeys ever get wise to decoys? Seems like most critters evolve over time and adapt to man made things for survival.
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