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Mumptia

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I read last night that all Ontario hunters have to take a one day course before you are allowed to hunt turkeys.

Is this true? :shock: Why? Is the provincial hunter ed course not enough?

You poor buggers have too many rules back there. :cry:
 
Yes, it's true.

The course is actually pretty informative...at least the two guys that taught the course I took were. Proceeds from the course go towards the programs in place for Wild Turkey.

Now, I've seen a lot of Turkeys up close and it's not that difficult to differentiate between a Tom or Jake and a Hen...which is one of the key things the course tries to teach. I agree with this point being driven home, because we all know how many hunters there are out there who don't take the time to identify their target.

I know waterfowl season is here and deer season is right around the corner...but I'm itchin' for Spring already. 25 turkeys made their way through my in-law's property last week and we spot them rather regularly out there.
 
The Wild Turkey Course is a waste of time and used primarily as a commercial enterprise by OFAH... should be taken out of their hands and given as part of the hunter education instruction. :idea:
You can learn all you need to know about safety when hunting Turkeys in twenty minutes if you already have a Hunting license :roll:
 
I could have walked into that course, sat down for 10 min. and walked out with a perfect score and my certificate. But instead I had to waste 1 whole day of my life sitting through that infomercial just to have the privilege to hunt wild turkeys. I guess in the long run it was worth it, but man was I ever bored out of my skull that day. (Took it in the spring a few years back when the rainbows were running hard in the river. Should have been there slammin' them.)

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Im sure glad I live in Sask, no offence fellows but taking a course every year to shot a bird :roll:
I have never had to take course to hunt anything here in Sask. Did'nt even have to take a course for my PAL, just challenged the exam.

Cheers!!
 
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