Turkeys in Ont and other provinces

[Pathfinder]

Well I sure hope they make their way up here, they only have 5-600km's to go. They were brought in to the St-Joe's Island area and are doing well and have actually made it to the mainland so anything goes. We sure dont get winters like we used to to up here......

 

[Win/64]

Most of the habitat enhancement is done by individuals to attract birds to thier spot just like any food plot for deer or bait for bear. They will do fine with out anybody's help in an area where there is natural food and enhancement will be short term. Trap and transfer to spots where there is natural habitat is the way to get them going. Once they are established they will follow courses of terrain that support them and you'll be surprised where they show up and how quickly. Grain is a help but not a must. Remember that in the first years when we came to the new world they were everywhere and there wern't no wheat fields then. They will come but they need the support of sportsmen and government to do the trapping and release to good habitat. Get on board with the NWTF and kick the ball rolling.
Gatehouse! Looking forward to the day I have to send you one of these

Where can I get one of those calls?

 

[grnhawg]

There's two ways to get one of those
1- From the estate auction of a hundred or so different guys
2- From me
I make them every once in awhile. Making some pots now too but so far they are new to me and I havn't let any out to customers. That's about to change this week with the first one to a neigbour and another that's on order. I purchased some new tooling this summer. The boxcalls both the boatpaddle shown and the glue up type are killing turkeys all over North America The Name of the calls was pegged by Cluade Gatewood who some of you who have searched for highend Rugger 10/22 or Savage drop in stocks may have heard of. His is "TomTalker" #1

 

[Yuri Orlov]

All over the place, you just have to leave your house.

In Beamsville alone I have seen flocks of turkeys numbering in the hundreds

Like I said, I live down south...Beamsville is about 4 hours north of here.

We have tons of pheasant and deer, but I've never seen a turkey locally.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

From what I've seen of turkeys here (no not politicians) they are very very adaptable. They have spread like wildfire since their re-introduction. I wonder how many years it will be before farmers are #####ing loudly about them. There are already grumblings.
They can and do eat a wide variety of crops, and wild vegetation.

 

[Adrian J Hare]

A must for any Turkey Habitat is a sensible amount of snowfall in winter (so ive been told). If the snow is too deep and powdery they will not able to take off or maneuver as they would wish so that makes foraging a big no-no. Ive also been told that when the snow is too deep they will stay perched in a tree and sometimes starve to death before coming down. (They can stay roosted for two weeks and loose 40% of their body weight before dying of starvation)

Because of this I dont' think I will ever see any Turkeys up here and you probably wont' see any in Pemberton either but that's just my two cents.

This is the best advice on your question Gate house so far.

What is Habitat for turkeys,

Its all starts as some has said nesting areas and protection of predators. Berry bushes, low hanging tree's like Pines, High grasses thick areas for hens to wonder off to nest and have some protection.

The next thing that is important is what does your area have to support the birds in deep snow as Pathfinder brought forth.

Snow loads turn to crusty formations that turkeys can not get through so by planting trees such as High bush cranberries that hold their berries for a long period of time over the 4 foot mark from ground level is suitable habit for bad snow ranges. Wild Grapes are another that can hold fruit off the ground and allow the birds to forage when snow levels are high.

White Pines are a good tree that will allow protection against weather and also produce pine seeds that fall all winter long on the snow.

These are the type of things you need to look at to make a suitable area...

 

[grnhawg]

Like I said, I live down south...Beamsville is about 4 hours north of here.

We have tons of pheasant and deer, but I've never seen a turkey locally.

That's gota put ya'll round West Virginia
Lots of turkeys south of Beamsville. With snow on the ground they stand out really well. A nice Sunday morning drive with your bino's and you should see them everywhere. They like to follow fence rows and tree lines (where they can be easily ambushed by coyotes) with food source close by. Cold days will find them on the sunny south side of slopes. During the autumn hunting season for other game flocks of dozens can be seen travelling and foraging together. If you deer hunt you see turkeys and usually young currios birds that have already gotten as big as the largest of domestic chicken breeds. They are there you just have to go looking

 

[gth]

A must for any Turkey Habitat is a sensible amount of snowfall in winter (so ive been told). If the snow is too deep and powdery they will not able to take off or maneuver as they would wish so that makes foraging a big no-no. Ive also been told that when the snow is too deep they will stay perched in a tree and sometimes starve to death before coming down. (They can stay roosted for two weeks and loose 40% of their body weight before dying of starvation)

Same here I believe.

Verner, New Liskeard, Earlton, Powassan all should be able to hold turkeys due to the agriculture in the area but outside of these areas I have my doubts if they stand a chance.

To many predators and very short seasons on berries and other food sources. I would love see a trial run in one of the agri-areas.

 

[DarrylDB]

There's two ways to get one of those
1- From the estate auction of a hundred or so different guys
2- From me
The boxcalls both the boatpaddle shown and the glue up type are killing turkeys all over North America The Name of the calls was pegged by Cluade Gatewood who some of you who have searched for highend Rugger 10/22 or Savage drop in stocks may have heard of. His is "TomTalker" #1

#54

 

[cdngunner]

That's gota put ya'll round West Virginia
Lots of turkeys south of Beamsville. With snow on the ground they stand out really well. A nice Sunday morning drive with your bino's and you should see them everywhere. They like to follow fence rows and tree lines (where they can be easily ambushed by coyotes) with food source close by. Cold days will find them on the sunny south side of slopes. During the autumn hunting season for other game flocks of dozens can be seen travelling and foraging together. If you deer hunt you see turkeys and usually young currios birds that have already gotten as big as the largest of domestic chicken breeds. They are there you just have to go looking

Hehehe! I was thinking the same.

He is probably west of beamsville!

Even then its only about 3 hours to the Michigan border.
Maybe he lives on Pelee Island

 

[MauserMike]

Saw a big tom in London the other day on a local hiking trail inside the city limits.

I'm pretty sure a guy at the club shot a turkey in the Leamington area. You can't be much farther south than that.

The thing is, they are elusive. Best time to see them without trying too hard is in the winter when they gather together in large flocks where you often see them in fields. These wintering flocks break up before the spring season starts.

Like I said, I live down south...Beamsville is about 4 hours north of here.

We have tons of pheasant and deer, but I've never seen a turkey locally.