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hawglips

Old Mossy Horns

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Old Mossy Horns
Like was said in the other thread who would have imagined NC doubling up SC. But thoughts are that their reporting system isnt "being used fully" In other words the SC hunters are nor reporting kills.
Whatever : the pee dee area I have hunted for almost three decades has a fine population in relation to any time I have hunted there. I am a big fan of Charles Ruth (SC turkey bio) even if he is costing me a boatload of license and tag fees to play there.
 

hawglips

Old Mossy Horns

"This Turkey Tuesday is about useable space – as turkey managers, we need to ensure that as much of the landscape as possible can be used successfully by birds. This figure shows point locations of 5 hens captured together, the points span from February into July. Note the “hole” in the center – basically, these birds had broad areas in the center of their home ranges that were not useable, which included clearcuts and poorly managed pine stands – the 2nd and 3rd pictures show what those areas looked like. The end result was, these birds had to enlarge their home ranges to find suitable habitat, which forces them to balance energy gain vs loss. The 4th and 5th pictures show what the birds used – open, managed pine forests that had benefitted from selective thinning and prescribed fire, and intact hardwoods that offered roosts, open foraging areas, and cooler temperatures during summer. The take home is, if you have areas on your property where you can’t move freely or see, neither can turkeys. Seek ways to create as much useable space as possible – which starts with creating and maintaining vegetation communities where birds can see and move through easily."

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Old Mossy Horns
i dunno- i can take you to some areas like two and three pics near better habitat that are full of turkeys. Near Jordan lake.
And in SC I have those beautiful clear pines to hunt - Guess where the turkeys live? Gnarly old cuts.
The areas around the "big farm" near beaufort are the ugliest woods in NC. The turkey population is staggering.
I gave up a long time ago deciding where turkeys "had to be"
They are where you find them.
Being the contrarian : maybe that unused area has a boatload of coyotes or hawks, :)

Thanks for posting Hal, that is a new site to explore.
 
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