24 April 2006

Musings from Lot 12
Early this morning just after daylight I stepped out onto the back porch to survey the morning. It was quiet and just as I turned to go back inside I heard the distinctive sound of a wild turkey gobbling. About 75 were introduced to the island in two lots, the second in 2004. They have done well and the population is increasing. Our area is not prime turkey habitat but they are obviously here. By the time of day this bird was probably still in or just out of a tree it had roosted in overnight. Almost certainly on our property. A first for Lot 12!

2 Comments:

At 11:41 PM, Anonymous Saint Aardvark said...

Woohoo for turkey! When will you get to hunt them?

 
At 7:07 AM, Blogger The Moose Mountie said...

Best guess seems to be that it will be perhaps two years before the population is big enough to withstand a hunt. At this point I'm just thrilled to see and hear them.

 

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