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re: Turkey Hunting in Washington Parish
Posted on 4/29/19 at 2:28 pm to huntfish26
Posted on 4/29/19 at 2:28 pm to huntfish26
#1 factor in turkey numbers is habitat. They need places to nest, grow, eat, breed, and sleep safely in close proximity to each other. Most timber practices in the Florida Parishes are on a 20-25 yr rotation, therefore it's common to have places go through times where they had turkeys and didn't throughout the life of the timber stand. 1000 acres of contiguous habitat of one age can often hold less turkeys than 100 acres with 4-5 types of habitat that provide turkeys safety and food. There's no doubt that hogs and other predators hurt turkey numbers, but all of the literature and research says the only statistically significant factor is habitat.
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Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:05 pm to tenfoe
Man... You have to go look at it first doesn't matter what any of us tell you. It could be loaded with turkeys even in a place that doesn't have many if it's the right place.
I have hunted WP for the last 21 years, most years I've killed my season limit some years better than others. The parish as a whole is hunted hard and there aren't the birds that used to be there but there are birds there. IF it's not poached and there are a few birds its absolutely worth it but you are going to have to go look at it. It could be a 200 acre clear cut then it's not worth it. It could be 30+ year old pines with hard woods in the bottoms and it's great you just can't tell without looking.
I have hunted WP for the last 21 years, most years I've killed my season limit some years better than others. The parish as a whole is hunted hard and there aren't the birds that used to be there but there are birds there. IF it's not poached and there are a few birds its absolutely worth it but you are going to have to go look at it. It could be a 200 acre clear cut then it's not worth it. It could be 30+ year old pines with hard woods in the bottoms and it's great you just can't tell without looking.
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