Did you know that in the early1900s the poplutaion of wild turkeys reached an all time low around 30,000. The eastern wild turkey is the most numerous out of the 6 subspecies, with more than 5 million. You can tell the gender of the wild turkey just by looking at their droppings. A male turkeys droppings [...]
Wild Turkey Hunting
Top 35 Turkey Taken in Ohio
Most people know how to score their deer and elk, but the National Wild Turkey Federation has their own scoring system for spring gobblers, and a hunter from Winchester, Ohio may just find his way into the top 35 of the biggest birds ever harvested in Ohio. According to People’s Defender, Jamie Nesbitt was hunting [...]
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Michigan Woman Imprisoned by “Godzilla” Wild Turkey
A 69-year-old Michigan woman is a prisoner on her own property after being stalked by a 25-pound wild turkey. Edna Geisler has named him "Godzilla", and this bird means business. The "foul" bird has bitten, clawed, and jumped on Edna and her friends. She has to get up a 6 am just to get to [...]
Top 10 Invasive Threats to Hunting and Fishing
Last Saturday, National Invasive Species Awareness Week ended, but Wildlife Forever wants to make sure you don't forget that this battle exists every week of the year.The conservation organization unveiled their Top 10 Invasive Species Threats to Hunting and Fishing. They're calling the list "Wanted: Dead not Alive," and we tend to agree with their [...]
A Rafter of Wild Turkeys Like Michigan Liquor Store
You expect to find Wild Turkey in a liquor store, but you don't really expect to find wild turkeys. Cork N' Ale employee Dan Meyer, has been working at the Cork N' Ale for five years, but has never seen anything like this before at the store. He says, "So far, they've (the turkeys) just been [...]
Taxidermy and Family in Puerto Rico Mayor’s Christmas Card
We don't know much about Jorge Santini, but we wish we were on his Christmas Card list.Santini, the mayor of San Juan, P.R., said he was promoting the city's Wildlife Museum in his family's holiday card, complete with a chetah biting into an impala. Some of the other scenarios were with a bear and wild [...]
Colorado Seeks Hunters to Help with Conflict Turkey Problem
Wild turkeys are one of the most successful reintroduction stories in the Unite States, but that rehabilitation is going a little bit too well in the eyes of Colorado farmers.Started in the 1980s, the state's turkey population now is more than 35,000 birds that swoop down to eat cow feed, drink from farmers' water bins, [...]
New study on hunting/fishing/shooting recruitment/retention.
Yesterday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran an article on the study (Effectiveness of Hunting, Shooting, and Fishing Recruitment and Retention Programs) recently released by Responsive Management and the National Wild Turkey Federation. You can read the article online here: http://bit.ly/mQnH51 Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors participated in the study and we are very pleased [...]
Is Boru a Turkey Dog?
We unfortunately still have some of the great prize packs that the National Wild Turkey Federation gave us for Wild Turkey Week a few months ago.Boru, who always has full run of the GoSPORTn offices, saw fit to use some of the hats as a pillow. My apologies to anyone who may receive one of [...]
Wingshooting Clinic, 6/13/11
Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors, with help from Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, Pheasants Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Safari Club International and 4-H Shooting Sports, hosted a shotgun wingshooting clinic the evening of 6/13 at the Ark Valley Gun Club. Kids from SAFE Streets, BBBS, St. Marks, Real Men, Inc [...]
