Post by Woody Williams on Apr 23, 2006 8:02:56 GMT -5
Indiana DNR wildlife expert says turkey numbers will be up
By a correspondent
April 23, 2006
Indiana Department of Natural Resources wildlife research biologist Steve Backs expects between 50,000 to 55,000 hunters will take to Hoosier woods and fields for the Indiana spring turkey hunting season. The season runs from April 26 to May 14.
Backs explained that he also expects about one-in-four hunters will bring a bearded bird home, resulting in a harvest of 12,000 to 13,000 turkeys.
Data collected by Backs also points to a probable increase in the number of older birds in this spring's harvest. "Expect 2-year-old birds to make up more than 50 percent of the harvest this spring because of record production in 2004," said Backs.
"The proportion of jakes (juvenile males) should drop due to poor poult production during summer 2005."
www.courierpress.com/ecp/regional_news/article/0,2578,ECP_23656_4643600,00.html
By a correspondent
April 23, 2006
Indiana Department of Natural Resources wildlife research biologist Steve Backs expects between 50,000 to 55,000 hunters will take to Hoosier woods and fields for the Indiana spring turkey hunting season. The season runs from April 26 to May 14.
Backs explained that he also expects about one-in-four hunters will bring a bearded bird home, resulting in a harvest of 12,000 to 13,000 turkeys.
Data collected by Backs also points to a probable increase in the number of older birds in this spring's harvest. "Expect 2-year-old birds to make up more than 50 percent of the harvest this spring because of record production in 2004," said Backs.
"The proportion of jakes (juvenile males) should drop due to poor poult production during summer 2005."
www.courierpress.com/ecp/regional_news/article/0,2578,ECP_23656_4643600,00.html