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Water Turkey Season
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12/31/09 03:30 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
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BandedCoot
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Woodsman
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Woodsman
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I was wondering. Every year it seems like I see more and more water turkeys. You can go by the dam at the lake I hunt any morning and witness the great water turkey migration. I know they probably aren't worth eatin, but what about the fisheries? Don't they have a huge effect on the baitfish population? I am wondering if anyone thinks there will ever be a water turkey season or if we are just gonna let them take over.
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: BandedCoot]
#1139937
12/31/09 03:38 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,658
nogeese
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: nogeese]
#1139992
12/31/09 04:01 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
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kdub
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Dude it coincides with duck season didn't you know that??
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: kdub]
#1140000
12/31/09 04:03 PM
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Mr. Clean
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THF Celebrity
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I am sorry.....but it is ALWAYS water turkey season for us!!!!
We call'em CAMBODIAN CHRISTMAS TURKEYS!!!!
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: kdub]
#1140020
12/31/09 04:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 537
DukCollectR
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The DFW area hunters that frequent the "L" lakes do their share every year to keep the population in check. Don't know why they think a goose call will attract them though?????? I think I've heard every variation of a goose squawk, squeal, and honk that a call can make from the Barnz hoping to get them "black geese" to give em' a look on several public lake near DFW!!!!!
"Daddy!, that big woman we saw at Walmart, her belly looked like a busted can of bisquits!"
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: DukCollectR]
#1140087
12/31/09 04:28 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 415
Nate76
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Lake Kiowa has a permit to shoot them because of their effects on the fish.
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Re: Water Turkey Season
[Re: Nate76]
#1140118
12/31/09 04:36 PM
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Sniper John
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gumshoe
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In some circumstances private water operations can request a Federal Cormorant Permit. I would so love to have my foot in the door to help someone out with some cormorant control. It would be fun. Dave and I were at Lake Ray Hubbard recently. I tell you there were thousands and thousands of them across the entire lake there from Bass Pro all the way to the other side. I bet the baitfish and shad on that arm of the lake where wiped out that day. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdforms/media/pwd_0976_w7000_cormorant_packet.pdf
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