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Turkey tracks
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04/16/22 05:46 PM
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Hunter-Steve
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This was the first time I’ve seen turkey tracks my property. I’m thinking of hunting them this year. I’ll first see if I can locate their roosting tree I wonder if all my efforts to eliminate all the raccoons are bringing them in
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Re: Turkey tracks
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
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04/16/22 06:03 PM
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No doubt raccoons can be a problem, I have heard from a trapper that armadillos eat turkey eggs.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Turkey tracks
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
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04/17/22 01:04 PM
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If the first time you have seen tracks on the property, you may want to make sure they get established prior to hunting them.
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Re: Turkey tracks
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
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04/17/22 11:19 PM
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kmon11
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Those look like Hen tracks, you might have a hen split out for a nesting area. Sometimes you will see them where habitat is good for that.
Draw a line between the outside toes and if it crosses the middle pad on the middle toe it is a hen, a Gobbler track the line will be across the pad closest to where the toes split off.
But if there is a hen there might very well be a gobbler, or not if she has already bred and laying eggs she no longer has any interest in a gobbler.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Turkey tracks
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
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04/19/22 02:18 AM
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I am not saying they’re not turkey tracks but they look more like wading/shore bird tracks like a heron or great egret.
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