don’t get close to them wild turkeys are not considered native to California most
not considered native to California most
not considered native to California most of the state really turkeys are not a
of the state really turkeys are not a
of the state really turkeys are not a problem but there are certainly a local
problem but there are certainly a local
problem but there are certainly a local problem particularly in some residential
problem particularly in some residential
problem particularly in some residential areas that have high quality turkey
areas that have high quality turkey
areas that have high quality turkey habitat turkeys were brought in
habitat turkeys were brought in
habitat turkeys were brought in primarily for hunting and I think as you
primarily for hunting and I think as you
primarily for hunting and I think as you understand the whole turkey issue you’ve
understand the whole turkey issue you’ve
understand the whole turkey issue you’ve got to think that in that time that was
got to think that in that time that was
got to think that in that time that was probably you know not considered a
probably you know not considered a
probably you know not considered a particularly controversial thing
particularly controversial thing
particularly controversial thing probably considered a good thing
probably considered a good thing
probably considered a good thing the first known release of turkeys in
the first known release of turkeys in
the first known release of turkeys in California was in 1877 on Santa Cruz
California was in 1877 on Santa Cruz
California was in 1877 on Santa Cruz Island by cattle ranchers beginning in
Island by cattle ranchers beginning in
Island by cattle ranchers beginning in 1908 the department started releasing
1908 the department started releasing
1908 the department started releasing birds that were raised on game farms in
birds that were raised on game farms in
birds that were raised on game farms in 1949 and 1952 the department first
1949 and 1952 the department first
1949 and 1952 the department first experimented with releasing wild turkeys
experimented with releasing wild turkeys
experimented with releasing wild turkeys that were trapped in the wild and
that were trapped in the wild and
that were trapped in the wild and translocated and released in the wild
translocated and released in the wild
translocated and released in the wild about 1959 the department brought in
about 1959 the department brought in
about 1959 the department brought in turkeys from Texas Rio Grande subspecies
turkeys from Texas Rio Grande subspecies
turkeys from Texas Rio Grande subspecies and released them in San Luis Obispo
and released them in San Luis Obispo
and released them in San Luis Obispo County the department from 1959 all the
County the department from 1959 all the
County the department from 1959 all the way through 2000 had a consistent
way through 2000 had a consistent
way through 2000 had a consistent program really throughout the state and
program really throughout the state and
program really throughout the state and those are the birds that we primarily
those are the birds that we primarily
those are the birds that we primarily have in California today it’s in really
have in California today it’s in really
have in California today it’s in really only in about the mid 1990s did it start
only in about the mid 1990s did it start
only in about the mid 1990s did it start becoming something that was
becoming something that was
becoming something that was controversial
controversial
controversial you know the downside of it are some of
you know the downside of it are some of
you know the downside of it are some of the nuisance concerns that have
the nuisance concerns that have
the nuisance concerns that have developed particularly in residential
developed particularly in residential
developed particularly in residential areas in the state and there are some
areas in the state and there are some
areas in the state and there are some concerns about their potential impacts
concerns about their potential impacts
concerns about their potential impacts being a non-native species to the
being a non-native species to the
being a non-native species to the environment native flora and fauna
environment native flora and fauna
environment native flora and fauna and some of the residential areas it
and some of the residential areas it
and some of the residential areas it tends to be followed up with enjoying
tends to be followed up with enjoying
tends to be followed up with enjoying the turkeys let’s feed them once you
the turkeys let’s feed them once you
the turkeys let’s feed them once you start feeding them you almost can’t get
start feeding them you almost can’t get
start feeding them you almost can’t get rid of them they become like stray cats
rid of them they become like stray cats
rid of them they become like stray cats so we very strongly advise people not to
so we very strongly advise people not to
so we very strongly advise people not to feed turkeys as we would with really any
feed turkeys as we would with really any
feed turkeys as we would with really any wildlife turkey hunting is the obvious
wildlife turkey hunting is the obvious
wildlife turkey hunting is the obvious solution that comes to anybody’s mind in
solution that comes to anybody’s mind in
solution that comes to anybody’s mind in areas that you have turkey problems the
areas that you have turkey problems the
areas that you have turkey problems the problem is some of these areas that
problem is some of these areas that
problem is some of these areas that folks want to get rid of Turkey’s
folks want to get rid of Turkey’s
folks want to get rid of Turkey’s hunting is just not feasible because you
hunting is just not feasible because you
hunting is just not feasible because you can’t discharge weapons for very good
can’t discharge weapons for very good
can’t discharge weapons for very good reasons in those areas started hunting
reasons in those areas started hunting
reasons in those areas started hunting turkeys in the early 80s turkeys weren’t
turkeys in the early 80s turkeys weren’t
turkeys in the early 80s turkeys weren’t around back when I was a youth and grew
around back when I was a youth and grew
around back when I was a youth and grew up they weren’t around until my early
up they weren’t around until my early
up they weren’t around until my early 20s when I first started there actually
20s when I first started there actually
20s when I first started there actually was very few turkeys in California they
was very few turkeys in California they
was very few turkeys in California they were very very hard to find we now have
were very very hard to find we now have
were very very hard to find we now have some we’re almost around 30,000 turkey
some we’re almost around 30,000 turkey
some we’re almost around 30,000 turkey hunters in the state of California one
hunters in the state of California one
hunters in the state of California one point six nine million dollars just
point six nine million dollars just
point six nine million dollars just buying the upland game bird stamp and
buying the upland game bird stamp and
buying the upland game bird stamp and just buying their license it takes fuel
just buying their license it takes fuel
just buying their license it takes fuel to get there it takes groceries it takes
to get there it takes groceries it takes
to get there it takes groceries it takes water in the field if each hunter spends
water in the field if each hunter spends
water in the field if each hunter spends $100 a day that is an estimated 20
$100 a day that is an estimated 20
$100 a day that is an estimated 20 million dollars put back into the
million dollars put back into the
million dollars put back into the economy in California in the springtime
so I think you think that beard is 5
so I think you think that beard is 5 inches probably about I would say 9
inches probably about I would say 9
inches probably about I would say 9 inches on that beard nice nice long
inches on that beard nice nice long
inches on that beard nice nice long beard for your first gobbler I actually
beard for your first gobbler I actually
beard for your first gobbler I actually think the people complaining about wild
think the people complaining about wild
think the people complaining about wild turkeys is somewhat silly because if you
turkeys is somewhat silly because if you
turkeys is somewhat silly because if you want to live in the world you’re gonna
want to live in the world you’re gonna
want to live in the world you’re gonna have to put up with the grass growing
have to put up with the grass growing
have to put up with the grass growing with bees with mosquitoes with all types
with bees with mosquitoes with all types
with bees with mosquitoes with all types of wildlife the benefits the what it is
of wildlife the benefits the what it is
of wildlife the benefits the what it is brought to California the one on one
brought to California the one on one
brought to California the one on one that you’re able to spend with your
that you’re able to spend with your
that you’re able to spend with your children in the field
children in the field
children in the field the the economic benefits that is
the the economic benefits that is
the the economic benefits that is brought to California way outweigh a few
brought to California way outweigh a few
brought to California way outweigh a few little nuisance
on Thanksgiving Day the United States of
on Thanksgiving Day the United States of America will consume an estimated 46
America will consume an estimated 46
America will consume an estimated 46 million turkeys
million turkeys
million turkeys a recent study concludes that a typical
a recent study concludes that a typical
a recent study concludes that a typical turkey feast for eight people produces
turkey feast for eight people produces
turkey feast for eight people produces approximately 44 pounds of carbon
approximately 44 pounds of carbon
approximately 44 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions
”
Be First to Comment