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["Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>]

Thanks for the info, Lucky.  I thought wild turkeys were a protected species.  The bow-hunting season for wild turkeys opened in Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago, but there was no information about hunting the birds in Illinois in the local papers or TV stations.

Doreen

----- Original Message -----

From: Dr. Lucky Pittman

To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'

Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:35 AM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Wild turkeys in the backyard

Doreen,

Contrary to what you stated in your article, it’s not illegal to shoot wild turkeys in IL, though there may be some issues regarding discharging firearms within some city/municipality limits. 

IL DNR sets out defined turkey-hunting seasons – and IL has both ‘spring’ and ‘fall’ turkey seasons. 

http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/pdf/season_dates.pdf

Looks like you’re smack-dab in the middle of the fall archery turkey season – if anyone in the family is an accomplished toxophilite(word for the day – it means archer, or ‘lover of the bow’), you could potentially be feasting on a tasty tom or hen at your next festive family dinner.

 

Several years back, someone on the list, or in an older issue of POMONA was singing the praises of wild turkeys – or tame turkeys of the old ‘wild’ type as superb vole/mouse control for the orchard.

 

Lucky

 

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