The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds turkey hunters that this year's spring wild turkey application period ends Feb. 1. The 2008 spring wild turkey hunting season will run from April 21-May 31 and will last from 7 to 41 days, depending on the hunt unit.
A total of 113,890 licenses will be made available through a lottery during the hunter-limited hunt periods. This license total includes 48,890 general licenses and 65,000 private land licenses.
Tags: Michigan DNR, Spring Turkey Hunting Season
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
New Turkey Hunting Opportunities in Iowa
Source: National Wild Turkey Federation Press Release
IOWA — The National Wild Turkey Federation's Iowa State Chapter continues to make public hunting access a priority, having donated a total of $150,000 toward the purchase of 2,296 acres of land in the Hawkeye State in 2007.
Most recently, NWTF volunteers donated $15,000 from the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to help purchase 76 acres of land, which will be used for public hunting as part of the existing McCoy Wildlife Management Area in central Iowa's Boone County.
"Public access to hunting is a major concern for many hunters, especially in Iowa where only about two percent of land is publicly owned," said Dave Whittlesey, NWTF regional biologist for Iowa. "Investing Super Fund dollars into hunting areas that are open to the public will benefit all wildlife and everyone who enjoys the public lands."
Since 1985, NWTF volunteers have spent more than $4.5 million on NWTF projects in Iowa. In addition to purchasing land for public hunting, NWTF state chapters have enhanced wild turkey habitat, conducted education seminars and held events to introduce women, youth and people with disabilities to hunting, conservation and the outdoors.
"Hunters were the first, and are still the best, conservationists," said Dr. James Earl Kennamer, NWTF senior vice president for conservation programs. "Hunters started wildlife management with their license dollars and the Pittman/Robertson Act, which raises money through excise taxes to continue to support wildlife management. The NWTF is proud to partner with our state wildlife agencies to ensure the future of conservation."
Administered jointly by the NWTF, its state and provincial chapters and wildlife agencies, the Super Fund supports conservation and education programs. Since 1985, NWTF chapters and cooperating partners have raised and spent more than $258 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 13.1 million acres of wildlife habitat across North America.
The NWTF already has spent nearly $9 million and obtained more than 400,000 acres nationwide for hunting since 1987, and continues to increase access with its More Places to Hunt initiative, which is designed to help provide more hunting land on both public and private property nationwide.
National Wild Turkey Federation, Turkey Hunting, Iowa
IOWA — The National Wild Turkey Federation's Iowa State Chapter continues to make public hunting access a priority, having donated a total of $150,000 toward the purchase of 2,296 acres of land in the Hawkeye State in 2007.
Most recently, NWTF volunteers donated $15,000 from the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to help purchase 76 acres of land, which will be used for public hunting as part of the existing McCoy Wildlife Management Area in central Iowa's Boone County.
"Public access to hunting is a major concern for many hunters, especially in Iowa where only about two percent of land is publicly owned," said Dave Whittlesey, NWTF regional biologist for Iowa. "Investing Super Fund dollars into hunting areas that are open to the public will benefit all wildlife and everyone who enjoys the public lands."
Since 1985, NWTF volunteers have spent more than $4.5 million on NWTF projects in Iowa. In addition to purchasing land for public hunting, NWTF state chapters have enhanced wild turkey habitat, conducted education seminars and held events to introduce women, youth and people with disabilities to hunting, conservation and the outdoors.
"Hunters were the first, and are still the best, conservationists," said Dr. James Earl Kennamer, NWTF senior vice president for conservation programs. "Hunters started wildlife management with their license dollars and the Pittman/Robertson Act, which raises money through excise taxes to continue to support wildlife management. The NWTF is proud to partner with our state wildlife agencies to ensure the future of conservation."
Administered jointly by the NWTF, its state and provincial chapters and wildlife agencies, the Super Fund supports conservation and education programs. Since 1985, NWTF chapters and cooperating partners have raised and spent more than $258 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 13.1 million acres of wildlife habitat across North America.
The NWTF already has spent nearly $9 million and obtained more than 400,000 acres nationwide for hunting since 1987, and continues to increase access with its More Places to Hunt initiative, which is designed to help provide more hunting land on both public and private property nationwide.
National Wild Turkey Federation, Turkey Hunting, Iowa
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Are you ready for spring turkey season?
© By Othmar Vohringer
Deer hunting season is over in most states and soon will be in others. Now is the time to turn our attention to the upcoming spring turkey hunting season.
It’s a good idea to spend some time on the shooting range to pattern you shotgun, try out new loads and chokes or work little kinks out. Now is the time, not one week before the season opener, to buy a new shotgun and get familiar with it at the shooting range.
If you need to find a new turkey hunting property start knocking on doors. The sooner you find a landowner that grants you permission to hunt the more time you will have to scout the land.
Brush up on your turkey calling routines. Or if you need to buy new calls do it now and tune them in. Most turkeys have become call shy, the closer your calling efforts sound to the real thing the better the chances are that a big old tom will pay attention to it.
Of course good calling starts by using quality calls. I don’t know much about other turkey call manufacturers other than the few calls I have used in the past until I discovered Heirloom Turkey Calls. I was so impressed with the quality of the sound and workmanship that I decided then and there to make Heirloom calls my primary tools to coax a tom into shooting range. A decision I have never regretted.
The newest Heirloom call is a sweet little box call, but don’t be fooled by its small size, the sound it makes is big. This is the perfect call to bring a bird closer to you. Make sure to visit Heirloom Turkey Calls to see the complete line up of turkey calls and listen to the incredibly natural sound these calls produce.
Get out and scout now, learn as much about the terrain features and local turkey population as possible. Find the food sources and the roosting trees and from there figure out the possible travel ways. Make careful notes that you can refer to when you do your preseason scouting.
A good part of what makes a successful turkey hunter is to be prepared well in advance of turkey hunting season. Don’t leave everything up to the last minute. Remember the early bird catches the biggest worm, or turkey in this case.
Note to hunting goods store owners, outdoor event organizers and others interested in holding seminars. Now is also the time to book a speaker for your upcoming turkey hunting seminars. Inquire about my entertaining and educational turkey hunting seminar topics and calling clinics.
Tags: Turkey Hunting, Game Calls, Shotguns, Heirloom Turkey Calls, Turkey Hunting Seminars
Deer hunting season is over in most states and soon will be in others. Now is the time to turn our attention to the upcoming spring turkey hunting season.
It’s a good idea to spend some time on the shooting range to pattern you shotgun, try out new loads and chokes or work little kinks out. Now is the time, not one week before the season opener, to buy a new shotgun and get familiar with it at the shooting range.
If you need to find a new turkey hunting property start knocking on doors. The sooner you find a landowner that grants you permission to hunt the more time you will have to scout the land.
Brush up on your turkey calling routines. Or if you need to buy new calls do it now and tune them in. Most turkeys have become call shy, the closer your calling efforts sound to the real thing the better the chances are that a big old tom will pay attention to it.
Of course good calling starts by using quality calls. I don’t know much about other turkey call manufacturers other than the few calls I have used in the past until I discovered Heirloom Turkey Calls. I was so impressed with the quality of the sound and workmanship that I decided then and there to make Heirloom calls my primary tools to coax a tom into shooting range. A decision I have never regretted.
The newest Heirloom call is a sweet little box call, but don’t be fooled by its small size, the sound it makes is big. This is the perfect call to bring a bird closer to you. Make sure to visit Heirloom Turkey Calls to see the complete line up of turkey calls and listen to the incredibly natural sound these calls produce.Get out and scout now, learn as much about the terrain features and local turkey population as possible. Find the food sources and the roosting trees and from there figure out the possible travel ways. Make careful notes that you can refer to when you do your preseason scouting.
A good part of what makes a successful turkey hunter is to be prepared well in advance of turkey hunting season. Don’t leave everything up to the last minute. Remember the early bird catches the biggest worm, or turkey in this case.
Note to hunting goods store owners, outdoor event organizers and others interested in holding seminars. Now is also the time to book a speaker for your upcoming turkey hunting seminars. Inquire about my entertaining and educational turkey hunting seminar topics and calling clinics.
Tags: Turkey Hunting, Game Calls, Shotguns, Heirloom Turkey Calls, Turkey Hunting Seminars
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