I was curious to see what your experience has been with turkeys returning to an area that has recently been logged. One of my spots was select cut finishing last week. My season doesn't start for a couple weeks, but obviously the birds I usually hear early were no where to be seen. They finished last week and got the equipment out, and I scouted this weekend hearing 5 or so about 400 yds from where they logged. I then saw a few walking out of the clearcut. Have you guys ever seen them return within a few weeks of logging ending?
absolutely they love getting bugs after equipment stirs up the ground and rite after areas are burned to killed some one year and stumps still smoldering and hot spots
Did they seed the log roads? If so, how early can you be there? :)
They didn't seed. i'll probably seed clover once season is over. It's actually one of the messiest jobs I've ever seen, debris everywhere, huge ruts etc. Hopefully the tops will offer some good nesting cover.
It took them a year to move back onto our property. But they loved it once it had a summer full of growing
you will be covered up with turkeys
My experience with logging(south Alabama) was very bad. However in my case the land was clear cut. Our land was loaded with turkeys, after they took all the trees nothing. I don't think we even heard a gobble on the property(about 700 acres) for 5 years. About 10 years later there is finally a huntable population once again.
They did you a favor thinning the woods. Go get 'em!
if you contact your local forrest service they will make the logging company come back straighten it up an seed and do water control to so make waves they will push issues private or public :OGturkeyhead: