Banded Turkeys

[PalmettoRon]

Congrats on 3 banded birds. That is stout. Just kidding you -sort of- about keeping your cards re: where you took your banded gobblers close to the vest. Sorry to let the cat out of the bag, but SC is a decent sized state and your 3rd bird looks to be from Oklahoma, Nebraska or Iowa. Your secret is safe! That's cool that you've killed 3 banded gobblers.

[catman529]

I recently spoke to wildlife biologist from a state that I plan to hunt this spring and he was telling me about a banding project currently underway but I just couldn't him to disclose the locations of the release sites. Dang it!   

They were the same way here, wouldn't tell a soul, but I think word got out after a couple banded birds got killed. I used to not see many people down that road, hadn't hunted it in a while myself, and then in 2019 there were multiple trucks parked every day of the week and I talked to the area mgr on opening morning who said they had trapped turkeys for the study right across the road from that spot. I can't say for certain, but it seems like someone killed a banded gobbler and let the location slip and everyone wanted to hunt that one spot.


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[ShootingABN!]

I've got 3.


First two from a state east of the Mississippi. Both birds also had radio transmitters. One was killed close to where he was trapped a few months prior. The other was killed 1.3 miles away from where he was trapped 2 years prior. Longest spurred bird was at least 4yo.





Third came the next season from a midwest state. He was banded the year before as a jake, not far from where he was killed.

Killa!

[hotspur]

Shot one in louisiana 20 years ago.

[Howie g]

 Never pulled trigger on one in 40 years , but did yelp up a cranky ole gobbler to a buddys gun some years back in a " southern" region .
He was 5 years old and had very sharp 1 1/8 needle sharp spurs and a regular ole 9 inch beard . He was the last to die of the study .