by Jim Maturen | Mar 2, 2011 | Turkey Tracks - March 2011
It was a late April morning several years ago as I poked my head out of the door to find a hazy moon and no wind. I went through the routine of preparing to be in the woods before first light. A short time later I was on a half a mile hike to greet those gobblers I had put to bed the night before.
This spring will be my 43rd year of chasing spring gobblers. I have been very fortunate to have lived within a short driving distance of the very first Wild Turkeys introduced into northern Michigan. The experiences of those first turkey hunters will never again be repeated. There were no videos or instructors and no turkey calls found in sporting goods stores. Spring turkey hunting was learned by trial and error. My but there was a lot of errors!
by Jim Maturen | Mar 2, 2011 | Turkey Tracks - March 2011
Ever since our website was established several years ago it has received thousands of hits each year from many countries around the globe. What other country than the United States has the most visitors? It is Russia.
The Internet is amazing in that with a press of a button information is sent all around the world in an instant. We have dealt with many issues that deal with the future of hunting that no other hunting organization has, in an effort to educate and inform.
by Jim Maturen | Mar 2, 2011 | Turkey Tracks - March 2011
As this is being written during the third week of January winter has arrived. We have made an initial purchase of 10,000 pounds of corn and have distributed it to 2,062 Wild Turkeys scattered over our 13 county areas. If everyone picks up their supply of corn we will be over extended and will make another corn purchase. Turkey numbers have fallen significantly over our entire area.
by Jim Maturen | Sep 26, 2010 | Turkey Tracks - September 2010
The following is intertwined between the PM Chapter and state chapter activities since the March issue of Michigan Turkey
Tracks.
On 1/16/10 attended the National Wild Turkey Federation annual meeting/board of directors meeting at Big Rapids. It was hoped that common ground could be found on turkey management and hunting regulations between our two organizations. It appears that we are still on different paths.
We attended a meeting of MUCC’s conservation coalition on 2/3/10 in Lansing. A number of conservation issues were discussed. At these meetings we find what the issues and thoughts are of other organizations and perhaps find common ground.
by Jim Maturen | Sep 26, 2010 | Featured, Turkey Tracks - September 2010
The Wild Turkey Fund was established in 1977 from revenue derived from the sale of a special turkey hunting license. It is restricted to be used for scientific research, biological survey work on Wild Turkeys and turkey management.
