Michigan Wild Turkey Hunters Association
Well here we are in the middle of another Michigan winter wishing it was spring so we could be out scouting that big Gobbler instead of shoveling snow. For me it will be a great spring, since I am now feeling better due to rehab and hopefully I’ll be ready to hit the hunting and fishing hard this spring season, for all the rest of you, good luck and have fun chasing big Tom. Once again we will hold a Kenowa chapter meeting on
The “Why” of a Conservation Easement is as varied as the “Why” of why we own land. It was given to us. We inherited it. We bought it. We bought it as an investment. We bought it for a place to hunt. It was close to our favorite fishing spot. We bought it for snowmobiling, skiing, mushroom picking, walking. We bought it as a getaway. We bought it to add to the farm. We want to see wildlife. We needed a place to cut
Despite every attempt to hold off until absolutely necessary, it became absolutely necessary for the Traverse Bay Chapter to open both their corn distribution sites (Gaylord and Charlevoix) on December 20, two weeks earlier than usual, and about a month earlier than we can afford after spending an incredible $17,000 feeding approximately 10,000 birds in five different counties last winter.
A dozen years ago a well known turkey hunter and conservationist appeared on television. He talked of turkeys, turkey hunters and turkey conservation. His presentation is worth repeating regardless of the year.
“Turkey hunting is a solitary sport pitting the skills and woodsmanship of the hunter against the quickest and wariest of all game animals, the Wild Turkey. As sportsmen we owe it to others and the Wild
