a new pest
B Spencer (Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:33:53 PDT)

Wild turkeys were reintroduced to Ontario several years ago and the program
has been tremendously successful. I have now resident turkeys on my five
rural acres property north of Toronto. Apart from taking every last of my
grapes last year in my veggie garden protected by an electric horse fence,
(the darn things can fly. It is actually quite amusing watching them, like
watching a B 52 taking of), they are not a big nuisance and have not come as
close as my back porch. Coyotes and raccoons are a much bigger problem.
There have been sightings of bears not far from here and there is persistent
rumor of cougar sightings in Southern Ontario although the Ministry takes it
with a grain of salt.
Yes, the turkeys are protected here, sort of, and you have to have a permit
to take ONE tom during the short spring hunting season. Do not know if
there is a fall one too. Now, wild boars are tremendously destructive, but
they are not here yet although my hunters would love an opportunity to hunt
them.
When you live in the country you cannot complain that you live next to your
neighbour's manure pile so the wild life comes with the territory, although
some people do want to sanitize everything.
For you city folks. Yes, nature is tremendously unforgiving. You only have
to see the dead deer that starved in winter in the woods up north because
they could not get to the food, but a responsible hunter does not shoot
animals out of the hunting season which is designed so that "the babies do
not starve slowly somewhere". On the other hand when coyotes are killing
your sheep, are you going to just watch it, because they may have pups? A
tough call!
Bea
-----Original Message-----
From: James Frelichowski
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:49 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest

I hear you. Chipmunk, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits dig up or eat most of
what my mom tries to plant (Chicagoland) ranging from Petunias to Chestnut
trees.
As for the Turkeys, hey give the family a 'free range' bird for
Thanksgiving, lol (but i imagine they are protected species?).

James Frelichowski

Bryan, Texas, if it can grow here, it can grow just about anywhere, lol.

From: Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest

Would make even a PETA member want to become a hunter! Aaargh!! Until
I got a crossbow, the deer were ruining me. No, I'm not a member of
PETA, and I was already a closet hunter.

Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
10850 Hodge Ln
Gravette, AR 72736
USA
479-787-9958
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b

On 10/30/13 4:06 PM, Dennis Kramb wrote:

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