This Thanksgiving, there are many things I am thankful for; my family, my friends, good job, good health... but I am thankful that I get to spend so much time with my dad in the fall as we hunt. As you can see, it paid off! I shot a 10 pointer this morning. I will give you the complete story in my next blog (and I will show you more pictures) but until then thank you to each and every one of you that reads my little blog and leaves me encouraging comments.
Hope you are enjoying Thanksgiving weekend!!!
There are a few less turkeys in Maine to hunt this year. A few months ago, Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation , captured and released more than 50 birds into East Texas with the hope of rebuilding their population. “Eastern turkeys are where the restocking efforts originally began,” explained Shawn Roberts, Director of Field Operations for the National Wild Turkey Federation, “We tried in the 1920’s but it didn’t work. We tried pen-raised birds and that didn’t work either. The only thing that was successful was to trap birds and relocate them to good habitat.” “We started this current effort in the early ‘80s and we had to begin looking outside the state to see if we could get them moved in. We didn’t want to violate The Lacey Act so we had to come up with a way to compensate the states that were giving up a resource either by trading other wildlife or paying them monetarily,” said Roberts. Texas is on the very edge o
Disclaimer: even though, during my interview with Rabid Outdoorsman, I said I don't wear pink hunting clothes, that Under Armor with monkey thumbs is one of the warmest layers I own.
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ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!!
ReplyDeleteErin I sincerely want to say congratulations. My dad is in a better place right now and miss him very much but I do enjoy reading your posts about the times you spend with your dad.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rick! I am so lucky to be able to spend so much time with Dad and I love every moment of it.
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