Over the next 5 weeks (depending on your Wildlife Management Unit) southern Ontario turkey hunters will be searching forests and fields for an opportunity to harvest a unique looking (and sounding) game bird, the turkey. The season runs from April 25 to May 31, 2011.
Recently, a turkey hunt has been opened in some Muskoka Wildlife Management Units (WMU's). For those in the Huntsville area, turkey hunters (who have passed a provincial turkey hunting certification course) can hunt turkeys in areas south of Highway 60 and east of Highway 11. Check the Ontario Turkey Hunting Regulations to BE SURE.
If Muskoka landowners notice that hunters may be using their land without permission or feel that hunters are not hunting in a safe manner call the Ontario MNR immediately at 1-877-847-7667. Feel free to send me an email if you have a question or want an opinion on what you see.
I spent today's turkey opener with a friend on a nearby farm. We were able to call in a big Tom but, eventually, he lost interest in our set-up before he became visible to us. I think we got too excited.
Can I recommend some turkey hunting related web links you might find interesting to kick off the season? Check these out:
-Ontario's 2011 - 2012 Hunting Guidelines
-Outdoor Canada Magazine has a great article on setting up for your turkey hunt
-The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has posted a media release for the 2011 turkey season
-An old blog post of my first turkey hunt in Virginia
-The hunters from the Foremost Hunting website have some fantastic turkey hunting information
-The Northwest Outback Blog has some great reads on turkey hunting
-The guys from First Light Gear have a great article on bow hunting turkeys (and more)
Be sure to send me photos of your turkey hunting success and I will post them on Muskoka Outdoors.
Hunt safe and respect land owners.
