http://maineforest.org/do-wild-turkeys- ... ines-oaks/Do wild turkeys ever get a break of being blamed for something.
Just watched a quail hunting show the other day that the wild life manager is blaming the turkey for the low population of Quail throughout the US. That the turkey is eating the young hatched quail. Please enlighten me on this one, I heard of the turkeys destroying the eggs but not eating the hatched quail. Before you quail hunters jump on me I was once a quail hunter and am currently working with a biologist to get a huntable population back on Quantico. AP Hill has a huntable population (small) but they are making better habitat for them and other game animals.
The grape (vineyard) owners are ever increasing thier protests to the game departments that turkeys are responsible for the destruction of thier grapes. Yes even here in VA. And wants the State to get ride of them.
I read an article the other week that farmers are now blaming turkeys for crop loss due to the fact turkeys are scratching up thier planted seeds or bulb type plants.
I am sure some of you out there have heard other stories concerning the turkeys and how they are killing off other species or causing crops to fail.
Now the acorn Maine thing is a new one.
And yes studies have shown where turkeys do have a small, very small percentage of grape and crop damage. But not I believe to the extent of what a lot are saying. I am not a farmer maybe a couple on here could make a comment on the crop damage of turkey's and any vineyard owners.
Earl