Wild Turkey Numbers.........

Post by **Andy_L** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:38 am

Jamsers wrote:Read the paper lately?

Civil Servants were involved in uncovering a massive bid-rigging circle by PRIVATE COMPANIES!!!!!

Their collusion adds to more of your tax $$ being spent due to unfair competition.

In Canada it's illegal.

Might be illegal but Purchasing is what i do...and what happened is VERY common

Post by **Doug** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:45 am

Sorry for de-railing this thread, guys.........

Hey, I collected the Queen's Shilling for thirty years and now she also pays my pension. I was JOKING, OK????

And how about them wild turkeys!!!!

Doug

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:02 am

Andy we both do procurement.
It is common. Very common.

The point being that it was the Public sector who put the lights out on the poor, hardworking, honest Private sector...

Post by **Bass Addict** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:28 am

Doug wrote: Nah, seriously, the majority of our civil service folks are dedicated, hard-working people.

Post by **bardern** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:43 am

Good Gravy!

You guys are easily distracted. In one post we went from turkey number to the Automatic Civil Service!

Back to the turkeys. If it wasn't for volunteers from the Ontario Federation of Hunters and Anglers there would not be turkey one in Ontario. I hope everyone has their membership.

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:06 pm

Ummmmm.........

I think the NWTF and its chapters had more to do with it than the OFAH.
They OFAH play a big part, but you cannot, for 1 second detract from the work the NWTF chapters did or what they continue to do.

Post by **bardern** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:17 pm

Agreed Jamsers and thanks for the correction. that is the reason I belong to both organizations.

Post by **hook&shoot** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:21 am

Thanks for pointing that out Jamsers ....the NWTF often is the silent partner in many conservation projects in Ontario.
H&S

Post by **TLunge** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:33 am

Best meat ever! with rich very dark brown gravy
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmgrrraaaaavvvvvyyyyyy

Post by **LeGrand** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:06 am

Well I bought my two tags. Turkeys beware.

Post by **Out4trout** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:57 am

I hunt turkey in Ontario - am curious - are they introduced in Quebec with the same success?

I have turkey on my mind again -got it bad- every year the same thing!! Those that hunt them likely know what I am talking about...

Cleaned off the calls, loaded up the vest, dusted off the decoys, etc etc.
The bride heard my first calls of the spring - rolled her eyes...

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:13 am

I know EXACTLY where your coming from......

As for the QC question... I think the birds have done a good migration and the flocks have established well. I know they were about 3 years behind in opening a season...what I mean is delays...

Apart from that not sure....

J

Post by **Doug** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:26 am

Ah yes, turkey hunting.............

You get up in the middle of the night to stumble through the woods in the dark, putting your eyes out with sharp sticks, to sit on the cold ground getting damp and chilled until dawn, when the black flies start to feast on your blood, but you can't make any movement to ease your aching butt or slap the offending blood-thirsty little critters, all in hopes of out-witting a bird with a brain the size of a pea, and generally Mister Pea-Brain outwits you............

Yeah, I bought my turkey licence a couple weeks ago too.

Doug

Post by **gorfman007** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:45 am

Post by **bardern** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:53 am

there was a reliable sighting of a winter flock of approx 300 birds south of Ottawa. I would say the number are looking pretty good.