Bichons need of includes quantico things the merchants we without for every one you shoot. often than not, the weapon of choice is a camera. Your turkey dog gets you outside walking and breathing fresh air; playing fetch with your puppy, watching turkeys on your stroll through the park, attending obedience classes, or going to dog parks for socialization and exercise. With so wild turkeys living suburbia today, they can make for some exciting neighborhood walks for yourself and your turkey dog--training. Hunting our country's most spectacular game bird the fall is growing popularity, as is training a dog to assist. There are plenty of wild birds to train your dog on There's no need to pay game farms for expensive pen raised birds to train your turkey dog. We train them on the real thing We 't have registries, judges, shows, conduct testing, have field trials or hold competitions The only competition is the with his or her dog, against the wild turkey. dogs are versatile enough to hunt other game besides turkey, it's just up to you to they get plenty of exposure, practice and discipline. Plus, you 't need all the decoys and extensive equipment turkey hunters do. Just a few shells your pocket for the old single shot, some camo material to hide your dog, a call or two, and you're for exciting experience. Join the AWTHDA, read the book, and learn how to hunt fall turkey with your dog. northern latitudes like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine, wild turkey hens lay their eggs some time between April 28 to 12th. The hens then set on their eggs for 28 days, between 12th to 25th. Their poults hatch from 9th to 22nd. Hens may partner with another hen or two laying all their eggs the same nest, then take turns setting and being a scout, lookout and decoy for the multitude of aerial predators. A poult follow any hen, it might be raised by extended family of 2 or 3 hens, just as if they're all their own offspring. AWTHDA Turkey hunting traditionally meant the fall after the turkeys were fattened up all and when the meat tastes good. Compare that to a bird that just came through the strutting for hens for months, fighting with other toms, and worn thin from not eating. Fall turkeys are far more savory than turkeys. Dogs have been trained for everything from police work, to assisting the handicapped, to hunting wild turkey. Today, if every turkey was required to have the assistance of a trained dog, we'd recover every bird accidentally wounded, and prevent any crippling losses. We use a dog to hunt every other game bird the United States, there's no reason we shouldn't hunt turkey with a dog, or fall. The usual method is for the dog to the flock, then we take advantage of the birds flocking instinct to call the birds while our dog sits quietly by our side. the the dog sits quietly until the gobbler is called and shot, and only then does the dog assist when a gobbler is inadvertently wounded, and the dog is needed to find the crippled bird. These dogs must be highly trained or their presence the is more likely to ruin the hunt, than be helpful. Only the owner know when their dog is ready. This usually doesn't happen until the dog is 2 or 3 years old. When that is depends on the amount of time the owner has spent with the dog, hunting and not. Except for sheep or goat, there's no wildlife more challenging to hunt the fall than a mature wild turkey gobbler. There are debates about whether hunters should bag hens or jakes the fall, because it may affect the availability of mature gobblers the following Think what the fall population of mature gobblers would be if all those weren't shot the previous Rev. Zack Farmer said that Archibald Rutledge and thought it abomination that people were allowed to shoot gobblers during the and likened it to shooting fish a barrel. They thought it much more sporting to bust up a group of turkeys the fall and call them back and hunt them by stealth, than use hen calls during the mating to bring even wary old birds running foolishly to gun. Orangeburg, S.C. the wild turkey afforded the Virginians much exertion as well as wariness to come up with it and kill it. Blinds of pine or oak boughs were erected at different eligible spots the woods, and here, after the flocks with trained dogs, the hunters would hide themselves, and by skilful use of the yelp, soon call up the confused and unsuspecting birds within range of the guns. P.A. Richmortal VA, 1907 Hunting turkeys the fall with dogs not harm anything, or compete with any other type of hunting, but simply add more hunting opportunities for those few hunters who are interested. We are hunters because we are hunting opportunities. Only a limited number of hunters take advantage of turkey dogs, just like the few who participate the recently-approved hunting seasons for crow and dove. Wisconsin wildlife biologist Evrard 4 06. Stopping over excited dogs barking can be a real problem for many