A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

@R2elk Not sure if you discussed this anywhere, but you said that you have a wild turkey hen who adopted into your flock, right? What do you do with the eggs/poults every year? Are you allowed to keep them or sell them?

I have a wild hen show up every year. The law here is that her and her offspring belong to the State.

I let the hen come and go without any interference from me. They typically make their nest in my lower field. So not a problem to deal with the eggs or the poults.

One year the hen brought her nearly grown juveniles with her to visit. There were two toms in the group. I bought 2 fall turkey hunting licenses and solved the problem of having wild toms here. The people that got them said they were delicious.

In the past some wild turkey eggs have turned up in a domestic hen nest. Fortunately for me none of them hatched. One wild hen did hatch two in a shared nest. The first was killed while hatching and the second I believe was killed by the tom at two days old.

It would be illegal for me to keep the poults or to sell them.

Every state has its own laws which is why a person must research their own state laws.

No matter what a person does, it is best to keep your mouth shut and definitely not post about it on a public forum.

 

[Bantambird]

I have never attempted to keep or hatch any wild turkeys, however, I have had wild turkey hens attempt to woo my toms for a one night stand. It is possible that there are fun colored wild turkeys in the hills above my place. It is pretty rare that I see the wilds around my place outside of that. They probably get lured in by the gobbling in spring.

 

[KF0002]

I have a wild hen show up every year. The law here is that her and her offspring belong to the State.

I let the hen come and go without any interference from me. They typically make their nest in my lower field. So not a problem to deal with the eggs or the poults.

One year the hen brought her nearly grown juveniles with her to visit. There were two toms in the group. I bought 2 fall turkey hunting licenses and solved the problem of having wild toms here. The people that got them said they were delicious.

In the past some wild turkey eggs have turned up in a domestic hen nest. Fortunately for me none of them hatched. One wild hen did hatch two in a shared nest. The first was killed while hatching and the second I believe was killed by the tom at two days old.

It would be illegal for me to keep the poults or to sell them.

Every state has its own laws which is why a person must research their own state laws.

No matter what a person does, it is best to keep your mouth shut and definitely not post about it on a public forum.

Yeah just in case the FBI is tracking people who ilicitly try to make pets of wild turkeys.

We will do a gofundme for your bail @SarahGfa .

 

[KF0002]

I have never attempted to keep or hatch any wild turkeys, however, I have had wild turkey hens attempt to woo my toms for a one night stand. It is possible that there are fun colored wild turkeys in the hills above my place. It is pretty rare that I see the wilds around my place outside of that. They probably get lured in by the gobbling in spring.

Our mountains are full of them so I will have to keep my birds contained completely so a wild tom doesn't lure my hens off with their studliness and promises of romance.

 

[KF0002]

As far as my admission of having once owned and even hatched wild turkey eggs, the statute of limitations has passed as it happened around 15 years ago. It's a good thing too because I wouldn't do well in prison.

 

[Molpet]

The wild hussys come by saying" hey fellas " . One stayed the night for a few days. My hens kept running her off and she would fly back in and roost before mine roosted. In the morning she was run off.

 

[KF0002]

The wild hussys come by saying" hey fellas " . One stayed the night for a few days. My hens kept running her off and she would fly back in and roost before mine roosted. In the morning she was run off.

Oh no! That will be my luck! My goat lot is too big to try to cover with netting so I will keep the hens wings clipped in there. I'm hoping the toms will get too heavy to fly over the 5 foot fence as they mature. I don't want to keep the toms clipped as it messes with their good looks when they are strutting and drumming. If the wild hussies fly in, there won't be much I can do to stop them. Lol

 

[R2elk]

Yeah just in case the FBI is tracking people who illicitly try to make pets of wild turkeys.

We will do a gofundme for your bail @SarahGfa .

The FBI has nothing to do with it. Each individual state's wildlife division has full enforcement over all wildlife matters. All it takes is to have one warden have it in for you.

Of course if you are dumb enough to take the illegal possession across state lines you are violating the Lacey Act.

Another issue is if your state is like mine which has no statute of limitations. That which is posted in public forums is admissable as evidence in court.

 

[R2elk]

As far as my admission of having once owned and even hatched wild turkey eggs, the statute of limitations has passed as it happened around 15 years ago. It's a good thing too because I wouldn't do well in prison.

Better check and make sure. Not all states have a statute of limitations.

 

[KF0002]

The FBI has nothing to do with it. Each individual state's wildlife division has full enforcement over all wildlife matters. All it takes is to have one warden have it in for you.

Of course if you are dumb enough to take the illegal possession across state lines you are violating the Lacey Act.

Another issue is if your state is like mine which has no statute of limitations. That which is posted in public forums is admissable as evidence in court.

I was making humor about the FBI. I hope to not upset any game wardons. My deepest apologies. I repent.