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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 366589" data-attributes="member: 389">Turkeys are an interesting bird, headache, opportunity, and dinner all rolled into one. Back in the 80s there just weren't many turkeys around where I grew up on Fort Berthold.&nbsp; It was something special when you did run across a flock.&nbsp; Hell, I am pretty sure they didn't even offer any tags in that area back then.&nbsp; Along came NDGF and they had a program meant to spread the turkey opportunities into new areas, or at least back into areas they hadn't been seen in for decades.&nbsp; Sometimes it turned out to be a nuisance for the landowner, other times/places it seemed to work just fine.When I bought my current place, turkeys would come and go, but I didn't really see much in the way of a persistent presence. Somehow, between the 40 acres around my house, and another neighbor with 40 acres, and a roughly 40 acre parcel across the road, we now have nearly 100 birds.&nbsp; Last year there were roughly 12 birds taken by hunters and it doesn't seem like the numbers are going to go down this year even with the harsh winter.&nbsp; Which makes me wonder if/when we are going to ever see turkeys become just another gamebird with no tag required?It's safe to say the turkeys now outnumber the pheasants at my place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 366589, member: 389"] Turkeys are an interesting bird, headache, opportunity, and dinner all rolled into one. Back in the 80s there just weren't many turkeys around where I grew up on Fort Berthold. It was something special when you did run across a flock. Hell, I am pretty sure they didn't even offer any tags in that area back then. Along came NDGF and they had a program meant to spread the turkey opportunities into new areas, or at least back into areas they hadn't been seen in for decades. Sometimes it turned out to be a nuisance for the landowner, other times/places it seemed to work just fine. When I bought my current place, turkeys would come and go, but I didn't really see much in the way of a persistent presence. Somehow, between the 40 acres around my house, and another neighbor with 40 acres, and a roughly 40 acre parcel across the road, we now have nearly 100 birds. Last year there were roughly 12 birds taken by hunters and it doesn't seem like the numbers are going to go down this year even with the harsh winter. Which makes me wonder if/when we are going to ever see turkeys become just another gamebird with no tag required? It's safe to say the turkeys now outnumber the pheasants at my place. [/QUOTE]

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