Highest Poult Survival in decades

[Machias]

I thought you guys might enjoy this.  Quantico Marine Corps Base has 47,000 acres of hunting, they have a game check station and their own game warden.  They have been keeping track of turkey poults survival on the base for several years.  Most years they average around 140 poults surviving.  This year they have over 640 poults surviving.  Why the huge upswing in survival?  The 17 year cicada hatch this spring.  Food laying on the ground every step for the poults. 

[turkeydancer]

   Thanks for sharing ... good news !   My nephew was a game warden at West Point several years ago ... and boy does he have stories !

[SemperFidelis97]

It sounds like some Marines will be eating good this season.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

That's interesting to here. Thanks.

[pianoman9701]

It sounds like some Marines will be eating good this season.

Maybe. You have to be able to shoot before you can eat 'em. Go Army. 

[Jonathan_S]

Oh yeah?  Well the Air Force...never mind 

[pianoman9701]

Lol

[Gobble Doc]

Really interesting.  I'll hope for a banned grasshopper year out here I guess. Haha.

[SemperFidelis97]

It sounds like some Marines will be eating good this season.

Maybe. You have to be able to shoot before you can eat 'em. Go Army. 

I think someone has marksmanship envy

[Machias]

 

[pianoman9701]

It sounds like some Marines will be eating good this season.

Maybe. You have to be able to shoot before you can eat 'em. Go Army. 

I think someone has marksmanship envy

You could be right, rifleman!