Warning

 

Close
Confirm Action

Are you sure you wish to do this?

Cancel Confirm
AR15.COM
10/25/2012 9:01:21 AM EDT
I was wondering if there was a website or a place where i can get information about introducing turkeys to area. I have 131 acres that includes-wooded area, grass land, low land with a pond. the first question I have is, can turkeys be raised a few weeks and released. thank you.
10/25/2012 11:39:16 AM EDT
[#1]
National Turkey Wildlife Federation is where I'd start.
10/27/2012 3:56:33 PM EDT
[#2]
how old should they be to release them?
10/28/2012 8:36:57 AM EDT
[#3]
It appears that what you are considering may be illegal. link

You should probably contact the Minnesota DNR, and ask them whether there is a program in which you can participate.
10/28/2012 2:52:31 PM EDT
[#4]
well there goes that plan. thanks for the heads up.
10/28/2012 4:28:51 PM EDT
[#5]
It was pure google search luck that I ran across that article.  

Still, I'd try contacting your DNR, they may be looking for additional release locations.
12/4/2012 12:42:03 PM EDT
[#6]
It's only illegal if you get caught.
2/20/2013 6:17:59 PM EDT
[#7]
Google Lovett Williams. He's probably the foremost authority on restocking wild turkeys. My dad knows him pretty well and has hunted with him a bit. FWIW, in their restocking efforts, they trapped wild birds from Fisheating Creek down in the muck and introduced them, rather than raising them. I would think trapped birds would fare much better than raised birds.