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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
I wonder if turkeys in NY and PA are affected by WNV as the grouse in those states are?
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Dean, I think environment might be more of a factor. Open fields, flanked by thick cover and then woodlands seem to produce a lot of birds. If any of that is diminished or developed, the turkeys would find it hard to reproduce. Sherman, Ct. and the neighboring town of Pawling and other border towns seem to produce a lot of birds. I see them all the time while driving. Last week I came around a bend in the road and a hen was standing in the middle of my lane. I had to swerve to miss her. It was close.
In an earlier post I mentioned 29 Toms in a field at one time. I never saw anything like that and probably never will again. I believe that we have a lot of birds because of the favorable habitat.
By the way, on a different subject, I found a dead whole deer that was half buried with grass and dirt. The next day the carcass was reduced to a skeleton. Coyotes came to mind, but I don't believe they bury their kill to return later. I'm thinking that it might have been a big bobcat that made the kill.