[BCNnet] Turkey reintroduction into Cook County Forest Preserves

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:33:08 EST

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Coincidentally with our thread on this subject, there's been a thread on=20
wisbirdn (the Wisc. IBET) about birds in strange places. Turkeys have been=20
mentioned in several posts, not always with favor. I've pasted one below as=20=
an=20
example.
I believe this point has already been raised in the discussion, but it is=20
very common for 'Wild' Turkeys to encroach into suburban and rural back yard=
s,=20
potentially becoming a pest or nuisance.=20

Regards
Bob Fisher
Downers Grove=20

My first wild turkey for the yard showed up early last summer.=A0 It's been=20
pretty regular since then, almost to the point of annoying.=A0 We're finding=
 turkey=20
turds on our porches, and we often find the turkey up against our windows=20
staring into the house at us.=A0 Not 25 years ago, seeing a turkey in wiscon=
sin was=20
not an easy thing to do.=A0=20

Jerry DeBoer
Central Racine County=20

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=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Coincidentally with our thread on t=
his subject, there's been a thread on wisbirdn (the Wisc. IBET) about birds=20=
in strange places. Turkeys have been mentioned in several posts, not always=20=
with favor. I've pasted one below as an example.<BR>
I believe this point has already been raised in the discussion, but it is ve=
ry common for 'Wild' Turkeys to encroach into suburban and rural back yards,=
 potentially becoming a pest or nuisance. <BR>
<BR>
Regards<BR>
Bob Fisher<BR>
Downers Grove <BR>
<BR>
<BR>
My first wild turkey for the yard showed up early last summer.=A0 It's been=20=
pretty regular since then, almost to the point of annoying.=A0 We're finding=
 turkey turds on our porches, and we often find the turkey up against our wi=
ndows staring into the house at us.=A0 Not 25 years ago, seeing a turkey in=20=
wisconsin was not an easy thing to do.=A0 <BR>
<BR>
Jerry DeBoer<BR>
Central Racine County <BR>
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