Ontario has introduced new fall turkey seasons this year in seven southern Wildlife Management Units (WMUs).
Environmental Registry of Ontario post 019-4567, which proposed to establish new fall wild turkey seasons in WMUs 60, 63, 69, 70, 74, 75, and 86, was approved on Feb. 25 by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry and The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1997 was amended to reflect the decision.
The new seasons will be open from Oct. 1 to 31 for bow hunters and a shotgun and muzzleloading shotgun season will be open from the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to the second following Sunday. Participating hunters can purchase one fall wild turkey tag and harvest one wild turkey (male or female) during any fall season.
“The opening of more fall seasons validates this conservation success story as it shows how well reintroduction of wild turkeys has worked in Ontario,” said Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Resource Management Specialist Lauren Tonelli.
This is disappointing in that WMU 61 wasn’t also opened up. Are they going to do that in the near future?
I wish to sign up for Spring Wild Turkey in Ontario
George,
Here are some links you may find helpful, if you’d like to copy and paste them into your browser:
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary/wild-turkey
https://new.oodmag.com/community/forumdisplay.php?24-Wild-Turkey
https://new.oodmag.com/wild-turkey/
I live in the WMU 47 and our wild turkey population is growing very quickly!
I have at least 2 batches of turkeys on my trail cameras daily with approximately 17 young, now almost adult size.
This has become a very common situation with reports of 50 to 60 turkeys spotted on one farm.
We do have spring hunting but I do believe we are now in need of a fall one or at least female hunting in the spring!