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Post by takem on Feb 11, 2008 14:03:22 GMT -5
I saw a big hen bird right next to banbury wawa where rte 100 and boot road meet.
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Post by Tom on Feb 11, 2008 21:09:10 GMT -5
Are you sure it was a hen and not a buzzard? Stranger things have happened but there is very little in the way of woods big enough around there to hold turkeys.
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Post by takem on Feb 12, 2008 10:54:43 GMT -5
Its pretty hard to confuse the two up close. Everyone I know has seen a few over the years. I saw one across the street from there a few years back. I have also seen them in west chester, malvern a couple times and at marsh creek. Saw a whole flock along 401 last year at this time.
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Post by MT1 on Feb 12, 2008 20:52:51 GMT -5
I don't know, they don't call them turkey vultures for nothing! Not too familiar with that area though. I remember seeing a tom in Valley Forge park a couple of years ago, so they could be anywhere.
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Post by takem on Feb 12, 2008 20:55:16 GMT -5
theres no question as to whether or not it was a turkey. I am a turkey hunter. I can't say where but my friend Jon hunted turkeys locally last year and the guy that told him they were there shot a jake last spring. Right here in chester county. I just thought it was a cool observation because I don't see them that often but I thought it was common knowledge that we have the occasional turkey.
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Post by takem on Feb 12, 2008 21:09:33 GMT -5
Are you sure it was a hen and not a buzzard? Stranger things have happened but there is very little in the way of woods big enough around there to hold turkeys. Theres 500 acres of fields and woods maybe 1-2 miles south of there and a decent sized piece right across the street. |
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Post by Hawgcatcher on Feb 13, 2008 11:22:28 GMT -5
Chester county is loaded with turkey. I work with a lady that had so many around her place that somebody not sure if it was the game commission came and trapped them and moved them. I had 5 in a field about half mile from my house couple days ago. And have had them in my yard. I was under the impression that they were stocked from what I've heard.
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Post by Hawgcatcher on Mar 22, 2008 17:41:15 GMT -5
Just something I saw on the way home fom Marsh Creek. Walked right up to my truck must of been somebodies pet.  |
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Post by takem on Mar 23, 2008 11:16:52 GMT -5
sweet. nice little beard on him.
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Post by GordonsOwner on Apr 18, 2008 10:56:14 GMT -5
Yea agreed on chester co turkeys. Over the winter at my gun club we were shooting some clays (this is honey brook BTW) and a turkey came strolling out of the woods, we kept shooting, he just fooled around out in the field for maybe 10-15 mins, then wandered into some pine trees and out of sight. They might be here in chester county, but no one ever said they were the sharpest tools in the shed!!
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Post by Jim on Apr 18, 2008 11:22:47 GMT -5
I saw one fly across route 1 just before the West Grove exit. That's the first I've seen in the area in years. Hopefully the population will continue to expand.
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Post by bigcountry on Apr 18, 2008 19:51:50 GMT -5
I hunted a few times around here, it seems like some of those turkeys might be transplants and some might be pen raised and released, there was a turkey 5-6 years ago that regularly came into the yard and ate stale bread we threw out, even stuck around when the dog was out. There are actually quite a few birds in French Creek state park, or where 2 years ago, good luck to everyone goin out, dont forget to check for bands.
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