Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Hi there
Anyone here (@ross maybe) now the regs for hunting these little darlings. Want to make a dent now before they start on killing turkey poults.

Season is over till next fall KB
They will be carrying babies now.

SO I guess we have to wait until they start on killing poults?
Mind you one just went into the paddock and got a chase down for it's pains!

You have squirrels killing your poults? wow. I have never seen or heard of that.....however, if they are endangering your livestock it's always open season....just saying

I was gobsmacked when I caught one at it! They distract Mum and then snag a poult and drag it out of the pen. I was wrongly blaming other turkey hens for the 2 deaths and then I caught the (late) squirrels doing it. I was just hoping to get a jumpstart before we get loads of young.

WLLady wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:00 pm

You have squirrels killing your poults? wow. I have never seen or heard of that.....however, if they are endangering your livestock it's always open season....just saying

As long as can prove if needed .

yep, cellphone video works great for proving that.
brazen little buggers.....maybe electrify the fence? zap them when they try to get through?

Not with young poults! Instant fried turkey.

Wow never heard of this, do they eat them? Didn't know squirrels ate meat.

Yep not all but like chickens , turkeys ,ducks , guineas etc
eat mice & other poultry .