Caution:Bushhogging/mowing & nesting turkeys

[Valley Station]

Just a word of caution and something to consider.The majority of the hens have full clutches and are beginning to set.[:I]
If you don't have to mow/bushhog your fields right now , put it off till later. Turkeys will start to hatch around Memorial Weekend (5/30/03). Pass this on to your farming friends, also. [:)]

[Duster]

I hated to see some of the large fields around the house go down last week. They are getting ready for a land auction and wanted to clean the place up. I am sure several hen's lost nest during the clearing.

[RutNBuck]

Duster if they did they can and will re-nest...
i hate to see when folks mow right as the chicks are hatchn we lose alot of hens and poults

"A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

" I live to hunt, but my wife says i may hunting a place to live"

[GSP]

Wipes out a many quail too!

[Marcus]

The fawns come right after that, so what would be the absolute best time to bush-hawg the north forty?

[HardinCountyHunter]

I have been told to wait until after August 15th to bush hog.

[schuyler olt]

One thing that works fairly well is to get a couple of guys to walk out in front of the tractor. When you see a nest, flag it and mow a ten to twenty foot cirle around it. Obviously, the flagging could be done ahead, but this is a pretty good way to work with your landowner, your kids, etc. Makes a pretty good Jakes event, Boy Scout project, Sunday school day, etc.

[GSP]

The best is to wait until mid to late August, get into a 3 year strip rotation. Your game will always have cover and food. Also you keep control of the land.