Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:14:06 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "George M. Jett" Subject: Re: McKee Beeshers question re:hunting MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I would also add go birding a little later (10 AM). I have heard that Turkey hunters unusally knock off about 10 AM. since their chances of getting a turkey drop off significantly later in the morning. Dawn is prime time for them. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Huy" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] McKee Beeshers question re:hunting > "Just started birding at McKee Beeshers this fall/winter. What a fun place to wander. Only went on Sundays however, due to hunting season. Now that all deer hunting and most waterfowl is over is it fairly safe to bird on other days? > Any thoughts on Spring turkey season? Is it prudent to stay away from Mckee Beeshers Mon. - Sat. during that time? > Besides safety concerns, I hate to ruin somebody's hunting. > Thanks for any advice -Andy Martin apmartin2@comcast.net " > > Andy, > > That is indeed a wonderful place to bird! I never had trouble with waterfowl hunting, once stopped to talk to a guy and he pointed out the red-headed woodpeckers to me. > > As for turkey season, maybe wear some orange visible from all directions, like a hat, and stick to the paths. There are certain colors to avoid wearing during the season, I believe they are black, blue, red and white - colors found on the target species. This info. can be found in the DNR website and turkey hunting organization websites. > > If you stumble across a hunter be quiet and keep going to minimize disturbing their hunt. They likely will not be chatty or acknowledge you if they are a good hunter - a turkey's keen eyesight will pick up the movement. > > Steve > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================