> Just a reminder to all boxers in CT that Spring Turkey season opens
> Wed May 7th and lasts the rest of the month.
Could be retitled "Why CT rocks as a place to letterbox." Funny that
one of the first and most densley settled states would be turkey and
letterboxing heaven. A hundred years ago the whole thing was clear
cut farmland, with 50 mile views from the onion patches of Walingford
to Long Island Sound. The closest turkey was somewhere in Canada.
It was too danged rocky to plow, so all the farmers moved to Ohio and
forest took over the fields. Affluent yankees got involved with
America's nascent conservation movement and land was set aside like
crazy. But there were no turkey in 'dem woods, so the DEP imported a
flock of 14 from New York. They liked the woods and bore many
children: nowadays around our neighborhood they're a traffic hazard,
especially this time of year with the toms all puffed up and blustery
trying to impress the gals.
Letterboxers came and soon became traffic hazards themselves. Just
try and buy a blue tupperware here: you have to reserve in advance.
Gobble gobble...Blaze (Orange) Jayz
Turkey in Connecticut
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-05-03
Turkey in Connecticut
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-05-03 04:06:27 UTC
Re: Turkey in Connecticut
From: Steve (shol3039@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-05-03 07:52:47 UTC
Too rocky to plow... yet no rocks in the woods...proven by Butterfly
and I importing rocks to hide boxes under!!
Just some interesting CT Wildlife facts:
- CT currently has the most forest land in history since the
start of the industrial revolution
- CT's populations of turkey and deer are at the highest levels
in history ( with deer populations in Fairfield county being the
highest in the state!)
Yes, i AM a bio-geek! (4 years of wildlife biology will do that to
ya!)
-Steve
PS - The Wal-Mart in Groton had a bin of rubbermaid containers that
are perfect LB size for $0.88 each when I was in there Wednesday
night. They weren't the nice rubbery-blue-topped ones, they were
the ones with the off-white plastic tops, but the squirrels don't
seem to have a preference in the last taste-test I saw!
and I importing rocks to hide boxes under!!
Just some interesting CT Wildlife facts:
- CT currently has the most forest land in history since the
start of the industrial revolution
- CT's populations of turkey and deer are at the highest levels
in history ( with deer populations in Fairfield county being the
highest in the state!)
Yes, i AM a bio-geek! (4 years of wildlife biology will do that to
ya!)
-Steve
PS - The Wal-Mart in Groton had a bin of rubbermaid containers that
are perfect LB size for $0.88 each when I was in there Wednesday
night. They weren't the nice rubbery-blue-topped ones, they were
the ones with the off-white plastic tops, but the squirrels don't
seem to have a preference in the last taste-test I saw!
Re: Turkey in Connecticut
From: defygravity2001 (defygravity@snet.net) |
Date: 2003-05-04 20:52:13 UTC
I just hope those deer stay away from my baby white cedars! 15-ish
acres of wetland behind our house, and not a single conifer! Trying to
encourage diversity. Ooo, we had a pair of Wood Ducks last week!
~ Aili & Bruce
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:
> ...
> Just some interesting CT Wildlife facts:
> - CT currently has the most forest land in history since the
> start of the industrial revolution
> - CT's populations of turkey and deer are at the highest levels
> in history ( with deer populations in Fairfield county being the
> highest in the state!)
>
> Yes, i AM a bio-geek! (4 years of wildlife biology will do that to
> ya!)
>
> -Steve
acres of wetland behind our house, and not a single conifer! Trying to
encourage diversity. Ooo, we had a pair of Wood Ducks last week!
~ Aili & Bruce
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Steve"
> ...
> Just some interesting CT Wildlife facts:
> - CT currently has the most forest land in history since the
> start of the industrial revolution
> - CT's populations of turkey and deer are at the highest levels
> in history ( with deer populations in Fairfield county being the
> highest in the state!)
>
> Yes, i AM a bio-geek! (4 years of wildlife biology will do that to
> ya!)
>
> -Steve