GOULD’S TURKEY SURVEY
Huachuca Mountains, Canelo Hills, and Patagonia Mountains
Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona
April 6th through April 8th, 2018
What: Volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter assisted the Arizona Game and Fish Department with its annual Gould’s Turkey survey in southeastern Arizona.
When: April 6th through April 8th, 2018.
Where: Huachuca Mountains, Canelo Hills and Patagonia Mountains in southeastern Arizona
General Information: For another year, the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation assisted the Arizona Game and Fish Department with turkey surveys in the Huachuca Mountains and Canelo Hills of southeastern Arizona. Routes were run in the nearby Patagonia Mountains this year as well. Results are used to determine population sizes, recruitment rates, and future hunt permit numbers for Gould’s Turkeys in Department Units 35A and 35B.
The Chapter established Base Camp near Parker Canyon Lake for the 3-day survey. After long hours in the field, the busy camp crew provided hearty meals for the surveyors from dinner on Friday evening to breakfast Sunday morning. Dinner Saturday night was especially tasty. The chicken cheese enchiladas, frijoles, rice, salad and drinkers were followed with Bob Pourier’s famous Dutch oven cobbler. Oh, Toni Sterner’s birthday was celebrated with a candle-lit cake as well.
Surveys went afield again Sunday morning to cover a few remaining routes. Camp breakdown began after breakfast later in the morning.
About 25 turkey enthusiasts worked out of the base camp this year. Most were representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish Department and members of the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter. Several private landowners participated, also. A few permit holders for the upcoming Gould’s hunt learned more about the locations of birds as well.
Survey results will be added to this report when they are available from the Arizona Game and Fish.
Thanks go to Brittany Oleson (Arizona Game and Fish Department) and John Millican (Huachuca Gould’s Chapter) for organizing the survey.
Special thanks go to Dave Kemnitz, Rene Dube, Wayne Kaiser, Joey Fuller, Tom Fuller, Bob Pourier, Toni Sterner, Chris Sterner, Randy Keiller, and Dave Inman for preparing and serving the meals and setting up base camp. They were assisted by John Millican and Tom Deecken. All are active members of the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter.
And thanks go to all the surveyors and cooperators.
Good luck in the upcoming turkey hunts!
When: April 6th through April 8th, 2018.
Where: Huachuca Mountains, Canelo Hills and Patagonia Mountains in southeastern Arizona
General Information: For another year, the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation assisted the Arizona Game and Fish Department with turkey surveys in the Huachuca Mountains and Canelo Hills of southeastern Arizona. Routes were run in the nearby Patagonia Mountains this year as well. Results are used to determine population sizes, recruitment rates, and future hunt permit numbers for Gould’s Turkeys in Department Units 35A and 35B.
The Chapter established Base Camp near Parker Canyon Lake for the 3-day survey. After long hours in the field, the busy camp crew provided hearty meals for the surveyors from dinner on Friday evening to breakfast Sunday morning. Dinner Saturday night was especially tasty. The chicken cheese enchiladas, frijoles, rice, salad and drinkers were followed with Bob Pourier’s famous Dutch oven cobbler. Oh, Toni Sterner’s birthday was celebrated with a candle-lit cake as well.
Surveys went afield again Sunday morning to cover a few remaining routes. Camp breakdown began after breakfast later in the morning.
About 25 turkey enthusiasts worked out of the base camp this year. Most were representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish Department and members of the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter. Several private landowners participated, also. A few permit holders for the upcoming Gould’s hunt learned more about the locations of birds as well.
Survey results will be added to this report when they are available from the Arizona Game and Fish.
Thanks go to Brittany Oleson (Arizona Game and Fish Department) and John Millican (Huachuca Gould’s Chapter) for organizing the survey.
Special thanks go to Dave Kemnitz, Rene Dube, Wayne Kaiser, Joey Fuller, Tom Fuller, Bob Pourier, Toni Sterner, Chris Sterner, Randy Keiller, and Dave Inman for preparing and serving the meals and setting up base camp. They were assisted by John Millican and Tom Deecken. All are active members of the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter.
And thanks go to all the surveyors and cooperators.
Good luck in the upcoming turkey hunts!
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