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stuxr i i s 1 f ii1 1 t lf h t t t t i t ft s t weekender march 8 1997 p 15 ontarios wild turkeys not happy with harris government while the provincial government has lined up school boards munic ipalities and loosewheeled truck ers in its sights of late little atten tion has been given to the plight of the wild turkeys of ontario were not talking about the tacky wine consumed by tipplers who dont know the difference between a chardonnay and a chevrolet this concerns those feathered fowl creatures who have long resisted the domestica tion that has seen their cousins served for dinner on special holi days throughout north america over the past few centuries in an attempt i suppose to solicit support from at least one segment of ontario citizenry the ministry of natural resources has issued a release which can only spell bad news for these belea guered birds ontarios fast grow ing gaggle of wild turkey hunters can now purchase a licence over the telephone to legally pop their prey no more driving down to the nearest mnr office in the pickup truck checking the shotgun at the door and lining up while the bureaucrats manually and cheer fully process each and every appli cation the only positive aspect of the old inpefson system was that it gave hunters waiting in line the chance to exchange stories about the one that got away the plan to sell licences by visa via the mnrs new electronic licensing line was announced by natural resources minister chris hodgson himself at a receptive gathering at the recent annual meeting of the ontario federation of anglers and hunters in hamil ton there was no mention of whether or not hodgson and the federation members assembled there dined on wild turkey bagged by the first hunters to make use of the dialalicence pilot project but it was probably the first time in months that a member of the mike harris team was invited to speak at a function where the talk of turkeys didnt involve the gov ernment and its cast of charac ters the whole business must be causing wild turkeys from kenora to kaladar to cluck with concern for there are now roughly 12500 registered wild turkey hunters in gardening seminars in goodwood free gardening seminars are slated for this month at good gardens greenhouses on march 15 learn about houseplant care abcs this seminar will cover areas such as feeding watering repot ting pruning spring tonic to maximize summer growth and bloom indoors and outdoors on april 5 the seminar is container gardening partici pants will learn about suitable plants growing media con tainer selection care and nur turing the saturday seminars begin at 2 pm gardens greenhouses is located at 378 hwy 47 just east of goodwood for information call 640- 4852 from where i live bruce stapley ontario with approximately 2000 more of these flakjacketed sports men joining the ranks annually for turkeys hoping to blend in with politicians lawyers and other societal outcasts by migrating closer to the provinces larger urban centres it should be pointed out that there are 4200 wild turkey licenses issued annually in southern ontario alone the birds can however take some solace in the fact that not just any gun toting stiff can head out to the bush and bang away no a wouldbe candidate must first attend a wild turkey hunter education seminar and then pass an mnr examination and rumor has it theyre really strict about cheat sheets being taken into the examination room hunters also need to be in possession of a valid 15 digit outdoors card number i can only suppose this little piece of plastic allows them to roam free in the great outdoors without a set of golf clubs or a note from their mothers upon finally fulfilling his or her various and sundry obligations the applicant is then mailed a wild turkey licence complete with game seal to make it official i suppose this is good news to wild turkey hunters from the area as they can now save a few steps on their way out to bag their legal limit but if im not 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