Southwestern Ontario's Great Outdoor Adventures

OFFICIAL RESULTS
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Youth Duck
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2-man Duck
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2- man Goose
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Novice Duck
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Master Duck
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Novice Goose
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Master Goose
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JACK MINER CALLING CLASSIC
     As the local hotels became packed with visitors, the streets became filled with chatter. The date had finally arrived for the 2nd Annual Jack Miner Calling Classic. The saturated clouds did not deter the crowd that had come from afar to have a chance at having their name on an authentic Jack Miner leg band and flying across North America.
      The rain seemed to subside and the sun beamed through as the day started with Kingsville’s own Abbey Arnott singing our opening ceremonies. A short presentation to the Sanctuary followed, thanking them for allowing us to hold such an event on their grounds. The Youth competition kicked off the morning with some great talent on stage. It was obvious our young hunters had been practicing very hard. The Novice competition followed as the talent continued to mature. We had musical talent of Joel Robinet join us on stage throughout the lunch hour and the crowd treasured his performance. After a couple of broken strings we resumed our competition with the 2 - Man portion of our show followed by the Masters division. The contestants stiffened as we announced Kingsville’s own Brandon Wood as the Master Goose winner. He will now have his name on our “Golden Gander” trophy in the museum for all to see.
     The children’s smiles grew as they reeled in stunning Rainbow Trout in our man made pond. Some of the children were able to catch multiple fish and learn catch and release, while others insisted they take it home for dinner. The kids also went on our scavenger hunt throughout the grounds and found lots of hidden treasures. Even our friend “Gus the Goose” made a special visit to the children and heightened all of our spirits. The vendors seemed to have a great day as over 800 people walked about and many friendships were united.
     Scott and I wish to thank all that participated in this year’s event. We had a fun filled weekend. This event is only made possible by the community involvement and the donations that were collected. To all my volunteers, you guys did an amazing job as I knew you would. We could not have done it without all of you. We are fortunate to live in such a great community that shares our love for the great outdoors.
     We treasure our time in the woods and wish you and yours a GREAT season ahead.
Thank you
Danielle Russell

SPOTLIGHT EXPERIENCE:

Most of us would like to shoot the biggest, oldest gobbler on our property. The problem is that it can be hard to tell which gobbler this is until you actually have him in hand.
Fortunately, there are a few clues that may give a turkey hunter an advantage in picking out the dominant tom.
Most of the time, the biggest and/or oldest gobbler is likely to also be the dominant one within a flock. He can often be identified by the way he acts. When watching a small group of gobblers in the spring as they approach a hen or come to your calling, look for the longbeard that does all or most of the strutting. He will be the dominant bird nearly every time.

The other gobblers around the dominant bird will often strut, too, but usually they will not strut as long or as fully fanned. The boss gobbler may not come out of strut at all, his head is usually pulled in close to his body, and his fan is sticking straight up.

Another clue to identifying pecking order is to watch for attacks from the dominant tom toward other gobblers. The big boy may chase the others, or he may just turn their way, causing them to move off or break strut.
Gobbling behavior may also give clues to pecking order. Many times, but not always, the first turkey to gobble on a given morning is the dominant bird. However, on occasions when he doesn't gobble first, you may note that other gobbling turkeys suddenly fall silent when he finally sounds off. Another clue is that the hens may yelp back more often and with more excitement to the dominant bird.

Pay close attention to the turkeys' behavior, and you can take that top trophy we all dream about.

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