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Show Turkey transplants aid distribution An important winter activity activ-ity of Division of Fish and Game personnel in the Southern South-ern Region is the trapping and transplanting of wild turkey, success, and sufficient turkeys exists in this area and surplus birds are now being trapped for transplanting to other areas of suitable habitat. Turkey Tur-key trapping is often an exasperating exas-perating experience, as the wary birds shy away from the trap site or escape the net. Improved Im-proved methods have helped Division mn to achieve fair sucress, and sufficient turkeys have been trapped in past years to establish populations in several areas of southern Utah. This program is a good example ex-ample of how man, with the proper knowledge and experience, exper-ience, can interfere with nature na-ture and improve distribution and enhance the resource. |