Talking turkey: be safe

The only time I ever came close to causing a hunting accident happened during a turkey hunt.

I won't bore you with the particulars except to say that I thought I had a clear shot until my friend's head popped up from the far side of a downed tree. It scared me to Sunday school and did nothing for my steady hand.

Monday is the start of the month-long spring wild turkey season. Last year hunters killed 2,847 wild turkeys, a 2 percent decline from the 2009 total of 2,910. The western counties proved to be the best hunting grounds. Garrett County led the state with 345 birds, followed by Allegany (327) and Washington (303). Charles and Dorchester (213) rounded out the top five.

Approximately 10,000 hunters pursue turkeys annually during Maryland’s spring season and about 25 percent are successful in taking at least one turkey.

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