. Annual report - Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Wildlife management; Fishery management. >^^. A wild turkey going to roost in North Florida. A census lart year revealed thot the state contains 35,000 turkeys. The economy of the region was in the past, and is at the present, based largely upon logging and lumbering operations. Due to the rocky nature of the soil and to poor drainage, farming has been of little importance. Free ranging cattle and hogs have played, and continue to play, an important part in the economy of the inhabitants. In the past considerable dependence has
. Annual report - Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Wildlife management; Fishery management. >^^. A wild turkey going to roost in North Florida. A census lart year revealed thot the state contains 35,000 turkeys. The economy of the region was in the past, and is at the present, based largely upon logging and lumbering operations. Due to the rocky nature of the soil and to poor drainage, farming has been of little importance. Free ranging cattle and hogs have played, and continue to play, an important part in the economy of the inhabitants. In the past considerable dependence has been placed upon the game of the region both for sale and for food. Two mar- ket hunters in the 1880's accounted for over 1100 deer in a period of nine months. Studies completed to date indicate that overhunting is the factor at present limiting the deer population. Hunting is also of impor- tance to the turkey population but there is one habitat deficiency, insufficient open grass areas, that may outweigh hunting pressure. With these facts in mind the management program for Gulf Ham- mock will revolve around protection of both deer and turkey from excessive hunting and the establishment of grassy clearings for turkev. 36. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Florida. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. [Tallahassee] Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
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