Hunters bringing home spring birds could also bring bird flu

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PublishedApril 26, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT

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Wild turkeys and many other birds have benefited from the federal Conservation Reserve Program, which compensates landowners to restore native habitats.
Spring turkey season in Colorado is easy to participate in—and hunters have a decent chance of bringing home a bird—but the Avian Flu makes things more complicated for those wishing to participate in turkey hunting season.

Spring turkey season in Colorado is easy to participate in—and hunters have a decent chance of bringing home a bird—but the Avian Flu makes things more complicated for those wishing to participate in turkey hunting season. At least one home flock of chickens has already been wiped out by a hunter who brought home an infected turkey in 2022.

Joey Livingston, a public information officer with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, says hunters need to remember that the disease can spread to mammals.

“The majority of the mammals that are testing positive are eating infected birds,” Livingston said.

It remains unclear…

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