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<blockquote data-quote="Bgoodman30" data-source="post: 5888220" data-attributes="member: 18480"><p>I can see that maybe his funding could sway his "science" but some of his recommendations don't really coincide with what TWRA is proposing. He also recommended a one week delay rather than the old season which could have started in March closest to April 1. Also he recommended for draws and quotas on WMAs which obviously isn't going to help their license sales. </p><p></p><p>It's interesting to see how much distrust some of you have with Harper and TWRA when the numbers say otherwise… The numbers show this is one best managed and successful turkey hunting states in the SE and maybe the country but this is all in spite of TWRAs gross mismanagement? Some of the other states flocks are in the crapper right now and they had lower limits to begin with… Also he mentioned one of the only state agencies put forth the effort and money to see what the heck is going on and also made big changes even when it negatively affected their bottom line. It's also interesting to me how much influence some of y'all believe hunting and regulation has on turkey reproduction when the biologist tell us time and time again that we are not the issue. We can't control Mother Nature some times…</p><p></p><p>The 3 southern counties took a nosedive and showing sign of bouncing back. I will reserve my judgement until we have final statewide numbers from 23 but it's apparent Harper knows more than he's putting fwd and it's not good. You and I know that statewide increase isn't 20% but apparently lower than 22 pre delay. He said it was some of the lowest in his study period... My personal observations seem to mimic his data points.</p><p></p><p>Also as a turkey hunter, landowner and manager I don't think my gobbler harvest has caused any sort of change in production whatsoever… And just maybe the habitat I have created might have produced more than I took.. Well except for those hens I used to shoot in the fall way back when…. I take full responsibility for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bgoodman30, post: 5888220, member: 18480"] I can see that maybe his funding could sway his “science” but some of his recommendations don’t really coincide with what TWRA is proposing. He also recommended a one week delay rather than the old season which could have started in March closest to April 1. Also he recommended for draws and quotas on WMAs which obviously isn’t going to help their license sales. It’s interesting to see how much distrust some of you have with Harper and TWRA when the numbers say otherwise… The numbers show this is one best managed and successful turkey hunting states in the SE and maybe the country but this is all in spite of TWRAs gross mismanagement? Some of the other states flocks are in the crapper right now and they had lower limits to begin with… Also he mentioned one of the only state agencies put forth the effort and money to see what the heck is going on and also made big changes even when it negatively affected their bottom line. It’s also interesting to me how much influence some of y’all believe hunting and regulation has on turkey reproduction when the biologist tell us time and time again that we are not the issue. We can’t control Mother Nature some times… The 3 southern counties took a nosedive and showing sign of bouncing back. I will reserve my judgement until we have final statewide numbers from 23 but it’s apparent Harper knows more than he’s putting fwd and it’s not good. You and I know that statewide increase isn’t 20% but apparently lower than 22 pre delay. He said it was some of the lowest in his study period... My personal observations seem to mimic his data points. Also as a turkey hunter, landowner and manager I don’t think my gobbler harvest has caused any sort of change in production whatsoever… And just maybe the habitat I have created might have produced more than I took.. Well except for those hens I used to shoot in the fall way back when…. I take full responsibility for that. [/QUOTE]
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