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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 4763288" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>IMO, this is the single biggest controllable factor contributing to our population decline. Predator loss is #1, but overharvesting males ranks up there.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how it is for the rest of you, but for me, the hardest part of killing a turkey is finding one. Once I find one, killing him has gotten easier and easier as the years have gone by and my level of patience sticking with that bird has increased. Almost to the point where there is very little challenge in killing at all, and the hunt is becoming anti-climactic; the whole challenge is finding one that wants to gobble. As a consequence, I've had to become even more careful about not overharvesting males, and ensuring there are adequate males left in the population to continue breeding especially after season ends.</p><p></p><p>heck, I had some trail cam pics here in South MS of toms breeding jennies Mid may... 2 weeks after season ended, and WELL after most people think our breeding season is over (our season opens Mar 7th for kids, Mar 15th for adults.. way too early, IMO). I left 3 mature toms on my hunting lease to ensure all hens have a chance at a fertile nest. In TN, we only took 1 out of 4 birds crossing our properties. I don't know how many of those were killed on neighbors 2nd half of the season, however.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 4763288, member: 2805"] IMO, this is the single biggest controllable factor contributing to our population decline. Predator loss is #1, but overharvesting males ranks up there. I don't know how it is for the rest of you, but for me, the hardest part of killing a turkey is finding one. Once I find one, killing him has gotten easier and easier as the years have gone by and my level of patience sticking with that bird has increased. Almost to the point where there is very little challenge in killing at all, and the hunt is becoming anti-climactic; the whole challenge is finding one that wants to gobble. As a consequence, I've had to become even more careful about not overharvesting males, and ensuring there are adequate males left in the population to continue breeding especially after season ends. heck, I had some trail cam pics here in South MS of toms breeding jennies Mid may... 2 weeks after season ended, and WELL after most people think our breeding season is over (our season opens Mar 7th for kids, Mar 15th for adults.. way too early, IMO). I left 3 mature toms on my hunting lease to ensure all hens have a chance at a fertile nest. In TN, we only took 1 out of 4 birds crossing our properties. I don't know how many of those were killed on neighbors 2nd half of the season, however. [/QUOTE]
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