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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5076985" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Personally, I have historically killed one less than the limit (in TN), kinda "saving" that last bird, just so can enjoy continuing to hunt and/or just having that opportunity to go.</p><p></p><p>More recently, I have self-regulated further.</p><p>In 2020, I killed one bird.</p><p>In 2019, I killed zero.</p><p>Not saying could have killed the limit either year, but did give a pass to a few for various reasons, mainly didn't want to kill the last known longbeard in an area, and no desire to kill a jake.</p><p></p><p>At present, plan to kill 1 or 2 this season (in TN), and maybe help some others kill 1 or 2.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, have worked on continuing to improve habitat for better nesting success, and paid professional trappers to reduce the nest-raiders and turkey killers. In the main (private property) areas I turkey hunt, we greatly reduced the coyote population in Winter 2019, then again Winter 2020 (last trapping ended Feb 2021).</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I've seen no difference yet in the turkey population from before we started professionally trapping (mainly coyotes, bobcats, and raccoons). Appeared to have decent nesting success in 2020, yet very few poults survived to fall (despite far fewer coyotes & bobcats). My belief is the #1 killer of young poults in this area has become the Cooper's hawk. Taking out the coyotes may just be helping out the hawks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5076985, member: 1409"] Personally, I have historically killed one less than the limit (in TN), kinda "saving" that last bird, just so can enjoy continuing to hunt and/or just having that opportunity to go. More recently, I have self-regulated further. In 2020, I killed one bird. In 2019, I killed zero. Not saying could have killed the limit either year, but did give a pass to a few for various reasons, mainly didn't want to kill the last known longbeard in an area, and no desire to kill a jake. At present, plan to kill 1 or 2 this season (in TN), and maybe help some others kill 1 or 2. Meanwhile, have worked on continuing to improve habitat for better nesting success, and paid professional trappers to reduce the nest-raiders and turkey killers. In the main (private property) areas I turkey hunt, we greatly reduced the coyote population in Winter 2019, then again Winter 2020 (last trapping ended Feb 2021). Unfortunately, I've seen no difference yet in the turkey population from before we started professionally trapping (mainly coyotes, bobcats, and raccoons). Appeared to have decent nesting success in 2020, yet very few poults survived to fall (despite far fewer coyotes & bobcats). My belief is the #1 killer of young poults in this area has become the Cooper's hawk. Taking out the coyotes may just be helping out the hawks. [/QUOTE]
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