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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5350117" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>IMO, <strong><u>most important thing is to have regulations which are very simple</u></strong>, and <strong><u>most easily enforced</u></strong>, as any law is typically only as good as its enforcement, and unnecessary regulations just create unnecessary resentment and unnecessary hardship on the most honest sportsmen.</p><p></p><p>Even something so seemingly straighforward & simple as some different regs on public hunting lands will often back-fire in creating division and resentment between hunters. </p><p></p><p>Some hunters only hunt public lands, some only hunt private lands, while most may be hunting both private & public. Regs work best when they're as uniform as reasonably possible from one hunting area to another, since unnecessary differences commonly just create more division & resentment among hunters, as well as among the officers handed the task of enforcement.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While this may be a good idea, it may only be "necessary" if TWRA fails to delay the season opening by a week or two.</p><p></p><p>IMO, at this time, <u>the very best</u>,<u> most easily enforced regulatory change for turkey hunting should be a delayed opening date by at least 1 week</u>. My personal idea is the resource (and the hunters) would be best served ongoing by <u>delaying the opening by 2 weeks</u>, while <u>extending</u> the close by 1 week later, meaning the <u>season is only reduced by 1 week</u>, and would still be one of the longest spring turkey seasons in the U.S.</p><p></p><p>As to the turkey tactic of "fanning or reaping", either make it legal or illegal everywhere in TN on both private & public lands. My vote would be to outlaw this tactic. That is the only "tactical" change I would make in the regs. There is no real "need" to outlaw other commonly mentioned things such as decoys, TSS shot, pop-up blinds, much less comfortable clothing, raincoats, cushions, or sights on shotguns.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>IMO, going to a 1-buck limit (at this time) is simply unnecessary, and possibly even counter-productive towards maintaining/achieving that good buck:doe ratio. The 2-buck limit seems the most ideal compromise, and the least "compromise" to anyone.</p><p></p><p>What we most need to be concerned about is how TWRA reacts to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Outside the CWD zones, I have no significant complaints regarding the statewide deer regs, which may be best just left unchanged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5350117, member: 1409"] IMO, [B][U]most important thing is to have regulations which are very simple[/U][/B], and [B][U]most easily enforced[/U][/B], as any law is typically only as good as its enforcement, and unnecessary regulations just create unnecessary resentment and unnecessary hardship on the most honest sportsmen. Even something so seemingly straighforward & simple as some different regs on public hunting lands will often back-fire in creating division and resentment between hunters. Some hunters only hunt public lands, some only hunt private lands, while most may be hunting both private & public. Regs work best when they're as uniform as reasonably possible from one hunting area to another, since unnecessary differences commonly just create more division & resentment among hunters, as well as among the officers handed the task of enforcement. While this may be a good idea, it may only be "necessary" if TWRA fails to delay the season opening by a week or two. IMO, at this time, [U]the very best[/U],[U] most easily enforced regulatory change for turkey hunting should be a delayed opening date by at least 1 week[/U]. My personal idea is the resource (and the hunters) would be best served ongoing by [U]delaying the opening by 2 weeks[/U], while [U]extending[/U] the close by 1 week later, meaning the [U]season is only reduced by 1 week[/U], and would still be one of the longest spring turkey seasons in the U.S. As to the turkey tactic of "fanning or reaping", either make it legal or illegal everywhere in TN on both private & public lands. My vote would be to outlaw this tactic. That is the only "tactical" change I would make in the regs. There is no real "need" to outlaw other commonly mentioned things such as decoys, TSS shot, pop-up blinds, much less comfortable clothing, raincoats, cushions, or sights on shotguns. IMO, going to a 1-buck limit (at this time) is simply unnecessary, and possibly even counter-productive towards maintaining/achieving that good buck:doe ratio. The 2-buck limit seems the most ideal compromise, and the least "compromise" to anyone. What we most need to be concerned about is how TWRA reacts to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Outside the CWD zones, I have no significant complaints regarding the statewide deer regs, which may be best just left unchanged. [/QUOTE]
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