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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5354590" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>That is the crux of the problem. No one knows. It is happening across the southeast. There is a long term study among southeastern states that apparently isn't coming up with much in the way of answers. TWRA's strategy has been to extend the study while continuing to manage their flock with restoration management guidelines and a long season with high bag limits. They, for whatever reason, cannot grasp that we are no longer in the restoration phase where the population is growing every year enough to withstand the annual slaughter. </p><p></p><p>In Southeastern turkey biologist working groups, the point has been made that you can't continue restoration strategy when the population is declining. It has fallen on deaf ears at TWRA. Other states are taking the best available science that is out there and making changes that they feel should help their flocks. The things that are being done have extremely little chance of hurting their flocks. The only negatives are a potential decline in license dollars.</p><p></p><p>TWRA has refused to make those type of changes because claims it impacts their study data. This is a study that was supposed to be done in three years and has already been extended another two years. It is also a study that apparently is yielding no solutions to the problem. IMO, the real reason that TWRA/TFWC won't consider the changes is it could impact license sales, particularly for nonresident hunters. An early season opener with a high bag limit draws hunters from a bunch of states that get to hunt before their home state opens. Apparently, TWRA spent $10,000 in marketing last year to help draw additional hunters from out of state. </p><p></p><p>So, we get to have a turkey population that is circling the bowl for the short term gain in $$$$$$. I am beyond disgusted with the whole thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5354590, member: 1859"] That is the crux of the problem. No one knows. It is happening across the southeast. There is a long term study among southeastern states that apparently isn't coming up with much in the way of answers. TWRA's strategy has been to extend the study while continuing to manage their flock with restoration management guidelines and a long season with high bag limits. They, for whatever reason, cannot grasp that we are no longer in the restoration phase where the population is growing every year enough to withstand the annual slaughter. In Southeastern turkey biologist working groups, the point has been made that you can't continue restoration strategy when the population is declining. It has fallen on deaf ears at TWRA. Other states are taking the best available science that is out there and making changes that they feel should help their flocks. The things that are being done have extremely little chance of hurting their flocks. The only negatives are a potential decline in license dollars. TWRA has refused to make those type of changes because claims it impacts their study data. This is a study that was supposed to be done in three years and has already been extended another two years. It is also a study that apparently is yielding no solutions to the problem. IMO, the real reason that TWRA/TFWC won't consider the changes is it could impact license sales, particularly for nonresident hunters. An early season opener with a high bag limit draws hunters from a bunch of states that get to hunt before their home state opens. Apparently, TWRA spent $10,000 in marketing last year to help draw additional hunters from out of state. So, we get to have a turkey population that is circling the bowl for the short term gain in $$$$$$. I am beyond disgusted with the whole thing. [/QUOTE]
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