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<blockquote data-quote="Andy S." data-source="post: 5639302" data-attributes="member: 131"><p>Good recap and summary, but likely a VERY localized point of view in a target rich environment (<em>Region 2, middle TN, higher populations and cooler temps when compared to SW TN, generally speaking</em>), yet TFWC/TWRA sets a single season for 95 counties that are 400 miles apart (east to west).</p><p></p><p>As for late season (<em>end of May</em>) in SW TN, I was most impressed with <u>some</u> gobblers gobbling day to day and still courting a single hen to a few hens most mornings, and the <strong><u>beyond ideal weather/temps/lack of humidity the last 10-14 days of season</u></strong>. For SW TN (<em>very localized POV</em>), the ideal weather is an <strong>anomaly</strong> when looking at historical averages, so would not count on it again in out years if you so choose to keep a tag until end of season in SW TN. Warm with muggy dense air is more the norm for us in late May. I saw my first poults this weekend, so hoping and praying for warmer drier conditions to aid in their survival.</p><p></p><p>32k kill is solid with a 2 bird limit. More than a 1/3 killed (<em>11.6k</em>) the first 48 hours and 3/4 season total killed (<em>24k birds</em>) the first two weeks of the season (<em>end of April</em>). The last 30 days of season resulted in 6k birds killed statewide, with Maury county killing more in May (<em>242</em>) than THIRTY FIVE (<em>35</em>) other counties killed all season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy S., post: 5639302, member: 131"] Good recap and summary, but likely a VERY localized point of view in a target rich environment ([I]Region 2, middle TN, higher populations and cooler temps when compared to SW TN, generally speaking[/I]), yet TFWC/TWRA sets a single season for 95 counties that are 400 miles apart (east to west). As for late season ([I]end of May[/I]) in SW TN, I was most impressed with [U]some[/U] gobblers gobbling day to day and still courting a single hen to a few hens most mornings, and the [B][U]beyond ideal weather/temps/lack of humidity the last 10-14 days of season[/U][/B]. For SW TN ([I]very localized POV[/I]), the ideal weather is an [B]anomaly[/B] when looking at historical averages, so would not count on it again in out years if you so choose to keep a tag until end of season in SW TN. Warm with muggy dense air is more the norm for us in late May. I saw my first poults this weekend, so hoping and praying for warmer drier conditions to aid in their survival. 32k kill is solid with a 2 bird limit. More than a 1/3 killed ([I]11.6k[/I]) the first 48 hours and 3/4 season total killed ([I]24k birds[/I]) the first two weeks of the season ([I]end of April[/I]). The last 30 days of season resulted in 6k birds killed statewide, with Maury county killing more in May ([I]242[/I]) than THIRTY FIVE ([I]35[/I]) other counties killed all season. [/QUOTE]
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