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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5057516" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Another perspective on the bottom-line effect of reduced limits</p><p>is it's effect on bottom-line "carry-over" of surviving birds to the next year.</p><p></p><p>Let's say in a given area there are typically 10 longbeards when turkey season opens.</p><p>Assume under a 4-bird limit, 7 of them are killed by hunters, leaving 3 at season's end.</p><p></p><p>Of these 3, assume 1 soon dies of natural causes, 1 is the victim of a coyote, leaving only 1 of these 10 longbeards to begin the next turkey season as an "older" Tom.</p><p>(We "hope" there were at least 9 surviving jakes to then provide a total of 10 longbeards in the subsequent year as well.)</p><p></p><p>But, what if under a 3-bird limit only 1 less bird was killed by the collective hunters? How might that effect the bottom line "carry-over" to the next season?</p><p></p><p>Let's say in a given area there are typically 10 longbeards when turkey season opens.</p><p>Assume under a<strong> 3</strong>-bird limit, 6 of them are killed by hunters, leaving 4 at season's end.</p><p></p><p>Of these 4, assume 1 soon dies of natural causes, 1 is the victim of a coyote, leaving 2 of these 10 longbeards to begin the next turkey season as an "older" Tom.</p><p></p><p><strong>In this hypothetical scenario, killing just 1 less bird actually doubles the surviving longbeards</strong>. Let's say this alone actually increases the number of "longbeards" by 5% the next year. After four years, wouldn't we then have about a 20% increase in the number of longbeards? <strong>Significant?</strong></p><p></p><p>Of course, so many factors relating to ongoing turkey populations are beyond our control. It's just that what we kill or don't kill is one of the few factors within our control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5057516, member: 1409"] Another perspective on the bottom-line effect of reduced limits is it's effect on bottom-line "carry-over" of surviving birds to the next year. Let's say in a given area there are typically 10 longbeards when turkey season opens. Assume under a 4-bird limit, 7 of them are killed by hunters, leaving 3 at season's end. Of these 3, assume 1 soon dies of natural causes, 1 is the victim of a coyote, leaving only 1 of these 10 longbeards to begin the next turkey season as an "older" Tom. (We "hope" there were at least 9 surviving jakes to then provide a total of 10 longbeards in the subsequent year as well.) But, what if under a 3-bird limit only 1 less bird was killed by the collective hunters? How might that effect the bottom line "carry-over" to the next season? Let's say in a given area there are typically 10 longbeards when turkey season opens. Assume under a[B] 3[/B]-bird limit, 6 of them are killed by hunters, leaving 4 at season's end. Of these 4, assume 1 soon dies of natural causes, 1 is the victim of a coyote, leaving 2 of these 10 longbeards to begin the next turkey season as an "older" Tom. [B]In this hypothetical scenario, killing just 1 less bird actually doubles the surviving longbeards[/B]. Let's say this alone actually increases the number of "longbeards" by 5% the next year. After four years, wouldn't we then have about a 20% increase in the number of longbeards? [B]Significant?[/B] Of course, so many factors relating to ongoing turkey populations are beyond our control. It's just that what we kill or don't kill is one of the few factors within our control. [/QUOTE]
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