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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5057677" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p><strong>There is no one thing we can do (within reason) that becomes some kind of magic bullet in producing robust turkey populations.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In fact, most of the factors are beyond our control (as hunters).</strong></p><p></p><p>Whatever we do in terms of rules & regulations, those "laws" typically are only as good as they can be enforced. Much easier to enforce a later opening date than what type pellets a hunter has loaded in his gun?</p><p></p><p>For example, look at our baiting laws.</p><p>To what extent are they enforced?</p><p></p><p>As a prime example, I'll pick on my "home turf" of LBL.</p><p>From a regulatory standpoint, you will be hard-pressed to find turkey hunting regs anywhere else in TN as conducive to producing and keeping a robust turkey population. And the enforcement of those regs, imo, greatly exceeds what we see "statewide" in most counties.</p><p></p><p>Our season actually does open later, our spring limit is now only 1 bird, period.</p><p>And that limit had been only 2 while the limit was 4 across the adjoining TN counties. So now, TN statewide limit is 3, LBL limit is 1.</p><p></p><p>Yet I believe we may have fewer turkeys per square mile within LBL than the adjoining TN counties of Stewart & Henry.</p><p>Go figure.</p><p></p><p>Just saying, the problems are not mainly decoys and blinds, but mostly factors beyond the control of most hunters. It's just that we can control our own hunting ethics, if we so choose, and the wildlife agencies can augment that with practical regs, more easily enforced, like the season opening date.</p><p></p><p>My hope is that our wild turkey don't go the route of our wild quail.</p><p>I don't think this is going to happen, but a few decades ago, never would have believed our native quail would become so close to being an extinct species now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5057677, member: 1409"] [B]There is no one thing we can do (within reason) that becomes some kind of magic bullet in producing robust turkey populations. In fact, most of the factors are beyond our control (as hunters).[/B] Whatever we do in terms of rules & regulations, those "laws" typically are only as good as they can be enforced. Much easier to enforce a later opening date than what type pellets a hunter has loaded in his gun? For example, look at our baiting laws. To what extent are they enforced? As a prime example, I'll pick on my "home turf" of LBL. From a regulatory standpoint, you will be hard-pressed to find turkey hunting regs anywhere else in TN as conducive to producing and keeping a robust turkey population. And the enforcement of those regs, imo, greatly exceeds what we see "statewide" in most counties. Our season actually does open later, our spring limit is now only 1 bird, period. And that limit had been only 2 while the limit was 4 across the adjoining TN counties. So now, TN statewide limit is 3, LBL limit is 1. Yet I believe we may have fewer turkeys per square mile within LBL than the adjoining TN counties of Stewart & Henry. Go figure. Just saying, the problems are not mainly decoys and blinds, but mostly factors beyond the control of most hunters. It's just that we can control our own hunting ethics, if we so choose, and the wildlife agencies can augment that with practical regs, more easily enforced, like the season opening date. My hope is that our wild turkey don't go the route of our wild quail. I don't think this is going to happen, but a few decades ago, never would have believed our native quail would become so close to being an extinct species now. [/QUOTE]
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