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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5878213" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Well, that depends on whether the flock is isolated geographically from the next flock. Turkeys aren't evenly distributed across the landscape like they were back in the early 2000s. They are often in pockets now. Some small areas have an overabundance, and it's almost impossible for a receptive hen to go unbred. But in the marginal areas with 1 or 2 toms and 4 or 5 hens with the next flock being 5 miles away, if the 1 or 2 toms are killed before mid April, then half the hens will go unbred that season.</p><p></p><p>That has nothing to do with season limits. I'll say it yet again... limits on gobblers has no bearing on reproductive success. IF gobblers are killed AFTER the majority of spring breeding has occurred AND jakes are protected But then you are talking about a May 1st opener... and most of folks aren't willing to accept such a late start date.</p><p></p><p>SO, since we are compromising with an early start date (Apr 15th), AND we are killing jakes, AND 2/3 of the entire year season kill is frontloaded to the first 9 days of the 6w season...limits become VERY important in ares with marginal populations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5878213, member: 2805"] Well, that depends on whether the flock is isolated geographically from the next flock. Turkeys aren't evenly distributed across the landscape like they were back in the early 2000s. They are often in pockets now. Some small areas have an overabundance, and it's almost impossible for a receptive hen to go unbred. But in the marginal areas with 1 or 2 toms and 4 or 5 hens with the next flock being 5 miles away, if the 1 or 2 toms are killed before mid April, then half the hens will go unbred that season. That has nothing to do with season limits. I'll say it yet again... limits on gobblers has no bearing on reproductive success. IF gobblers are killed AFTER the majority of spring breeding has occurred AND jakes are protected But then you are talking about a May 1st opener... and most of folks aren't willing to accept such a late start date. SO, since we are compromising with an early start date (Apr 15th), AND we are killing jakes, AND 2/3 of the entire year season kill is frontloaded to the first 9 days of the 6w season...limits become VERY important in ares with marginal populations. [/QUOTE]
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