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AGFC Proposal - 1 turkey statewide
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5327838" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I think the main reason for this is because there may be no single cause to pin point.</p><p>It appears to be multiple factors, each synergizing the effects of the others.</p><p></p><p>Another issue may be that some state agencies do not want to admit the things they <em>COULD</em> do that would have the most powerful impacts in helping wild turkeys thrive. Realize that some things that would be highly effective to implement by a state agency, they simply cannot do; other things they do not want to do because of how such things would reduce license sales in the short-term. An example would be establishing a hunting season on hawks to reduce this never-before-seen high population of predatory birds. This would be a federal issue, and the feds would rather make it illegal to kill a turkey before they'd ever purposefully consider reducing the numbers of raptors.</p><p></p><p>One thing the TWRA doesn't "want" to do is start the season date later, as this would reduce revenue via less non-resident license sales. Never mind this alone would be one of the single best things that could be done to help ongoing turkey populations, which in turn helps sustain that cash cow of non-resident license sales.</p><p></p><p>IMO, <strong>the most powerful two things</strong> (that are "reasonable") the <strong>TWRA <em>COULD</em> do</strong> to greatly enhance the opportunities for turkeys to thrive statewide:</p><p></p><p><strong>1) Open the season a week later (Juvenile weekend becomes Saturday closest to April 1st).</strong></p><p></p><p>a) This would significantly reduce the effectiveness of illegal baiting as a means of killing turkeys.</p><p></p><p>b) This would significantly reduce the number of non-resident hunters coming to TN.</p><p>The non-residents drawn to TN tend to be much more highly-accomplished turkey killers than TN's resident turkey hunters. This group of accomplished turkey killers has historically been drawn to TN mainly because our turkey season opens earlier than their resident states', and we have had a higher turkey limit than their resident states.</p><p></p><p>c) This would slightly enhance reproductive and nesting success.</p><p></p><p>d) This would slightly decrease raptor predation (disturbed & pushed birds by hunters become easier prey, and with the season opening later, there is more escape cover from spring green-up).</p><p></p><p><strong>2) Reduce the annual limit to 2 birds, only 1 of which may be taken in the 1st 7 season days.</strong></p><p></p><p>So simple, no additional expenses for TWRA, very little lost revenue from non-resident license sales, while enhancing the sustainability of future non-resident license sales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5327838, member: 1409"] I think the main reason for this is because there may be no single cause to pin point. It appears to be multiple factors, each synergizing the effects of the others. Another issue may be that some state agencies do not want to admit the things they [I]COULD[/I] do that would have the most powerful impacts in helping wild turkeys thrive. Realize that some things that would be highly effective to implement by a state agency, they simply cannot do; other things they do not want to do because of how such things would reduce license sales in the short-term. An example would be establishing a hunting season on hawks to reduce this never-before-seen high population of predatory birds. This would be a federal issue, and the feds would rather make it illegal to kill a turkey before they'd ever purposefully consider reducing the numbers of raptors. One thing the TWRA doesn't "want" to do is start the season date later, as this would reduce revenue via less non-resident license sales. Never mind this alone would be one of the single best things that could be done to help ongoing turkey populations, which in turn helps sustain that cash cow of non-resident license sales. IMO, [B]the most powerful two things[/B] (that are "reasonable") the [B]TWRA [I]COULD[/I] do[/B] to greatly enhance the opportunities for turkeys to thrive statewide: [B]1) Open the season a week later (Juvenile weekend becomes Saturday closest to April 1st).[/B] a) This would significantly reduce the effectiveness of illegal baiting as a means of killing turkeys. b) This would significantly reduce the number of non-resident hunters coming to TN. The non-residents drawn to TN tend to be much more highly-accomplished turkey killers than TN's resident turkey hunters. This group of accomplished turkey killers has historically been drawn to TN mainly because our turkey season opens earlier than their resident states', and we have had a higher turkey limit than their resident states. c) This would slightly enhance reproductive and nesting success. d) This would slightly decrease raptor predation (disturbed & pushed birds by hunters become easier prey, and with the season opening later, there is more escape cover from spring green-up). [B]2) Reduce the annual limit to 2 birds, only 1 of which may be taken in the 1st 7 season days.[/B] So simple, no additional expenses for TWRA, very little lost revenue from non-resident license sales, while enhancing the sustainability of future non-resident license sales. [/QUOTE]
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