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<blockquote data-quote="Slick3006" data-source="post: 5852790" data-attributes="member: 24140"><p>Actually, we had a great year in Alabama. Harvest was 47k birds 2022-2023 with an estimated 91% reporting rate. Up 20k birds from 2021. You can figure the rest. </p><p></p><p>The Mississippi Delta is seeing a great recovery from the Mississippi River flood a few years back. Harvest is still limited, but the birds are coming back. Mississippi numbers are still down from the 40 year high but trending upward. Local populations vary but many counties have more turkeys than they did 10 years ago. Especially areas with recent return to cultuvation (extra feeding for the birds).</p><p></p><p>The data is all out there. I digress. 2023 was a bounce back year. </p><p></p><p>If you don't want to supplementally feed deer, I get it. </p><p></p><p>I've seen the results in places I have hunted and I have seen healthy deer populations that benefit from both well managed land (we are doing a controlled burn this weekend) and an effective feeding program with (SURPRISE) state biologist input. </p><p></p><p>It can be done. It isn't detrimental. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, we had a great year in Alabama. Harvest was 47k birds 2022-2023 with an estimated 91% reporting rate. Up 20k birds from 2021. You can figure the rest. </p><p></p><p>The Mississippi Delta is seeing a great recovery from the Mississippi River flood a few years back. Harvest is still limited, but the birds are coming back. Mississippi numbers are still down from the 40 year high but trending upward. Local populations vary but many counties have more turkeys than they did 10 years ago. Especially areas with recent return to cultuvation (extra feeding for the birds).</p><p></p><p>The data is all out there. I digress. 2023 was a bounce back year. </p><p></p><p>If you don't want to supplementally feed deer, I get it. </p><p></p><p>I've seen the results in places I have hunted and I have seen healthy deer populations that benefit from both well managed land (we are doing a controlled burn this weekend) and an effective supplemental feeding program with (SURPRISE) state biologist input. </p><p></p><p>It can be done. It isn't detrimental. </p><p></p><p>I'm done here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slick3006, post: 5852790, member: 24140"] Actually, we had a great year in Alabama. Harvest was 47k birds 2022-2023 with an estimated 91% reporting rate. Up 20k birds from 2021. You can figure the rest. The Mississippi Delta is seeing a great recovery from the Mississippi River flood a few years back. Harvest is still limited, but the birds are coming back. Mississippi numbers are still down from the 40 year high but trending upward. Local populations vary but many counties have more turkeys than they did 10 years ago. Especially areas with recent return to cultuvation (extra feeding for the birds). The data is all out there. I digress. 2023 was a bounce back year. If you don’t want to supplementally feed deer, I get it. I’ve seen the results in places I have hunted and I have seen healthy deer populations that benefit from both well managed land (we are doing a controlled burn this weekend) and an effective feeding program with (SURPRISE) state biologist input. It can be done. It isn’t detrimental. Actually, we had a great year in Alabama. Harvest was 47k birds 2022-2023 with an estimated 91% reporting rate. Up 20k birds from 2021. You can figure the rest. The Mississippi Delta is seeing a great recovery from the Mississippi River flood a few years back. Harvest is still limited, but the birds are coming back. Mississippi numbers are still down from the 40 year high but trending upward. Local populations vary but many counties have more turkeys than they did 10 years ago. Especially areas with recent return to cultuvation (extra feeding for the birds). The data is all out there. I digress. 2023 was a bounce back year. If you don't want to supplementally feed deer, I get it. I've seen the results in places I have hunted and I have seen healthy deer populations that benefit from both well managed land (we are doing a controlled burn this weekend) and an effective supplemental feeding program with (SURPRISE) state biologist input. It can be done. It isn't detrimental. I’m done here. [/QUOTE]
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