Big changes from the meeting today

[ruger7mag]

2023 season will start 2 weeks later.
2 bird limit, only 1 can be a Jake.
Coon and possum trapping open year round.

 

[jman 125]

Please provide a link I would love to read up on it being a trapper

 

[ruger7mag]

 

[KPH]

Guess if I shoot one jake the next time when I call one in I will have to measure his beard before I shoot him. Going to be birds not turned in. Now I don't mind them moving the season back or going to only two birds.

 

[Remington700]

I think this is a move in the right direction. Thought it should have been 2 birds last time they moved it down.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Is this for real??? That's just about everything I've been advocating for!

 

[Creek bottoms]

Sounds good, if they'd eliminate shooting any hens too.

 

[Buckhunter10]

This is great to hear. Glad they actually implemented some meaningful changes.

 

[tnanh]

Guess if I shoot one jake the next time when I call one in I will have to measure his beard before I shoot him. Going to be birds not turned in. Now I don't mind them moving the season back or going to only two birds.

Cant set regulations based on what people wont do. Same people wont turn them in no matter what the rules are.

 

[Gravey]

Fine by me and agree with not shooting bearded hens. Wish they would outlaw that.

 

[Bone Collector]

Sounds good, if they'd eliminate shooting any hens too.

yeah why the jake restriction (I agree with it) but no Hen restriction???

 

[Bone Collector]

2023 season will start 2 weeks later.
2 bird limit, only 1 can be a Jake.
Coon and possum trapping open year round.

I can't find anything about the 2 week later start or 2 bird limit. maybe I missed it, but I scanned through and stopped every time they had a season slide or a slide with definitions. I saw the "Adult Bird" change.

 

[Levee Jumper]

Does the entire state start the general season on the 3rd Sat. in April including MAV Unit, Southern Middle TN and West TN WMA's?

 

[Levee Jumper]

Guess if I shoot one jake the next time when I call one in I will have to measure his beard before I shoot him. Going to be birds not turned in. Now I don't mind them moving the season back or going to only two birds.

Just shoot a Gobbler.

Could just shoot 2 Gobblers, it's more fun.

 

[Bone Collector]

I found this. No mention of a later start or 2 bird limit. Does say that on Mid TN WMAs reduce the bag to 1 bird in the first 2 weeks. Don't know how I feel about it, as I really only have public to hunt for turkey and if I kill one on opening day I can't really hunt until 2 weeks later. It does say open trapping of coons year round and allow hunting them later.

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/FINAL-April-2022_Season-Setting-Preview_4-28-22.pdf

 

[AT Hiker]

I'll hold off celebrating until I see something in writing.

 

[wmd]

It was voice motions and vote; not on a slide.

 

[Bgoodman30]

What a joke.. Leave it to turkey hunters to want to take away their own opportunity's. I was hoping they would go the decoy or fanning route and not take away days or limit reduction but they took the latter.. Guess we need to look into building some crappie beds..

 

[drake799]

What a joke.. Leave it to turkey hunters to want to take away their own opportunity's. I was hoping they would go the decoy or fanning route and not take away days or limit reduction but they took the latter.. Guess we need to look into building some crappie beds..

You've got a month and half to kill your limit. How
Much more do you want lol

 

[cmn]

Guess if I shoot one jake the next time when I call one in I will have to measure his beard before I shoot him. Going to be birds not turned in. Now I don't mind them moving the season back or going to only two birds.

will always have people not turning in birds and cheating...