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Bleak Outlook For These Counties!!
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<blockquote data-quote="catman529" data-source="post: 5354331" data-attributes="member: 9284"><p>I'm not going to</p><p></p><p>one cannot judge turkey numbers simply by looking at harvest numbers by county for one season. </p><p></p><p>Some of those counties have not killed many every year, either due to their size or they just never had many turkeys. They may be stable or may even be increasing in numbers. </p><p></p><p>Other counties in your list may be in decline, but the very limited data you posted is completely inconclusive. </p><p></p><p>Lawrence county for example has been down in turkey numbers for years, but I have heard reports of good hatches the past 2 years, and the season opens 2 weeks late as well. </p><p></p><p>Trousdale county also will always have low harvest numbers because it is a very small county. Look on a map, not just at numbers. </p><p></p><p>I made up a map a couple years ago of harvest density in birds per square mile, per county. I will not post it here, but it showed me a lot. </p><p></p><p>Turkey decline is local and turkeys are down in some areas, but stable or increasing in other areas. We need to focus on areas that are actually in decline, not just areas that don't have 500+ birds reported per county.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catman529, post: 5354331, member: 9284"] I’m not going to one cannot judge turkey numbers simply by looking at harvest numbers by county for one season. Some of those counties have not killed many every year, either due to their size or they just never had many turkeys. They may be stable or may even be increasing in numbers. Other counties in your list may be in decline, but the very limited data you posted is completely inconclusive. Lawrence county for example has been down in turkey numbers for years, but I have heard reports of good hatches the past 2 years, and the season opens 2 weeks late as well. Trousdale county also will always have low harvest numbers because it is a very small county. Look on a map, not just at numbers. I made up a map a couple years ago of harvest density in birds per square mile, per county. I will not post it here, but it showed me a lot. Turkey decline is local and turkeys are down in some areas, but stable or increasing in other areas. We need to focus on areas that are actually in decline, not just areas that don’t have 500+ birds reported per county. [/QUOTE]
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