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<blockquote data-quote="Southern Sportsman" data-source="post: 5589013" data-attributes="member: 10399"><p>If we weren't talking about a shared resource, I might support this. But we are talking about a shared resource. Turkeys are finite. Seasons and limits are set to control the overall harvest. Thus, as hunter efficacy increases, opportunity decreases. This is why archery-only deer seasons make sense. People hunting with a bow are less efficient at killing deer vs. people hunting with rifles. So bow seasons can be longer and bag limits can be more liberal.</p><p></p><p>I'm not here to bash those who want to hunt with decoys. But I wonder how the statewide harvest would look during the first two weeks without them? I'll wager it would drop by half. I suspect that if tents and decoys were banned, we could open the season 3/15 and make the limit 5 birds without over-harvesting the resource.</p><p></p><p>My main point is this - hunting methods and means impact total harvest. Total harvest impacts hunter opportunity. So if you're offended when another hunter criticizes a hunting style, get over it. It's nothing personal. Some of my best friends still lug decoys around every time they hunt. I make fun of them, but I don't love them any less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern Sportsman, post: 5589013, member: 10399"] If we weren't talking about a shared resource, I might support this. But we are talking about a shared resource. Turkeys are finite. Seasons and limits are set to control the overall harvest. Thus, as hunter efficacy increases, opportunity decreases. This is why archery-only deer seasons make sense. People hunting with a bow are less efficient at killing deer vs. people hunting with rifles. So bow seasons can be longer and bag limits can be more liberal. I’m not here to bash those who want to hunt with decoys. But I wonder how the statewide harvest would look during the first two weeks without them? I’ll wager it would drop by half. I suspect that if tents and decoys were banned, we could open the season 3/15 and make the limit 5 birds without over-harvesting the resource. My main point is this - hunting methods and means impact total harvest. Total harvest impacts hunter opportunity. So if you’re offended when another hunter criticizes a hunting style, get over it. It’s nothing personal. Some of my best friends still lug decoys around every time they hunt. I make fun of them, but I don’t love them any less. [/QUOTE]
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