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Fewer turkeys- debate- over a decade of harvest numbers....
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<blockquote data-quote="Bone Collector" data-source="post: 5328046" data-attributes="member: 7419"><p>To me this is one of the main questions they need to answer. I think the decline is due to many things combined and not just one, but I do think hunter #'s and more "modern" equipment as well as poult recruitment are a big piece of it. </p><p></p><p>When I started in 2010, there were birds everywhere and you may not see a hunter all season on public lands, but now it is not unusual to see more than one in a single hunt and that is even at the end of the season. Last year on public I ran into 2 other hunters on the last day of season. </p><p></p><p>What's worse with all the new equipment folks want to shoot 60-80 yds at a turkey. No telling how many die later after a long shot peppers them. Those don't make the kill totals and just become food for scavengers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bone Collector, post: 5328046, member: 7419"] To me this is one of the main questions they need to answer. I think the decline is due to many things combined and not just one, but I do think hunter #'s and more "modern" equipment as well as poult recruitment are a big piece of it. When I started in 2010, there were birds everywhere and you may not see a hunter all season on public lands, but now it is not unusual to see more than one in a single hunt and that is even at the end of the season. Last year on public I ran into 2 other hunters on the last day of season. What's worse with all the new equipment folks want to shoot 60-80 yds at a turkey. No telling how many die later after a long shot peppers them. Those don't make the kill totals and just become food for scavengers. [/QUOTE]
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