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<blockquote data-quote="13pt" data-source="post: 5337863" data-attributes="member: 19602"><p>I'm in White County living on 130 acres for about 15 years and bordered by agriculture on 3 sides as well as lots of other pasture lands. Mine is all wooded except for the 1-acre food plot I can see from the house and our pond being the main water source which I can also see from the house. PRIME turkey habitat to say the least. Most years I don't turkey hunt because it's my busiest time of the year in my business, so nearly zero pressure except for the juvenile hunt I allow NWTF every year (and they always get one, then the hunting stops). That being said, total numbers have fluctuated over the years but very clearly a significant downward trend. I have a picture from a few years ago of 95 turkeys in the front yard in late winter. This year, I have 5 Toms and 11 Jakes and oddly very few hens...maybe 20 and that's pushing it. Keep in mind this is a huge safety zone with tons of food and light hunting pressure on the bordering properties. Funny, as I type this there's one in the front yard gobbling. Anyway, just echoing almost everyone else's observations from the security of a safety zone...sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="13pt, post: 5337863, member: 19602"] I'm in White County living on 130 acres for about 15 years and bordered by agriculture on 3 sides as well as lots of other pasture lands. Mine is all wooded except for the 1-acre food plot I can see from the house and our pond being the main water source which I can also see from the house. PRIME turkey habitat to say the least. Most years I don't turkey hunt because it's my busiest time of the year in my business, so nearly zero pressure except for the juvenile hunt I allow NWTF every year (and they always get one, then the hunting stops). That being said, total numbers have fluctuated over the years but very clearly a significant downward trend. I have a picture from a few years ago of 95 turkeys in the front yard in late winter. This year, I have 5 Toms and 11 Jakes and oddly very few hens...maybe 20 and that's pushing it. Keep in mind this is a huge safety zone with tons of food and light hunting pressure on the bordering properties. Funny, as I type this there's one in the front yard gobbling. Anyway, just echoing almost everyone else's observations from the security of a safety zone...sad. [/QUOTE]
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