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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5616933" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>As much as I don't think limits have a lot to do with overall population trends (or at least shouldn't)... one cannot argue the drastic population decline coincided with TWRA raising limits to 3, then to 4, especially when the vast majority of those birds killed were removed before breeding had even occurred. Turkey hunters have become incredibly effective at removing all males from a flock if they so desire (I'm 100% convinced I could have killed my nemesis bird this year just reaping him). How do we encourage ALL hunters to 'save some for seed' instead of forcing them with limits????</p><p></p><p>I've told this before, but personally, I shut a farm down to all hunting once 50% of gobblers have been killed, done this for 2 decades. Perfect example, one farm had 5 toms. A friend and I went in there the 2nd day of the season, and I killed one right off the roost and 2 hours later I called in another for my friend. That farm has been unhunted since then, and hopefully the neighbors don't kill the 3 remaining birds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5616933, member: 2805"] As much as I don't think limits have a lot to do with overall population trends (or at least shouldn't)... one cannot argue the drastic population decline coincided with TWRA raising limits to 3, then to 4, especially when the vast majority of those birds killed were removed before breeding had even occurred. Turkey hunters have become incredibly effective at removing all males from a flock if they so desire (I'm 100% convinced I could have killed my nemesis bird this year just reaping him). How do we encourage ALL hunters to 'save some for seed' instead of forcing them with limits???? I've told this before, but personally, I shut a farm down to all hunting once 50% of gobblers have been killed, done this for 2 decades. Perfect example, one farm had 5 toms. A friend and I went in there the 2nd day of the season, and I killed one right off the roost and 2 hours later I called in another for my friend. That farm has been unhunted since then, and hopefully the neighbors don't kill the 3 remaining birds. [/QUOTE]
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