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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5617235" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>I think the 'big picture' turkey hunting experience is more about the hunt rather than the kill for most of us....</p><p></p><p>For example, I would gladly have traded my month of turkey hunting season in MS for just a weekend on my TN farms because of the quality of the hunts (hearing multiple gobblers every day vs hearing only one in a month of hunting here in MS).</p><p></p><p>While in my mind there is NO QUESTION there is a biological benefit to delaying season by 2 weeks, there is a question in my mind whether the quality of the hunt itself is improved or reduced by the 2 week delay statewide. The baiters are hurt by a 2 week delay, the reapers are hurt by a 2 week delay... I dont care about their satisfaction... but I do wonder whether the folks in west TN have a worsened hunting experience with the delay. If nest initiation data proves hens breed 2 weeks earlier in west TN than those in middle TN, I would have no problem with TN going to zones or units that open in staggered fashion....</p><p></p><p>But for middle TN, the 2 wk delay has been a complete boon BOTH for quality of hunting as well as from a biological standpoint allowing hens to breed before toms are killed.</p><p></p><p>As far as the last couple days of the season (late May) in TN... I have no idea... but I still have a tag left, so I'm going to hunt it just from a 'life experience' standpoint. Will let you guys know how it goes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5617235, member: 2805"] I think the 'big picture' turkey hunting experience is more about the hunt rather than the kill for most of us.... For example, I would gladly have traded my month of turkey hunting season in MS for just a weekend on my TN farms because of the quality of the hunts (hearing multiple gobblers every day vs hearing only one in a month of hunting here in MS). While in my mind there is NO QUESTION there is a biological benefit to delaying season by 2 weeks, there is a question in my mind whether the quality of the hunt itself is improved or reduced by the 2 week delay statewide. The baiters are hurt by a 2 week delay, the reapers are hurt by a 2 week delay... I dont care about their satisfaction... but I do wonder whether the folks in west TN have a worsened hunting experience with the delay. If nest initiation data proves hens breed 2 weeks earlier in west TN than those in middle TN, I would have no problem with TN going to zones or units that open in staggered fashion.... But for middle TN, the 2 wk delay has been a complete boon BOTH for quality of hunting as well as from a biological standpoint allowing hens to breed before toms are killed. As far as the last couple days of the season (late May) in TN... I have no idea... but I still have a tag left, so I'm going to hunt it just from a 'life experience' standpoint. Will let you guys know how it goes! [/QUOTE]
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