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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5353604" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Good points, but . . . . . .</p><p></p><p>Our hunting regulations are but one of the many factors that have gone against turkeys thriving in many TN counties. In fact, our hunting regulations may be very secondary to many other factors TWRA cannot control.</p><p></p><p>Ongoing, the single biggest factor may be how weather effects annual nesting success. This usually works out ok over time, but I believe more consideration should be given to subsequent seasons following years of poor nesting success (with tweaks in the hunting regs happening more often).</p><p></p><p>Another factor, quite possibly the biggest single factor going against turkeys thriving, is raptor predation. It literally seems to be the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. These are birds such as owls, hawks, and eagles given federal protection. TWRA can do nothing about this, and raptor numbers not only continue to increase, but their hunting behavior appears to be evolving, particularly with the bald eagles.</p><p></p><p>And, these raptors hunt year round, killing far more turkeys annually than us human hunters.</p><p>Yes, coyotes also kill some turkeys, but I do not believe they're as big a factor as most seem to think. And, if we killed every coyote that lives, raptor predation would likely just increase even faster.</p><p></p><p><u>Turkey hunting regulations are very important</u>. And just because we cannot do anything about some other factors is no reason not to do what we can to help. But turkey hunting regulations remain just one of the factors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5353604, member: 1409"] Good points, but . . . . . . Our hunting regulations are but one of the many factors that have gone against turkeys thriving in many TN counties. In fact, our hunting regulations may be very secondary to many other factors TWRA cannot control. Ongoing, the single biggest factor may be how weather effects annual nesting success. This usually works out ok over time, but I believe more consideration should be given to subsequent seasons following years of poor nesting success (with tweaks in the hunting regs happening more often). Another factor, quite possibly the biggest single factor going against turkeys thriving, is raptor predation. It literally seems to be the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. These are birds such as owls, hawks, and eagles given federal protection. TWRA can do nothing about this, and raptor numbers not only continue to increase, but their hunting behavior appears to be evolving, particularly with the bald eagles. And, these raptors hunt year round, killing far more turkeys annually than us human hunters. Yes, coyotes also kill some turkeys, but I do not believe they're as big a factor as most seem to think. And, if we killed every coyote that lives, raptor predation would likely just increase even faster. [U]Turkey hunting regulations are very important[/U]. And just because we cannot do anything about some other factors is no reason not to do what we can to help. But turkey hunting regulations remain just one of the factors. [/QUOTE]
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