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<blockquote data-quote="deerfever" data-source="post: 5641161" data-attributes="member: 13434"><p>That is why I suggested a one week delay , 5 week season compromise with two ways to deal with Non residents. This would probably be satisfactory with most. It covers all you have pointed out. If private landowners feel there needs to be more time for the Toms to breed simply just do not hunt the first week , they still have a 4 week season. The simpler solution to me if you believe the Chamberlain stuff would be to hunt your land but avoid killing the dominant gobbler with all the hens. More than likely any Gobbler you call in will not have hens and not be doing the breeding according to the theory, if he did have hens he is not coming to you to begin with. Chamberlain himself says in the TWRA article " What we don't understand is (what) removing those dominant toms at a particular part of the season does if anything". Baiting and other illegal activity should have nothing to do with season setting as those people have always existed and always will no matter when you have a season. Most of your poachers probably pay no attention to season dates to begin with. The problem is not hens getting bred it's nest being raided and poults being snatched by predators and weather during hatch. Having a later season will not control those factors.We have had a great hatch the last two years under the old dates, hens were getting bred. We just need to hope the weather is right again this year, the poults survive the predators and we will have 3 great hatches in a row! Again just my thoughts, I will not demean anyone for feeling differently and respect other opinions.I will hunt whenever the season is set by the TWRA and commissioners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deerfever, post: 5641161, member: 13434"] That is why I suggested a one week delay , 5 week season compromise with two ways to deal with Non residents. This would probably be satisfactory with most. It covers all you have pointed out. If private landowners feel there needs to be more time for the Toms to breed simply just do not hunt the first week , they still have a 4 week season. The simpler solution to me if you believe the Chamberlain stuff would be to hunt your land but avoid killing the dominant gobbler with all the hens. More than likely any Gobbler you call in will not have hens and not be doing the breeding according to the theory, if he did have hens he is not coming to you to begin with. Chamberlain himself says in the TWRA article " What we don't understand is (what) removing those dominant toms at a particular part of the season does if anything". Baiting and other illegal activity should have nothing to do with season setting as those people have always existed and always will no matter when you have a season. Most of your poachers probably pay no attention to season dates to begin with. The problem is not hens getting bred it's nest being raided and poults being snatched by predators and weather during hatch. Having a later season will not control those factors.We have had a great hatch the last two years under the old dates, hens were getting bred. We just need to hope the weather is right again this year, the poults survive the predators and we will have 3 great hatches in a row! Again just my thoughts, I will not demean anyone for feeling differently and respect other opinions.I will hunt whenever the season is set by the TWRA and commissioners. [/QUOTE]
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