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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5111101" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Actually, not at all...</p><p></p><p>My assumption is that population is lower despite an unchanged harvest. We KNOW hens are not reproducing at rates to sustain the population (based on excellent observational numbers of poults observed in Aug brood surveys). The real crux is WHY are hens failing to rear the next generation?</p><p></p><p>As far as overharvest of males and population dynamics, biologically turkeys could not be any more different than deer. Theoretically, it is possible to remove every single adult male each year after hens have been bred and it would not affect populations one bit. But timing is everything. Overharvest too early may be one of the reasons hens are not hatching poults. Ofc its multifactorial, with increased predator numbers, loss of nesting habitat, etc also probably playing a role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5111101, member: 2805"] Actually, not at all... My assumption is that population is lower despite an unchanged harvest. We KNOW hens are not reproducing at rates to sustain the population (based on excellent observational numbers of poults observed in Aug brood surveys). The real crux is WHY are hens failing to rear the next generation? As far as overharvest of males and population dynamics, biologically turkeys could not be any more different than deer. Theoretically, it is possible to remove every single adult male each year after hens have been bred and it would not affect populations one bit. But timing is everything. Overharvest too early may be one of the reasons hens are not hatching poults. Ofc its multifactorial, with increased predator numbers, loss of nesting habitat, etc also probably playing a role. [/QUOTE]
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