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<blockquote data-quote="Southern Sportsman" data-source="post: 5111513" data-attributes="member: 10399"><p>I suspect that is the scientist in you. I respect you and your opinions a great deal, and waiting until you can positively identify a problem before taking action is certainly a valid approach in many, many circumstances. But there have already been years of research and billions of dollars spent by states across the southeast trying to pin this one down. I'm not optimistic that a sudden epiphany will occur in the next two years to positively identify the problem. I'm also not optimistic that turkey populations in much of West TN will survive a few more years at the current rate. </p><p></p><p>To be clear, I'm not asking for some extreme, knee-jerk reaction to the problem. I just want Tennessee to take some steps, consistent with explicit recommendations from the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the NWTF, and other leading wild turkey biologists. I cant think of even one scenario in which delaying start dates until close to peek breeding/nest initiation or reducing the bag limit could be detrimental to turkeys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern Sportsman, post: 5111513, member: 10399"] I suspect that is the scientist in you. I respect you and your opinions a great deal, and waiting until you can positively identify a problem before taking action is certainly a valid approach in many, many circumstances. But there have already been years of research and billions of dollars spent by states across the southeast trying to pin this one down. I’m not optimistic that a sudden epiphany will occur in the next two years to positively identify the problem. I’m also not optimistic that turkey populations in much of West TN will survive a few more years at the current rate. To be clear, I’m not asking for some extreme, knee-jerk reaction to the problem. I just want Tennessee to take some steps, consistent with explicit recommendations from the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the NWTF, and other leading wild turkey biologists. I cant think of even one scenario in which delaying start dates until close to peek breeding/nest initiation or reducing the bag limit could be detrimental to turkeys. [/QUOTE]
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