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<blockquote data-quote="poorhunter" data-source="post: 5893737" data-attributes="member: 16537"><p>In my area of Hickman county we went from winter flocks of over 30-50 toms to 5 toms in one winter. I watched/saw/listened to them throughout bow season and rifle season, and then before turkey season that year they were gone. They stayed "gone" for several years, and are now back to 50% of what they were. Why did they disappear from all the farms I hunt in two months? I'm not saying what happened here is the same thing that has happened across the state of TN or the whole southeast. Most have testified it has been a slow decline. But all the landowners and lease holders of properties around me said the same thing, turkeys disappeared overnight and they went from being able to hunt anywhere around but for a few years just in the best spots or not at all, and they are still not all the way back to before. One thing for sure is that if a game population is in decline, everyone needs to recognize it and reduce their taking of said game accordingly and not kill them all. Four bird limits and 8 or 10 week seasons and all day hunting with decoys is NOT going to help. Unfortunately individual hunters don't care enough about the resource to conserve it without being told they have to by the state.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poorhunter, post: 5893737, member: 16537"] In my area of Hickman county we went from winter flocks of over 30-50 toms to 5 toms in one winter. I watched/saw/listened to them throughout bow season and rifle season, and then before turkey season that year they were gone. They stayed “gone” for several years, and are now back to 50% of what they were. Why did they disappear from all the farms I hunt in two months? I’m not saying what happened here is the same thing that has happened across the state of TN or the whole southeast. Most have testified it has been a slow decline. But all the landowners and lease holders of properties around me said the same thing, turkeys disappeared overnight and they went from being able to hunt anywhere around but for a few years just in the best spots or not at all, and they are still not all the way back to before. One thing for sure is that if a game population is in decline, everyone needs to recognize it and reduce their taking of said game accordingly and not kill them all. Four bird limits and 8 or 10 week seasons and all day hunting with decoys is NOT going to help. Unfortunately individual hunters don’t care enough about the resource to conserve it without being told they have to by the state. [/QUOTE]
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