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No decoys in AL first 10 days
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5320641" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Whether or not the hunt is "attractive" has everything to do with whether hunters apply or go.</p><p></p><p>A limit on a particular quota hunt, as well as whether it's a "bonus", are significant factors in determining the limit on subsequent hunts in that area, as are the statewide limits in the surrounding area, sometimes even the adjoining states.</p><p></p><p>Whether or not a bird is a "bonus" or not, that is a significant factor on hunter participation for a particular quota hunt, as well as the subsequent non-quota hunts. The date of the quota hunt(s) may be just as significant as whether bonus or not.</p><p></p><p><u>When the turkey population is in decline</u>, <u>part of the off-set usually becomes to plan on less turkey killing</u>.</p><p>Regulation wise, this can in part be accomplished by some combination of less days to hunt, quota vs. non-quota hunt days, and lower bag limits, which may or not mean no "bonus" birds. Or, if you want the same or more days to hunt, say goodbye to bonus birds and hello to lower bag limits.</p><p></p><p>What some hunters may be missing is that the statewide turkey season may be too much of a good thing, with too many turkeys being killed, many too soon for good nesting success.</p><p></p><p>Everything effects everything; even more the case with turkeys.</p><p>Long-term sustainable turkey management may be as much an art as a science,</p><p>as too many factors are beyond human control, and/or simply unknown to the science.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5320641, member: 1409"] Whether or not the hunt is "attractive" has everything to do with whether hunters apply or go. A limit on a particular quota hunt, as well as whether it's a "bonus", are significant factors in determining the limit on subsequent hunts in that area, as are the statewide limits in the surrounding area, sometimes even the adjoining states. Whether or not a bird is a "bonus" or not, that is a significant factor on hunter participation for a particular quota hunt, as well as the subsequent non-quota hunts. The date of the quota hunt(s) may be just as significant as whether bonus or not. [U]When the turkey population is in decline[/U], [U]part of the off-set usually becomes to plan on less turkey killing[/U]. Regulation wise, this can in part be accomplished by some combination of less days to hunt, quota vs. non-quota hunt days, and lower bag limits, which may or not mean no "bonus" birds. Or, if you want the same or more days to hunt, say goodbye to bonus birds and hello to lower bag limits. What some hunters may be missing is that the statewide turkey season may be too much of a good thing, with too many turkeys being killed, many too soon for good nesting success. Everything effects everything; even more the case with turkeys. Long-term sustainable turkey management may be as much an art as a science, as too many factors are beyond human control, and/or simply unknown to the science. [/QUOTE]
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