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No decoys in AL first 10 days
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5320839" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>This is part of it...</p><p></p><p>But the other part is there are a LOT of folks like myself who have just become more proficient.</p><p></p><p>Back in the 90s, I probably killed one out of 15 toms I struck. Now I average killing around 1 out of 3. That's what 3 decades of practice will do for you. I'm sure you are the same way.</p><p></p><p>THEN, multiply turkey hunter numbers 10 fold (that's just a guess... would be pretty easy to get actual numbers from FOIA based on NR turkey license sales from mid 90s until now). Gobblers used to get OLD back in the 90s. He'll, I wouldn't shoot one unless I looked his spurs over first and they were 1 1/4in. Killing a bird with 1.25in spurs now is a rarity for me. (Yes, I know spur length does not directly correlate with age... but it certainly does trend)</p><p></p><p>So, in short... many more hunters who are more efficient, with more efficient tactics and weapons, more efficient predators equals fewer turkeys to hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5320839, member: 2805"] This is part of it... But the other part is there are a LOT of folks like myself who have just become more proficient. Back in the 90s, I probably killed one out of 15 toms I struck. Now I average killing around 1 out of 3. That's what 3 decades of practice will do for you. I'm sure you are the same way. THEN, multiply turkey hunter numbers 10 fold (that's just a guess... would be pretty easy to get actual numbers from FOIA based on NR turkey license sales from mid 90s until now). Gobblers used to get OLD back in the 90s. He'll, I wouldn't shoot one unless I looked his spurs over first and they were 1 1/4in. Killing a bird with 1.25in spurs now is a rarity for me. (Yes, I know spur length does not directly correlate with age... but it certainly does trend) So, in short... many more hunters who are more efficient, with more efficient tactics and weapons, more efficient predators equals fewer turkeys to hunt. [/QUOTE]
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