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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5076594" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I didn't say that.</p><p>I said it makes sense for those on small acreage to use a pop-up blind and stay put, rather than roam in circles on their small acreage. They cannot effectively "run & gun" like others can on a large acreage.</p><p></p><p>As far as decoys go, I've said repeatedly I believe they're generally as much or more liability as asset, and just see no reason to wholesale ban them any more than to ban turkey calling.</p><p></p><p>What's happened has been hyper-successful "marketing" of decoys.</p><p>We see videos of their success, but not the birds spooked, often just by the hunter walking out into the open to place the decoy(s). The hunter himself often never knows what he spooks, birds he can't see, seeing him.</p><p></p><p>I will say decoys should work better for a stationary guy on 20 acres than a guy roaming on 200 or more. But that's more because the guy trying to roam ends up spooking more birds in using his decoys, repeatedly moving his setups.</p><p></p><p>I do think more turkeys are killed in big field areas because of decoys, but also think accomplished turkey hunters would being killing fewer birds if forced to use decoys. Thing is, most of TN's turkey hunting is not done in big fields, and even there, the decoys only work "some" of the time, just like a particular fishing lure.</p><p></p><p>As far as hunting regulations go, the simplest & most effective way to improve our turkey population would be to delay our season opening a week, and reduce our limit to 2 birds. It's just that many accomplished turkey hunters aren't willing to sacrifice anything related to them personally, but want what they perceive as a "crutch" to others be banned.</p><p></p><p>Never mind that a turkey call is often a bigger "crutch" to some than a "decoy" is to others, and those crying most about others using decoys, seem to be the ones least effected?</p><p></p><p>My thinking is that by allowing the wholesale banning of decoys, what is our defense when others claim using turkey calls is also "unethical" and should be banned? You may think I'm totally crazy, but increasingly, our hunting regs are being set by non-hunters, and non-hunter citizens will increasingly weigh into those regs.</p><p></p><p>Sad truth is, a myriad of factors, largely beyond our control, have more effect on our ongoing turkey populations, than anything, regulatory, we do, or don't do, while hunting. I suspect hawks alone now kill more turkeys annually than all the human turkey hunters combined. Meanwhile, the more "divided" we become, the easier we all get defeated on any our thoughts about how we should hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5076594, member: 1409"] I didn't say that. I said it makes sense for those on small acreage to use a pop-up blind and stay put, rather than roam in circles on their small acreage. They cannot effectively "run & gun" like others can on a large acreage. As far as decoys go, I've said repeatedly I believe they're generally as much or more liability as asset, and just see no reason to wholesale ban them any more than to ban turkey calling. What's happened has been hyper-successful "marketing" of decoys. We see videos of their success, but not the birds spooked, often just by the hunter walking out into the open to place the decoy(s). The hunter himself often never knows what he spooks, birds he can't see, seeing him. I will say decoys should work better for a stationary guy on 20 acres than a guy roaming on 200 or more. But that's more because the guy trying to roam ends up spooking more birds in using his decoys, repeatedly moving his setups. I do think more turkeys are killed in big field areas because of decoys, but also think accomplished turkey hunters would being killing fewer birds if forced to use decoys. Thing is, most of TN's turkey hunting is not done in big fields, and even there, the decoys only work "some" of the time, just like a particular fishing lure. As far as hunting regulations go, the simplest & most effective way to improve our turkey population would be to delay our season opening a week, and reduce our limit to 2 birds. It's just that many accomplished turkey hunters aren't willing to sacrifice anything related to them personally, but want what they perceive as a "crutch" to others be banned. Never mind that a turkey call is often a bigger "crutch" to some than a "decoy" is to others, and those crying most about others using decoys, seem to be the ones least effected? My thinking is that by allowing the wholesale banning of decoys, what is our defense when others claim using turkey calls is also "unethical" and should be banned? You may think I'm totally crazy, but increasingly, our hunting regs are being set by non-hunters, and non-hunter citizens will increasingly weigh into those regs. Sad truth is, a myriad of factors, largely beyond our control, have more effect on our ongoing turkey populations, than anything, regulatory, we do, or don't do, while hunting. I suspect hawks alone now kill more turkeys annually than all the human turkey hunters combined. Meanwhile, the more "divided" we become, the easier we all get defeated on any our thoughts about how we should hunt. [/QUOTE]
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