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<blockquote data-quote="Vermin93" data-source="post: 3197684" data-attributes="member: 9526"><p>The most recent Turkey Country magazine contains a 2013 Spring Hunt Guide that provides a summary of most turkey hunting States. It includes info like the estimated number of birds in the State, the 2012 harvest numbers, season dates, bag limits, hunting hours, poaching hotlines, 2013 hunting forecast, "hot spots", "inside info", etc. I enjoyed reading about each State. One thing I noticed is that Alabama appears to be the undisputed king of turkey hunting. It's turkey population, estimated at 500,000, is the same as Texas, which is several times bigger than Alabama. By comparison, the estimated turkey population in neighboring Tennessee is estimated at 310,000, Georgia is 325,000, and Mississippi is 225,000. The only State that seems to hang with Alabama and Texas in terms of estimated population and harvest is Wisconsin. This makes me think that Wisconsin is the undisputed all around king for deer & turkey hunting. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, my question is this - why is the turkey scene in Alabama so good? I think they have the highest bag limit of any State, yet they are still able to maintain the largest turkey population of any State. Is Alabama just full of great turkey habitat? What are the main reasons that it is such a great turkey State in terms of population, annual harvest and bag limits?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vermin93, post: 3197684, member: 9526"] The most recent Turkey Country magazine contains a 2013 Spring Hunt Guide that provides a summary of most turkey hunting States. It includes info like the estimated number of birds in the State, the 2012 harvest numbers, season dates, bag limits, hunting hours, poaching hotlines, 2013 hunting forecast, "hot spots", "inside info", etc. I enjoyed reading about each State. One thing I noticed is that Alabama appears to be the undisputed king of turkey hunting. It's turkey population, estimated at 500,000, is the same as Texas, which is several times bigger than Alabama. By comparison, the estimated turkey population in neighboring Tennessee is estimated at 310,000, Georgia is 325,000, and Mississippi is 225,000. The only State that seems to hang with Alabama and Texas in terms of estimated population and harvest is Wisconsin. This makes me think that Wisconsin is the undisputed all around king for deer & turkey hunting. Anyways, my question is this - why is the turkey scene in Alabama so good? I think they have the highest bag limit of any State, yet they are still able to maintain the largest turkey population of any State. Is Alabama just full of great turkey habitat? What are the main reasons that it is such a great turkey State in terms of population, annual harvest and bag limits? [/QUOTE]
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