At least one state has moved to address the issues.
https://www.nwtf.org/about/state-news/s ... opulations
https://www.nwtf.org/about/state-news/s ... opulations
Due to their being farther South, their new start date kinda equates to a TN opening date around April 5th?PalsPal":1ojzr4ej said:The later start date still matches our current start date . . . . . .
Agree.Andy S.":2lcatrwj said:. . . . . . good move on their part being proactive.
TheLBLman":2c5w79x4 said:More interestingly, SC has a 3-bird limit for residents, and a 2-bird limit for non-residents.
TheLBLman":11dm7cf6 said:Agree.Andy S.":11dm7cf6 said:. . . . . . good move on their part being proactive.
Just don't like so many moving parts.
Roost 1":gxqqr7i9 said:Sounds to me like the NWTF is the one being pro-active in SC. Now that they have figured out the avenues to take we will be seeing changes in other states as well. Political as always.....
Unfortunately, Jack Murray has left the building.Southern Sportsman":13ns68j0 said:The NWTF pushed hard for similar changes in TN last year, but the commission was too hung up on the study to listen.
Now that other states are starting to make changes and with people still complaining about lower bird numbers, I do think TN will do something soon.
megalomaniac":mwo116ky said:The number of toms removed is irrelevant when compared to the timing of when those males are removed (assuming jakes are protected). For example, all those that believe hens have all been bred back in March before season opened should be seeing poults everywhere right now. Reducing the limit just allows the kill to spread out amongst more people (those that only get to kill 1 bird will have a better chance at killing 2). But limiting the early season harvest, or even better, pushing season dates back a couple weeks will make a much larger impact than simply reducing the limit.
Boll Weevil":37fgys57 said:Regarding zones, would it make sense to go all the way to a county level? Looking at the harvest map with the dark/medium/light blues and there's just so much variability within the existing units. Maybe consider birds killed per square mile or something as a basis?
I know some have cited counties like Giles that have very few birds in the southern half so there may be some exception but why not Start managing in a more localized fashion.