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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5092568" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>I agree with you that not everything has been proven about Chamberlains theory of dominant gobblers and breeding hierarchy. </p><p></p><p>I also agree that dropping TN limit from 3 to 4 will accomplish nothing when it comes to overall population dynamics of the flock. Some parts of TN can easily sustain a higher harvest, while other locations cannot even afford to have a single tom removed.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I agree population trends either positive or negative fall singly on nesting success and then poult survival. And quality of habitat is the number 1 factor in nesting success, followed by reducing nest predators.</p><p></p><p>Although clutches of infertile eggs are a smaller factor in nesting failure, it DOES happen. And that is controllable by season structure.</p><p></p><p>My point is that the delayed 2 week season start in Southern TN did NOT hurt harvest opportunity or hunting quality; in that just as many toms were killed and the only difference is the timing of WHEN they were killed.</p><p></p><p>The interesting thing will be to trend nesting success over time in those counties with a delayed opening and see if it makes a difference or not with all other things being equal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5092568, member: 2805"] I agree with you that not everything has been proven about Chamberlains theory of dominant gobblers and breeding hierarchy. I also agree that dropping TN limit from 3 to 4 will accomplish nothing when it comes to overall population dynamics of the flock. Some parts of TN can easily sustain a higher harvest, while other locations cannot even afford to have a single tom removed. Furthermore, I agree population trends either positive or negative fall singly on nesting success and then poult survival. And quality of habitat is the number 1 factor in nesting success, followed by reducing nest predators. Although clutches of infertile eggs are a smaller factor in nesting failure, it DOES happen. And that is controllable by season structure. My point is that the delayed 2 week season start in Southern TN did NOT hurt harvest opportunity or hunting quality; in that just as many toms were killed and the only difference is the timing of WHEN they were killed. The interesting thing will be to trend nesting success over time in those counties with a delayed opening and see if it makes a difference or not with all other things being equal. [/QUOTE]
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