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Thoughts on the 4/15 opener?
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5611035" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Maybe I'm doing something wrong.... pulling statewide numbers from hunters toolbox for 2 days juvie plus first 2 days of general season.....</p><p></p><p>2017 8713 killed</p><p>2018 6092</p><p>2019 6971</p><p>2020 11,590 (covid year, crazy increase in hunters afield)</p><p>2021 7929</p><p>2022 7715</p><p>2023 12,450</p><p></p><p>It's pretty obvious delaying season makes for MUCH more success... like 80% increase over prior 6 years average. Just INSANE really how much easier it is to kill unpressured gobbling toms after 2/3 of the hens have been bred.</p><p></p><p>Now what I think will happen is the overall kill will be very similar if you use the first 2 weeks of season numbers. So many birds are being killed opening weekend now. In years past, opening weekend April 1st was big... but nowhere near as big as opening April 15th.</p><p></p><p>Some of the jump in numbers this spring is also due to 2 good hatches in a row as well. I suspect when we fast foward to the end of May, the numbers will be about 10% higher this year (despite reducing limit from 4 to 3 then 2 over the past several years).</p><p></p><p>BUT, if all those toms previously killed prior to April 15th in years prior are allowed to breed hens now... well, although not scientifically proven 'YET' to make a difference, it just makes sense that it's not a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>The more I think about it, the more I just cannot see ANY negative to delaying season opener (other than making it too easy to call in birds... you almost feel like you didn't really earn the kills). I'm not sure why some folks are struggling this season (unless you are in one of the many areas that just don't have birds any longer) while it seems like everyone else in the state is killing the snot out of them.</p><p></p><p>I suppose one downside is you sure as heck don't want to miss opening weekend any longer. The opening weekend slaughter is REAL!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5611035, member: 2805"] Maybe I'm doing something wrong.... pulling statewide numbers from hunters toolbox for 2 days juvie plus first 2 days of general season..... 2017 8713 killed 2018 6092 2019 6971 2020 11,590 (covid year, crazy increase in hunters afield) 2021 7929 2022 7715 2023 12,450 It's pretty obvious delaying season makes for MUCH more success... like 80% increase over prior 6 years average. Just INSANE really how much easier it is to kill unpressured gobbling toms after 2/3 of the hens have been bred. Now what I think will happen is the overall kill will be very similar if you use the first 2 weeks of season numbers. So many birds are being killed opening weekend now. In years past, opening weekend April 1st was big... but nowhere near as big as opening April 15th. Some of the jump in numbers this spring is also due to 2 good hatches in a row as well. I suspect when we fast foward to the end of May, the numbers will be about 10% higher this year (despite reducing limit from 4 to 3 then 2 over the past several years). BUT, if all those toms previously killed prior to April 15th in years prior are allowed to breed hens now... well, although not scientifically proven 'YET' to make a difference, it just makes sense that it's not a bad thing. The more I think about it, the more I just cannot see ANY negative to delaying season opener (other than making it too easy to call in birds... you almost feel like you didn't really earn the kills). I'm not sure why some folks are struggling this season (unless you are in one of the many areas that just don't have birds any longer) while it seems like everyone else in the state is killing the snot out of them. I suppose one downside is you sure as heck don't want to miss opening weekend any longer. The opening weekend slaughter is REAL! [/QUOTE]
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