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Thoughts on the 4/15 opener?
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5611659" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>From a biological standpoint, how many gobblers killed means nothing for long term population trends IF they are killed after hens are bred (assuming jakes are protected to breed the following year).</p><p></p><p>This could be very well a record TN kill with the delayed season opener making it easier to kill birds combined with 2 good hatches in a row. There is zero reason that record can't be repeated year after year as long as folks pass up jakes and keep wearing out predators.</p><p></p><p>You guys know me... I'm the glass is half full guy who predicted the population decline 5 years before anyone else back in the late 2000s and 15 years before TWRA admitted it... that being said, this season structure in combination with so many hunters managing for wild turkeys (thru habitat improvements, predator control, etc) gives me hope for the future.</p><p></p><p>As ive said before, Just remember, if you arent killing predators and improving habitat... yet still killing turkeys, YOU are the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5611659, member: 2805"] From a biological standpoint, how many gobblers killed means nothing for long term population trends IF they are killed after hens are bred (assuming jakes are protected to breed the following year). This could be very well a record TN kill with the delayed season opener making it easier to kill birds combined with 2 good hatches in a row. There is zero reason that record can't be repeated year after year as long as folks pass up jakes and keep wearing out predators. You guys know me... I'm the glass is half full guy who predicted the population decline 5 years before anyone else back in the late 2000s and 15 years before TWRA admitted it... that being said, this season structure in combination with so many hunters managing for wild turkeys (thru habitat improvements, predator control, etc) gives me hope for the future. As ive said before, Just remember, if you arent killing predators and improving habitat... yet still killing turkeys, YOU are the problem. [/QUOTE]
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