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TN Jake Kill - Spring Season
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 4890163" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Biologically there is no difference in shooting a jake at the end of the season versus the following spring before breeding begins.</p><p></p><p>But that assumes several factors.... #1- there are adequate toms remaining/ surviving that first spring to service all remaining hens and jennies until breeding ceases in July. #2- that Jake would have not have become sexually mature that first spring (the majority will not be able to breed... but approx 20٪ will be capable of successfully fertilizing eggs as jakes). And #3- that jake was removed the second spring as a 2 year old prior to breeding any hens.</p><p></p><p>In other words, a LOT of assumptions for there to no biological difference in killing a jake this year vs a 2 yo the following year.</p><p></p><p>If you have a ton of male birds, I don't think there is any harm in removing a handful of jakes. If your local population is very limited, removing just 1 jake can make a huge difference for the future (but not as severe as removing all adult males). I have personally watched an isolated and closed suburban flock of turkeys a half mile from my house in MS wiped out over the course of 5 years just from overhunting and removing the adult males before breeding had completed, even though the jakes were allowed a pass.</p><p></p><p>I think the Jake harvest is just a byproduct of a 4 bird limit. Why not shoot a few if you only have limited time in the woods and will still have a tag or two left? At least thats what I imagine many who shoot jakes are thinking.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 4890163, member: 2805"] Biologically there is no difference in shooting a jake at the end of the season versus the following spring before breeding begins. But that assumes several factors.... #1- there are adequate toms remaining/ surviving that first spring to service all remaining hens and jennies until breeding ceases in July. #2- that Jake would have not have become sexually mature that first spring (the majority will not be able to breed... but approx 20٪ will be capable of successfully fertilizing eggs as jakes). And #3- that jake was removed the second spring as a 2 year old prior to breeding any hens. In other words, a LOT of assumptions for there to no biological difference in killing a jake this year vs a 2 yo the following year. If you have a ton of male birds, I don't think there is any harm in removing a handful of jakes. If your local population is very limited, removing just 1 jake can make a huge difference for the future (but not as severe as removing all adult males). I have personally watched an isolated and closed suburban flock of turkeys a half mile from my house in MS wiped out over the course of 5 years just from overhunting and removing the adult males before breeding had completed, even though the jakes were allowed a pass. I think the Jake harvest is just a byproduct of a 4 bird limit. Why not shoot a few if you only have limited time in the woods and will still have a tag or two left? At least thats what I imagine many who shoot jakes are thinking. Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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