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Andy S.

Andy S.

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Man, west TN is identical to the MS Delta...

Not enough roosting cover, not enough fall food.

Great for killing ducks and deer, but sucks to be a turkey hunter.

Sorry Andy, it is what it is. The habitat there just wont sustain good numbers no matter what you do.

I think NE TN is declining a bit... the state should be seriously concerned about that part of the state.

Middle TN alone is the savior of the entire state.
 
megalomaniac said:
Man, west TN is identical to the MS Delta...

Sorry Andy, it is what it is.

Middle TN alone is the savior of the entire state.
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Funny you mention this. I just shared this graphic via text with a buddy in Nashville and typed....... "This explains why my and mega's observations are vastly different. It's obvious I don't traverse the most target rich environment(s) of the State."

As frustrating as it can be at times, I have enough turkeys for friends and I to chase on/off for a few weeks, and I enjoy the challenge as much, or more than the kill. If it were easy, I'd likely lose interest. I'll go when I know the odds are stacked against me because I love turkey hunting and love being outdoors that time of year. I oftentimes wake up before my alarm clock goes off. That is my real measuring stick as to how much I love it.
 
Andy S. said:
Funny you mention this. I just shared this graphic via text with a buddy in Nashville and typed....... "This explains why my and mega's observations are vastly different. It's obvious I don't traverse the most target rich environment(s) of the State."

As frustrating as it can be at times, I have enough turkeys for friends and I to chase on/off for a few weeks, and I enjoy the challenge as much, or more than the kill. If it were easy, I'd likely lose interest. I'll go when I know the odds are stacked against me because I love turkey hunting and love being outdoors that time of year. I oftentimes wake up before my alarm clock goes off. That is my real measuring stick as to how much I love it.
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Honestly with a population that low, you probably dont have any toms left after the 1st 9 days of the season.

Same thing where I live. By April 1st, the vast majority of toms are already dead. I heard a grand total of 3 birds gobble the entire season (maybe a 4th if it was a gobble 800y away). I killed 2. Last gobble was April 5th, and I hunted another 10 or 12 days down here after the 5th.

Sure I enjoy how hard it is to hunt down here. But I also like to win, so I appreciate how easy it is to call birds into range in TN. They just gobble way more, and are not as wary of calls. Id rather hunt my properties in middle TN than travel elsewhere in the US... which is why I haven't even killed a 'slam', even though I hunt 40 days each spring.
 
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megalomaniac said:
Honestly with a population that low, you probably dont have any toms left after the 1st 9 days of the season.
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Not many, but some, as we visualize them. With that said, most are dead, the balance have been harassed/peppered/spooked and aren't very interested in calls most days. There's always exceptions to the rules, but yeah, few on the landscape and even fewer that are overly eager to run down a gun barrel with each passing day.
 
I would like to see a map breaking it down by county but I sure don't have time to make one. I did compare a lot of the MS river counties to my county and they seem to be harvesting more out there on the MS river so count yourselves fortunate I guess.
 
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PickettSFHunter said:
I would like to see a map breaking it down by county ..............
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Same, here and include acreage per county for another metric. I realize not all counties are equal (population, urban vs rural, etc), but would still like to see it. I have a coworker that could compile and spit it out in short order. I may ask him and see if he has the time and interest to do it.
 
Boll Weevil said:
I wish TWRA would do something like this.
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They (State of TN and/or TWRA) have all the data at their fingertips and have a GIS team that can spit it out in short order.
On a side note, I have the data compiled in a spreadsheet, just need to provide to my coworker, have him import into ArcGIS and produce table/graphic that is legible.
 
Another measure that would be interesting is birds killed / suitable or forested square mile. That central region is huge compared to the others so it's no surprise there would be more killed there. Contrast that to the west region with acre upon acre of treeless rice, cotton, and bean fields and it might be a more representative picture. You're as likely to kill a bird there as you are in downtown Nashville.
 

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