Turkey season opening day

[TLRanger]

Since the opening day of turkey season varies each year, I would like to see a permanent day established, first day of April.

 

[catman529]

I like how TN's biggest hunting seasons open on Saturday. Good for most working people. I've been working Saturdays for a while now but I request off for opener. I don't mind the dates fluctuating just a little, it's always the Saturday closest to April 1.


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[Andy S.]

I would like to see a permanent day established.....

It is permanent. Per the proclamation, it opens the "Saturday closest to April 1". I am fine with the way it is now.

 

[Setterman]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

 

[catman529]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

what's the biological reasoning behind a fixed start date?


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[AT Hiker]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

what's the biological reasoning behind a fixed start date?


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Catman you kill me sometimes! I dont know if your serious or joking.

I dont think he was alluding there is necessarily a biological reason to have an official date like Alabama. Its like your birthday, its always said day of said month, not the saturday closets to Thanksgiving or whatever.


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[Setterman]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

what's the biological reasoning behind a fixed start date?


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:rotf: ha, none and I wasn't implying there was any biological reasoning.

 

[Roost 1]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

Actually there is... KY's former state turkey biologist through years of research determined that the majority of the hens would be bred by mid April. Therefore our season always opens the Sat closest to the 15th of April. It used to open a Wednesday but they changed it to Saturday to appease the weekend warriors.... I wish they would go back to a Wednesday opener..

 

[Setterman]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

Actually there is... KY's former state turkey biologist through years of research determined that the majority of the hens would be bred by mid April. Therefore our season always opens the Sat closest to the 15th of April. It used to open a Wednesday but they changed it to Saturday to appease the weekend warriors.... I wish they would go back to a Wednesday opener..

My point was they should have just left it at always opening on the 15th no matter the day of the week it falls on. Same here, pick a date that is the best biologically and that's when the season opens.

My point was also there is nothing biological about always opening it on a Saturday, if anything you could make a case that less birds would be harvested during mid week openers then on Saturday openers.

 

[catman529]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

what's the biological reasoning behind a fixed start date?


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Catman you kill me sometimes! I dont know if your serious or joking.

I dont think he was alluding there is necessarily a biological reason to have an official date like Alabama. Its like your birthday, its always said day of said month, not the saturday closets to Thanksgiving or whatever.


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you know, sometimes it's like I'm on a different plane of thought and completely miss the point. I don't get it, lol. But now I get it and feel like an idgit.


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[Roost 1]

Setterman..... I concur!!!!

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I despise the moving openers. Alabama has opened March 15th for as long as I can remember.

When they set the criteria of no earlier than x but no later than y, you get screwed up years. Take KY for example the season doesn't open until I think April 18th this year, last year I believe it was the 11th.

No biological reasoning behind these regs

Alabama opens March 14th this year

 

[muddyboots]

I wish TN season opened earlier.

 

[TLRanger]

I wish TN season opened earlier.

It would if it opened on April 1st this year.

The reason I would like the April 01 opener is simple........You could look a year ahead or 10 years ahead and know what day the season opened. Besides, many more people have to work the weekends than in the past. I always had to work at least every other weekend when I worked maintenance. I always seemed to be able to take time off or trade days with someone else when the season opened.

 

[SKFOOTER]

I wish TN season opened earlier.

It would if it opened on April 1st this year.

The reason I would like the April 01 opener is simple........You could look a year ahead or 10 years ahead and know what day the season opened. Besides, many more people have to work the weekends than in the past. I always had to work at least every other weekend when I worked maintenance. I always seemed to be able to take time off or trade days with someone else when the season opened.

I feel your pain TL. But there are still more people who don't work on the weekends than those who do.

 

[TLRanger]

Don't worry about me......I don't work weekends (or weekdays) now. Everyday is Saturday!

 

[muddyboots]

Don't let work get in the way of turkey hunting.

 

[stik]

seasons should open on a weekend.

 

[TLRanger]

seasons should open on a weekend.

Why?
LBL's open hunts begin on a Monday and the first quota hunt is a Wed/Thu (I think). Doesn't seem to bother the turkey hunters there, allways seems to be a fullhouse. If the season opened on 1st of April, the only bad thing that I can think of is that the turkeys would learn that and be much harder to kill. With the random opening they have to guess. :mrgreen:

 

[Andy S.]

I wish TN season opened earlier.

It would if it opened on April 1st this year.

True, but it would've opened LATER the previous 3 seasons had opener been April 1.

 

[stik]

seasons should open on a weekend.

Why?
LBL's open hunts begin on a Monday and the first quota hunt is a Wed/Thu (I think). Doesn't seem to bother the turkey hunters there, allways seems to be a fullhouse. If the season opened on 1st of April, the only bad thing that I can think of is that the turkeys would learn that and be much harder to kill. With the random opening they have to guess. :mrgreen:

why? because more people are off on the weekend.

 

[Coker]

I think our turkey opener needs to be about 1-2 weeks earlier than it is now. Take a week or so away from May and give it to March. Most of the years, the weather gets warm in early March and the breeding starts way before the season opens. Therefore, most of the breeding is over by the end of April and May ends up being more for the ticks and hot weather than the turkeys.

 

[Gravey]

I think our turkey opener needs to be about 1-2 weeks earlier than it is now. Take a week or so away from May and give it to March. Most of the years, the weather gets warm in early March and the breeding starts way before the season opens. Therefore, most of the breeding is over by the end of April and May ends up being more for the ticks and hot weather than the turkeys.

You can stay home in late April and all of May. Just send me your turkey spot addresses. :tu: :moon:

 

[Roost 1]

Haven't seen many warm March days yet... Just got 15" of snow as a matter of fact...

 

[REN]

I think our turkey opener needs to be about 1-2 weeks earlier than it is now. Take a week or so away from May and give it to March. Most of the years, the weather gets warm in early March and the breeding starts way before the season opens. Therefore, most of the breeding is over by the end of April and May ends up being more for the ticks and hot weather than the turkeys.

That's the actually point of the season. You ideally want season to start when breeding is already in full swing to ensure the population the next season. To add to that from a hunting stand point the best time to hunt is AFTER the hens are bread anyways.

You do not want to start the season prior to breeding from a biological standpoint


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[Coker]

I think our turkey opener needs to be about 1-2 weeks earlier than it is now. Take a week or so away from May and give it to March. Most of the years, the weather gets warm in early March and the breeding starts way before the season opens. Therefore, most of the breeding is over by the end of April and May ends up being more for the ticks and hot weather than the turkeys.

You can stay home in late April and all of May. Just send me your turkey spot addresses. :tu: :moon:

You can have my spots in May. By that time, the turkeys are not gobbling and have not interest in hens.

I think our turkey opener needs to be about 1-2 weeks earlier than it is now. Take a week or so away from May and give it to March. Most of the years, the weather gets warm in early March and the breeding starts way before the season opens. Therefore, most of the breeding is over by the end of April and May ends up being more for the ticks and hot weather than the turkeys.

That's the actually point of the season. You ideally want season to start when breeding is already in full swing to ensure the population the next season. To add to that from a hunting stand point the best time to hunt is AFTER the hens are bread anyways.

You do not want to start the season prior to breeding from a biological standpoint


Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding"

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I dont want to start the season before breeding starts, I want to start the season shortly after the breeding starts. Generally, the breeding starts in Middle March. I would love for the season to always start on the 3rd Saturday in March. From a biological standpoint, hens will get bred no matter if its before or during hunting season.

 

[Roost 1]

not if the gobblers get killed first... There have been many times I have been able to call gobblers away from un-receptive hens last of March first of April.. I don't think the season should start any earlier last Saturday in March.

 

[REN]

I dont want to start the season before breeding starts, I want to start the season shortly after the breeding starts. Generally, the breeding starts in Middle March. I would love for the season to always start on the 3rd Saturday in March. From a biological standpoint, hens will get bred no matter if its before or during hunting season.

not if there are not any toms, again the point is to start the season after the toms have had a chance to breed a lot of hens so once you remove the toms from the area you will have hens that will nest and produce poults for the following year. You start removing the toms prior to hens really getting breed then you will whip out the population and a very small amount of time.

 

[Coker]

Yall must have a very small Tom population. At 4 toms per person per year, I can't put a dent in my population.

 

[REN]

you say that, move the season up before breeding is really going and see how big it is in a few years. its pretty simple math actually, Biologist do actually know some things.