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[scn]

Not trying to be in the "drama", but how many guys that are demanding changed tagged out this year?

I'm wanting change but demanding is a little strong.

I've never shot more than two birds in a season. I killed bird #2 fairly early last year and hunted again. I called in bird #3 and couldn't make myself pull the trigger as it went against my views on what the limit should be. I didn't go again after that.

This year has been tough. I passed up a 2 yr old bird on an early hunt because I had seen his big brother a minute or so before. Of course, the big bird never reappeared. I've passed on two jakes, and an iffy shot on another longbeard. I haven't heard a single gobble on my last five days of hunting over the past couple of weeks. I hope to go tomorrow, and if there is no gobbling, I may call it a season. There are some green fields holding some birds where I could deer hunt one, but that does zero for me at this stage of the games for me.

 

[Goodtimekiller]

I guess i'm a little different than most on here. Even if i wasn't going to shoot anymore, which i'm not this season, i would still be going with anyone i could find to go with. i would not quit by any means. Since April 11th i've been out 6 days and 13 of those days i worked. Some days with a video camera and when it was snowing or raining i was just tagging along since my camera isn't waterproof. And yes i tagged along all day in the snow just so i could be in the turkey woods, truth is i wanted to be there more than the hunter.


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[poorhunter]

I guess i'm a little different than most on here. Even if i wasn't going to shoot anymore, which i'm not this season, i would still be going with anyone i could find to go with. i would not quit by any means. Since April 11th i've been out 6 days and 13 of those days i worked. Some days with a video camera and when it was snowing or raining i was just tagging along since my camera isn't waterproof. And yes i tagged along all day in the snow just so i could be in the turkey woods, truth is i wanted to be there more than the hunter.


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I really don't think what you described is much different than a lot of guys on here.

 

[Goodtimekiller]

It just sounds like many are going fishing or just throwing in the towel. I can't even imagine. My friends are getting tired of me hounding them to go. Gobbling or not i just want the chance to hear or see one. Saw one guy post that he wasted a vacation day because he didn't hear any gobbles, poor guy, either he has a great job or just doesn't truly enjoy the turkey woods. I've never had a day in the woods i thought was a waste. By the way, anyone need a filmer tomorrow?


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[Bgoodman30]

Just a side note, but I'm pretty sure that the regs will be set for 2yrs now instead of every (1) year. Fishing regs will be set the same, every 2yrs. Hunting regs set on even years while fishing regs set on odd years. Could be wrong but believe that is right. So, what isn't changed in the turkey regs this year......will be 2020 until new regs can be implemented???

https://www.tn.gov/twra/news/2018/4/20/ ... eview.html

I foresee a change in 2020 but I'll be too little too late even if implemented today wouldn't change much..

My observations hunting what I think are some of the best property's in TN to average ground. Where there are great populations they are still great with no change, good populations are now average and poor populations are now gone...

I don't know much about armadillos raiding nest but it's hard to not break your leg every 10 feet from there holes... They have exploded and just showed up 10'years ago...

It's hugely disappointing there are not more hunters speaking at the commission meeting. I feel I always here about these after they are over..


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[deerfever]

As of today 22,481 birds have been checked in. We may not reach the 30,000 mark this year but since 2001 we have killed 30,000 per year or more in the state of TN I do believe. So I would think the TWRA has some people that do know what they are doing. Our state has had it good for years so I think its unfair to say people do not care about the turkey population. TN has been one of the best around! I do believe if you looked at the weather on the weekends no matter what you say most people will not hunt in the rain and cold. I know we have had bad weather in the past but not like the every weekend trend we had going. I have killed 2 birds and promise you this if I was for a two bird limit and was not hearing the birds I normally do I would be done this season and practice what I preach. I am not an authority by no means so I will go with whatever decisions are made and wait on the final numbers for the year.