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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by Dr Juice - December 11, 2025, 07:12:46 AMRider
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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by Turkeybutt - December 11, 2025, 04:55:16 AMEasy
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General Forum / Re: Winky Hicks passed awayLast post by h2obil - December 11, 2025, 02:09:35 AMQuote from: h2obil on December 10, 2025, 09:25:50 PMhttps://theturkeyhunterpodcast.com/episode/477-wild-turkeys-and-bluegrass-with-winky-hickshttps://youtu.be/IJygSATFFnc?si=V8VTJij63i6J-KSr Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk #24
General Forum / Re: States battle it out for m...Last post by Gooserbat - December 11, 2025, 12:18:52 AMI'm just saying that it's a train wreck down here
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Turkey Hunting Tips ,Strategies & Methods / Re: FALL TURKEY SEASON - Discu...Last post by YoungGobbler - December 10, 2025, 11:30:49 PMQuote from: eggshell on November 06, 2025, 06:45:16 AMI haven't posted anything about them because fall hunting has received some criticism on here and not real popular. I enjoy it almost as much as spring.Honestly, I really don't understand the hate on fall hunting. IMO, we could kill much more birds in the fall then we do in the spring and the population would not be affected... In my mind, killing a few poults in fall does not impact a population as much as killing 2-3 toms in the spring... #26
General Forum / Re: Canadian questionLast post by YoungGobbler - December 10, 2025, 11:22:17 PMQuote from: Swampmonkey on December 10, 2025, 12:09:32 PMNo they won't, and I doubt you'll be even checked by someone...Quote from: YoungGobbler on December 09, 2025, 09:44:33 PMIf you hand load your shells, I'm pretty sure you can get around with it very easily... Just load 9's in some factory looking 7's or greater shell and how could they know... Anyways, will you really be checked by someone...?That's kinda what I was thinking. Surely they won't be cutting open shells just to check shot size Just out of curiosity but how do you plan your trip? Are you using a guide or an outfiter? #27
Turkey Call Classifieds / TJ Johnson Walnut Mahogany Sho...Last post by oldtnhome - December 10, 2025, 10:52:02 PMTJ Johnson Walnut Mahogany
This call is in excellent condition. You will not be disappointed. 250 + 4% #28
General Forum / Re: Unicoi !!! Roll call.Last post by BOB_HARWELL - December 10, 2025, 09:37:09 PMI'll be there. No longer have a table.
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General Forum / Re: Winky Hicks passed awayLast post by h2obil - December 10, 2025, 09:25:50 PMhttps://theturkeyhunterpodcast.com/episode/477-wild-turkeys-and-bluegrass-with-winky-hicks
Such A Great Man....RIP Winky...   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk #30
General Forum / Re: States battle it out for m...Last post by bwhana - December 10, 2025, 07:40:12 PMI'm playing the devil's advocate to a degree with this reply so don't shoot the messenger, but with decreasing hunting land in general across the country resulting in more crowded lands for resident hunters, something has to change from the good ole days of free for all. If that means pricing out non-residents, so be it. Have YouTubers contributed to the problem, certainly in some situations, but you can't rationally put the sole blame on them. Reduced pressure and harvest is good, no matter how is achieved. Everything cost more than ever and to expect licenses not to follow suit is burying your head in the sand. Just think about how much the vehicle you drive to hunt in costs now versus a few years ago. Everything goes up!
I personally believe the biggest issue is the state agencies and biologists have been asleep at the wheel for far too long and they rode the population boom without enough study on keeping it up and now all of the sudden need more time and $ to study and find solutions as they panic. I would love to see states close an entire season with actual population surveys before and after to prove beyond a doubt that hunters taking gobblers is a significant cause of the population declines. If you don't shoot any for a year and the population is still trending down, it kills that argument permanently and forces them to address the other factors faster. The reduction of non-resident hunters is just an easy knee-jerk action that may not change the population trends at all. In the end, we all want more birds, but very few present factual solutions beyond the usual suspects. |
