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General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Davyalabama - Today at 07:49:51 AM

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#52

General Forum / Re: State Bag Limits- Too Many...

Last post by arkrem870 - Today at 07:40:41 AM

It's simple to think....if we didn't allow turkeys to be harvested by hunters the population would boom!  What many fail to realize is turkey are hunted by everything else - coons,coyotes,fox, bobcats, owls, hawks, eagles, snakes etc 24/7 365 and they dont just harvest males like we do.

Spring hunting for gobblers only isn't a threat to wild turkey populations with our current parameters.

#53

General Forum / Re: State Bag Limits- Too Many...

Last post by eggshell - Today at 07:24:36 AM

In my zip code, I have witnessed the turkey population spike up and down twice in the 29 years I've been hunting them. Last season I self imposed a limit of 1 in east TN. Let several go late season after I got off the road. There were several Jakes last spring and this year there is a pile of gobblers. 13 in 1 group. So yeah, I'll happily take the limit this season. Turkey populations vary and can go from pitiful to over run in just a few years.

Agree, very cyclical and compounding population changes can happen quickly with the right/wrong conditions in both good direction and bad.

Nothing wrong with self imposed limits if one believes in it. Personally I don't think the harvest is hardly measurable on the population swings but who really knows.


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Do you believe predators could be part of the problem? Humans are predators. How come areas you hunt, often right near where we are ,always have at least one property, the one with the no hunting signs, saturated with turkey and deer. If its local everything else us the same. 
Might be obvious to think thats where they just got pushed to but if everything else was the same the flocks, herds ought to diminish. They dont.
Something to think about.
Now understand dead is dead no matter how theyre killed. We have to have an affect I'd think

Birds learn where sanctuary properties are, I 100% believe pressure moves them. Back when I run bird dogs I hunted management plots for Pheasants. After about a week a plot that held 30 birds would only provide a few flushes. ODNR marked off safety no hunting zones around these plots. I would send the dogs into them and wait outside the boundary and birds would pour out of those zones, but they would rarely fly towards the legal shooting area. It would be very hard to convince me they don't learn where they are safe.

#54

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Billy Buice Video

Last post by NYturkey - Today at 07:09:21 AM

Mr. Bob I wish I could snap my fingers and make them all worth $20 and then we'd see who really wants them.  Many would be devastated  ESSE QUAM VIDERI

I'm not going to entirely disagree with you, as you are probably right in a lot of cases. But as someone who collects(hoards) trumpets from another high end maker(not Billy's), I can tell you it's not at all about the money for me. If the market dropped out and everyone started selling theirs tomorrow, I'd be happy to buy them at reduced prices knowing that I threw thousands of dollars away on the ones I already own. It's about the respect, friendships, sentimental value, and stories for me. And yes, I do not hunt all of them every season, but they have all seen the woods and will again. Most have drawn blood. Some people can have endearment for non living objects, I am one of them.


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#55

General Forum / Re: Just for fun

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 07:03:16 AM

The guys that constantly comment with good quality stuff and are knowledgeable that I have learned tid bits from are Greg Massey, Tom007, and Zelmo. Great group of guys


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I want to mention I was lucky enough to hunt with Zelmo in the Florida swamps a few years back. You really see what a guys like when you hit the woods with him, he's on his game with every facet in our sport. There isn't a turkey that's safe when he's out there. We now have a lasting friendship that will get us out afield again I'm sure. Top notch guy!

#56

General Forum / Re: Just for fun

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 06:56:30 AM

Also, Let's not forget the generosity of those who donate great prizes for the OG community as well.

X10, all the guys who donate and all that buy the patches to keep this train rolling. What the heck would we do all winter long without this site. Thank you Shannon!

#57

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by zelmo1 - Today at 05:18:39 AM

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#58

General Forum / Re: 3 word story

Last post by zelmo1 - Today at 05:18:01 AM

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#59

General Forum / Re: State Bag Limits- Too Many...

Last post by appalachianassassin - Today at 04:54:23 AM

In my zip code, I have witnessed the turkey population spike up and down twice in the 29 years I've been hunting them. Last season I self imposed a limit of 1 in east TN. Let several go late season after I got off the road. There were several Jakes last spring and this year there is a pile of gobblers. 13 in 1 group. So yeah, I'll happily take the limit this season. Turkey populations vary and can go from pitiful to over run in just a few years.

Agree, very cyclical and compounding population changes can happen quickly with the right/wrong conditions in both good direction and bad.

Nothing wrong with self imposed limits if one believes in it. Personally I don't think the harvest is hardly measurable on the population swings but who really knows.


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Im not sure if hunters have an impact or not. Either way, I wish not to be part of the problem. That, and I prefer adventure hunts anyway.

#60

General Forum / Re: Just for fun

Last post by Turkeybutt - Today at 04:28:30 AM

I have a lot of respect for the people here for their kindness, generosity and the knowledge they share.
Some that standout are: Greg Massey, Tom007, Gobblenut, and EZ.
Let's not forget Shannon Kelly and his wife for the work they do to maintain this Forum.
It would be remiss of me not to mention Crow, Tal and most certainly ChiefBubba.
Thank you all!