Mississippi proposing changes: Mandatory Tagging and Slight Season Adjustment

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[Marc]

Would like to see a 1:00 cut off, I hunted Missouri this season for the first time and I think the 1:00 down time would take some of the pressure off.

Not from MS...  We have a 5 pm cut off.  Which I think is fine.  Late enough to hunt afternoon birds, but no so late we are shooting birds going to roost.  We used to have a 3 pm shut off, which was also fine, but admittedly, I have harvested a few birds from 3-5 pm since the time was extended.

But a 1 pm cut off would likely increase morning pressure in the woods.

Guys that normally hunt the woods late morning/early afternoon will all be in the woods at sunrise, and more people will stay out till that shut off.

Thinking you might be taking some pressure off the birds, might add more morning hunting pressure, and less hunting opportunities.

[Prospector]

Man, I started to respond to a whole bunch of these posts...but decided not to because I've already stated how I feel and think. What I have gathered is that if an actual vote came up, I'm not real sure which way it would go... what I do know is the sportsman were never given a chance to vote ... and they should have been. Youth seasons have no bearing on populations or turkey biology so it should have been left up to the hunters, period. Unfortunately as has been stated, it's not going anywhere anytime soon...