Quote from: g8rvet on April 27, 2020, 09:09:39 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 27, 2020, 04:33:40 PM
One of the technologies that has really hurt turkey are the advances in farming techniques, you have faster combines that do a more efficient job and don't leave as much on the ground for wildlife as it once did, being faster animals do not have as much time to get out of the way of blades, discs or whatever is being used and they get injured or killed, farmers are cutting hay, clover and straw much sooner than they used to and that means nests getting run over or pults getting killed and so on and so fourth. When I was young you would see straw or hay cut twice a year starting normally late June and then again late August or early September so that cover is not there the way it once was and that is because of advances in farming techniques. To me I think it has hurt wildlife but you can't fault a man for trying to make a living, just saying not all advances are progress.
That is a well studied fact in duck nesting success on the prairies due to modern farming techniques. DU and Delta make it so the farmer is paid to take precautions that help nesting success without hurting their bottom line.
Wonder if NWTF has any such program/
I would like to know that myself. I have to renew on Friday and get the Jakes membership for my youngest nephew, I do not think his brother will ever hunt, that is fine, if that is what makes him happy but I would sure like to be able to share it with them both.
