2023 Changes in TN

[shatcher]

The commissioners voted today to start the TN season two weeks later.  Also, the bird limit will now be 2 (from 3) and only one of those can be a jake.

They voted to make year round trapping for coons and possums legal.

All necessary IMO.

[lunghit]

Sounds like they recognize a problem and are trying to deal with. All good steps in the right direction. How long will your season be now with the loss of two weeks?

[ybuck]

good to know.
appreciate the info

[Roost 1]

Sounds like they recognize a problem and are trying to deal with. All good steps in the right direction. How long will your season be now with the loss of two weeks?

Well they extended it on the back end to May 28.
Makes no sense to me.

[lunghit]

Sounds like they recognize a problem and are trying to deal with. All good steps in the right direction. How long will your season be now with the loss of two weeks?

Well they extended it on the back end to May 28.
Makes no sense to me.

That seems very odd. I wonder what the reasoning on that is.

[shatcher]

Sounds like they recognize a problem and are trying to deal with. All good steps in the right direction. How long will your season be now with the loss of two weeks?

Well they extended it on the back end to May 28.
Makes no sense to me.

That seems very odd. I wonder what the reasoning on that is.

Didn't see that.  Makes no sense.

[guesswho]

Sounds like they recognize a problem and are trying to deal with. All good steps in the right direction. How long will your season be now with the loss of two weeks?

Well they extended it on the back end to May 28.
Makes no sense to me.

That seems very odd. I wonder what the reasoning on that is.

The reasoning they gave in GA/AL for doing the same thing was to allow mature gobblers time to breed as many hens as possible before being killed.   I see breeding here in mid to late February every year.   Alabama moved their season back 10 days, reduced one bird, banned decoys for the first 10 days and added some of the days back on the back end.  GA moved their season back about 10 days or so (I forget exactly), reduced a bird, changed to one a day, and I don't think they added any days on the back end.   

Chasing the wrong rabbits in my opinion. 

[Greg Massey]

They pretty much took 2 weeks off the front and in doing so it will have the peak of the breeding season over, within my area.  Adding those 2 weeks on the tail end makes no sense, i totally agree...  Well people you ask for it... we went from 4 / 3 and now 2 ... WE will just have to make adjustments and continue hunting.

[Howie g]

Mississippi needs to follow suit .. less the days added

[RutnNStrutn]

Plenty of turkeys in my area of Tennessee from what I see. Then again, I've only lived here for 13 months. I guessed I should have shot 3 on my place this year, instead of laying off after taking one. I'm glad to see Tennessee is being proactive instead of waiting until the turkey population is in trouble.

[Dtrkyman]

Looks like a good plan, hopefully more states follow suit, gonna piss off some of the traveling guys but I think it could be a solid plan.

[Cowboy]

Good deal on the coons and possums! Too many egg eaters.

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[slave601]

Mississippi needs to follow suit .. less the days added

Strongly agreed

[RutnNStrutn]

They voted to make year round trapping for coons and possums legal.

That's good!!! There are plenty of coons and possums on my place, and it's illegal to trap or hunt them right now.
So I can only sit back and let them raid the hen's nests. Next year that's going to change!!

[Prohunter3509]

Mississippi needs to follow suit .. less the days added

Ditto on that