only use regular PayPal to provide purchase protection
Started by JK Spurs, June 29, 2015, 10:09:55 PM
Quote from: Neill_Prater on July 03, 2015, 09:55:20 AMYes, the season opens the 3rd Monday in April and runs 21 days. Limit of 2 birds, 1 only the first 7 days, season closes at 1:00 PM CDT, unless changes are made before next year, which isn't likely. I keep thinking the MDC will do away with that "1 bird the first week" nonsense, but it has been that way since I started chasing turkeys here in 1977. I suppose some things really are written in stone?
Quote from: stinkpickle on July 03, 2015, 11:08:05 AMQuote from: Neill_Prater on July 03, 2015, 09:55:20 AMYes, the season opens the 3rd Monday in April and runs 21 days. Limit of 2 birds, 1 only the first 7 days, season closes at 1:00 PM CDT, unless changes are made before next year, which isn't likely. I keep thinking the MDC will do away with that "1 bird the first week" nonsense, but it has been that way since I started chasing turkeys here in 1977. I suppose some things really are written in stone?Yeah, I think they're a lot closer to lifting that 1:00PM cutoff than dropping the "one bird in the first week" limitation.
Quote from: stinkpickle on July 03, 2015, 12:00:26 PMYeah, I think the Monday opener and the one bird for the first week limit was intended to keep public land pressure under control...which completely makes sense. That 1:00PM cutoff has been proven to be unnecessary, though. Mushroom hunters take over and stomp out a lot more ground than turkey hunters do. Besides, the less-than-hardcore turkey hunters often give up my 1:00PM anyway.I agree that a longer season would be nice, since there can be such a big difference in breeding/nesting timing between the north half of the state and the south.
Quote from: Neill_Prater on July 04, 2015, 01:28:46 AMQuote from: stinkpickle on July 03, 2015, 12:00:26 PMYeah, I think the Monday opener and the one bird for the first week limit was intended to keep public land pressure under control...which completely makes sense. That 1:00PM cutoff has been proven to be unnecessary, though. Mushroom hunters take over and stomp out a lot more ground than turkey hunters do. Besides, the less-than-hardcore turkey hunters often give up my 1:00PM anyway.I agree that a longer season would be nice, since there can be such a big difference in breeding/nesting timing between the north half of the state and the south. My argument is that because of the one bird limit the first week, virtually every nonresident hunter who comes to Missouri waits until the first weekend to do so. If one could limit out the first week, many of those hunters would be back home before the weekend. I just personally feel it is one of those regulations based on good intentions, but in reality does little to enhance the experience for anyone. As for the 1:00 closer, it is my understanding science has pretty well disproved the validity of the argument regarding nesting hens. As for why the MDC still won't legalize all day hunting, I don't have a clue. I remember a lot of debate regarding the adding of the 3rd week back 15 years or so ago. Some thought the sky would fall then, but it didn't. I'm guessing a change to all day hunting would be similar in that after a couple of years, few would think negatively toward it.
Quote from: GSLAM95 on July 04, 2015, 02:59:34 PMWhat MO has is better than what we have right across the river here in IL. You want to talk about a nightmare try 4 lottery drawings for 5 seasons and county specific!As for here and any other state with a good turkey population I would like to see it opened up to hunt 3 weeks 1/2 hr before sunrise to sunset, 2 bird limit and be able to kill both in the same day if you have the opportunity or desire to do so.I agree with others on the mushroom hunter aspect of being in the woods. Many of us like to hunt mushrooms as well and the theory of not disturbing nesting hens in the afternoon is BS as I hunt several states that are open to all day hunting that have just as good or in many cases better hunting than ours.As for theory on multiple birds in the same day - How many times could we all have killed out in one set up when multiple birds come in? Those same birds that walk away with a call and or decoy education could already have tags wrapped around their legs and those of us who like to hunt multiple states could be on the road. Just my Good luck hunting to all...
Quote from: stinkpickle on July 05, 2015, 01:13:38 AMQuote from: Neill_Prater on July 04, 2015, 01:28:46 AMQuote from: stinkpickle on July 03, 2015, 12:00:26 PMYeah, I think the Monday opener and the one bird for the first week limit was intended to keep public land pressure under control...which completely makes sense. That 1:00PM cutoff has been proven to be unnecessary, though. Mushroom hunters take over and stomp out a lot more ground than turkey hunters do. Besides, the less-than-hardcore turkey hunters often give up my 1:00PM anyway.I agree that a longer season would be nice, since there can be such a big difference in breeding/nesting timing between the north half of the state and the south. My argument is that because of the one bird limit the first week, virtually every nonresident hunter who comes to Missouri waits until the first weekend to do so. If one could limit out the first week, many of those hunters would be back home before the weekend. I just personally feel it is one of those regulations based on good intentions, but in reality does little to enhance the experience for anyone. As for the 1:00 closer, it is my understanding science has pretty well disproved the validity of the argument regarding nesting hens. As for why the MDC still won't legalize all day hunting, I don't have a clue. I remember a lot of debate regarding the adding of the 3rd week back 15 years or so ago. Some thought the sky would fall then, but it didn't. I'm guessing a change to all day hunting would be similar in that after a couple of years, few would think negatively toward it.Indeed, a LOT of nonresidents target that first full weekend, so anybody else able to hunt the first Monday thru Friday gets a little jumpstart. Although it's inconvenient for me, I'll take it and go with it. That 1:00PM cutoff has gotta go, though.
Quote from: Hook hanger on July 05, 2015, 10:52:02 PMWhy would you want the 1:00 closure to go till sunset. Do you honestly have trouble killing your birds with it in place. I haven't had any issues with the 1:00 closure and shooting my 2 birds for the past 30 years.