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Started by JK Spurs, June 29, 2015, 10:09:55 PM
Quote from: larry9988 on July 11, 2015, 05:17:40 PMI live in Georgia and we can hunt all day, and I am very thankful. I can say with out a doubt that 90% of the turkeys I have killed have been in the afternoon. I am a school teacher and hunt almost entirely after I get off work. I hunt on Saturday mornings, but it's kind of a crap shoot when it comes to the weather. I probably would just give up turkey hunting if it were not for the afternoon hunting. Is this the best way to hunt? I am not sure, but when it's the best game in town , you play it then, or you don't play at all.
Quote from: LI Outdoorsman on July 12, 2015, 08:04:12 AM...Like I said before a tag filled equals less pressure in the woods the next day...
Quote from: Hook hanger on July 11, 2015, 09:43:51 AMQuote from: El Pavo Grande on July 10, 2015, 08:43:31 PM[quote author=I-55Bandit link=topic0+ years. I have walked away from quite a few working gobblers at the 1:00 pm cut off. Just adds to the experience of it all. I like that they offer a youth weekend, but would be in favor of being allowed another the first week. Early bow season....leave that for KS and bow hunt during the fall or regular spring season if choose to do so.Good question "why change or mess with something that already works very well". And here is the worst part about changes. Once a change has been made more liberal towards hunting it is almost impossible to make it go back.
Quote from: El Pavo Grande on July 10, 2015, 08:43:31 PM[quote author=I-55Bandit link=topic0+ years. I have walked away from quite a few working gobblers at the 1:00 pm cut off. Just adds to the experience of it all. I like that they offer a youth weekend, but would be in favor of being allowed another the first week. Early bow season....leave that for KS and bow hunt during the fall or regular spring season if choose to do so.
Quote from: I-55Bandit on July 10, 2015, 09:49:36 AMI personally like the 1 p.m. closure and the 1 bird first week rule, keep the nonresidents going to KS and NE
Quote from: owlhoot on July 12, 2015, 02:30:41 PMQuote from: I-55Bandit on July 10, 2015, 09:49:36 AMI personally like the 1 p.m. closure and the 1 bird first week rule, keep the nonresidents going to KS and NE Don't think the 1 o'clock closure is working to keep nonresidence out of Missouri. Or the one bird first week either they still seem to flock here. I wonder what the numbers are for nonresident turkey hunters compared to Kansas and Nebraska with there all day hunts and longer seasons? I know around Truman like this opening day I wasn't sure what state I was in from all the nonresident license plates , I guess state of shock! Lol
Quote from: drenalinld on July 13, 2015, 01:30:24 AMIt was MO, then KS and more recently NE the "hot" spot for out of state hunters. Yay internet and social media. IMO what MO has done has worked so why change it. However, I am convinced that gobbler harvest has little effect on turkey populations so I am not sure changing it up will hurt the population. I know this, when I hunted MO 20 years ago, we would take guns to the motel room and then drive around and hear gobblers all afternoon!
Quote from: El Pavo Grande on July 13, 2015, 12:58:31 AMQuote from: owlhoot on July 12, 2015, 02:30:41 PMQuote from: I-55Bandit on July 10, 2015, 09:49:36 AMI personally like the 1 p.m. closure and the 1 bird first week rule, keep the nonresidents going to KS and NE Don't think the 1 o'clock closure is working to keep nonresidence out of Missouri. Or the one bird first week either they still seem to flock here. I wonder what the numbers are for nonresident turkey hunters compared to Kansas and Nebraska with there all day hunts and longer seasons? I know around Truman like this opening day I wasn't sure what state I was in from all the nonresident license plates , I guess state of shock! LolI have a lot of experience hunting all 3 you mention and in my opinion KS sees more out of state hunters than the other two, at least the areas I have hunted. Everybody and their brother hunts KS now. I think 15 years ago MO was the top destination, but KS has been the new fad over the last 10 years. For numerous reasons....easier to kill more turkeys consistently, all day hunting, two per day limit. Though I am sure the border areas can vary. Trust me as a resident of MO, I would NOT want all day hunting and more than one turkey the first week. It will attract a whole lot more out of state hunters. I hear multiple people discuss those as negatives. Be careful what you wish for!!!
Quote from: drenalinld on July 13, 2015, 01:30:24 AM... I know this, when I hunted MO 20 years ago, we would take guns to the motel room and then drive around and hear gobblers all afternoon!