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Started by OldSchool, February 07, 2016, 01:15:01 PM
Quote from: Treerooster on February 07, 2016, 02:33:48 PMColorado is 1/2 before sunrise to sunset as are many states I hunt...NE, KS, etc.MT is 1/2 before sunset to 1/2 after sunrise. That's too late IMO.WI is 1/2 before to sunset. WI use to quit at 1:00 then went to a 5:00 pm quit time then went to all day hunting. There turkey population has not suffered as a result of all day hunting. In the fall in WI the hours extend to 20 min after sunset. A lot of other fall game can be hunted until 20 min after sunset (deer grouse etc) and I think that's why they extend turkey hours in the fall.I don't think there is a good biological reason to have noon or 1:00 quit times. May be a reason to manage hunters, but I just don't see how it affects turkey numbers.
Quote from: VaTuRkStOmPeR on February 08, 2016, 06:44:37 AMNew York turkey numbers are plummeting and 5 short years ago there were plenty of them. I'm glad they cut the fall season from 7 to 2 weeks and glad New York gives the birds a break in the afternoon. They don't need to be doing anything to increase harvest opportunities.
Quote from: Happy on February 08, 2016, 08:37:57 PMI would be all for a ban on hens here. Tho I don't think many hunt them in terms fall so it probly wouldn't make much difference. Our biggest problem is poaching. Wv is horrible for it and having rifles legal doesn't help our numbers any. Can't tell you how many times I've heard a rifle Crack as soon as it was light enough to skyline em. That and a ton get shot in deer season. Had a buddy have two shot of the roost in front of him here in Md. They were trespassing to boot. He tried to catch them but failed. People that have no respect for the animal really tick me off. But I am glad there are still some people that can be adults and have a sense of decency. If everyone followed the rules we would have twice as many birds. Sent from my SM-G800R4 using TapatalkWe have the same problem here and I'm sure every place does to some extent. We live on a road that's perfect for it. My house on one end and another about a mile and a half away on the other, with several fields in between. The road "hunters" start about sunup, and drive back and forth all morning long. I know one guy that drives it regularly and uses a rifle, shotgun only here. He shoots everything he can, including spring hens. It's the same during deer season too, and it all makes me so mad I could scream. Sometimes they don't even take the birds and deer, I've found both dead in the fields more than once. They never seem to get caught, and if they did the fine wouldn't come close to the damage they do. I've chased them them off, given the DEC plate numbers etc, but nothing seems to do any good. Bob