Harvest numbers

[AT Hiker]

Thanks to Quailman for calling.

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[PalsPal]

Got to turkey harvest by county , make sure that all counties are in your location box and then hit view report. I put in March 23 to today. It is strange it changes back and forth that is why I took a picture. I hope that is right but who knows!

I don't see an option for "All Counties".

I do know that on one list it only had 75 of the 95 counties. So, either there have been no kills in those counties, or they aren't showing up for some reason.

 

[Setterman]

Got to turkey harvest by county , make sure that all counties are in your location box and then hit view report. I put in March 23 to today. It is strange it changes back and forth that is why I took a picture. I hope that is right but who knows!

I don't see an option for "All Counties".

I do know that on one list it only had 75 of the 95 counties. So, either there have been no kills in those counties, or they aren't showing up for some reason.

I just ran the all counties and it came back with 6800 birds

 

[PalsPal]

I just ran the all counties and it came back with 6800 birds

That's what I got, but when I counted the counties, there were only 75 in the list.

 

[AT Hiker]

Ok, it's obvious something is jacked up.
If you scroll down to "graphs"and click on "game check harvest results by map" it gives you a report of approximately 14,000. Click on a county and it breaks it down to private and public. That is where the issue is, it's practically 50/50 of harvest reported as public and private. I have no idea why but I can assure you 1/2 of Dickson counties harvest is not in public.


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[deerfever]

Make sure you hit the include WMA also .That seems to have something to do with it. When I do it gives over 14000 birds killed every time. At least that is what it does for me.

 

[poorhunter]

So it seems that statewide things are ok which is good, just hope my area gets back to normal soon.

 

[AT Hiker]

So it seems that statewide things are ok which is good, just hope my area gets back to normal soon.

X2 and many other people are feeling the same way.


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[th88]

What a circus ride! Some of you guys.... Wow..haha. Enjoyed the read.

 

[megalomaniac]

3 more skunks removed this evening.

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And another coon overnight. I'm hell on anything that wants to take turkeys away from me.

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[TheLBLman]

Ok, it's obvious something is jacked up.

Agree. Something isn't functioning correctly with TWRA's harvest database.

Meanwhile, it is sadly humourous how we hunters can perceive our hunting opportunities based more on perceptions of data than reality?

It can also be sadly humourous how, even with accurate data, it can be misinterpreted by experts, while realties are discounted?

There is no question statewide turkey populations have been trending down over the past few years, although some areas have experienced the opposite.

There is also no doubt the average hunter will hunt more, or hunt less, based on perceptions of opportunity.
Each year, I find myself amused at how, based mainly on a first outing's happenstance experience, many hunters will either cut the trip short or extend their stay, based mainly on initial happenstance.

When the hunting seems great, we may hunt more, hunt harder, and kill more.
When the hunting seems poor, we may hunt less, less intensely, and kill less.
Just human nature?

Of course, initial happenstance is often based on weather, stages of dispersal, rut, food sources, luck, or lack thereof.
Often there is a poor correlation between our perceptions and game populations.
But our perceptions are often correct, too.

At any rate, our collective annual kills can be greatly influenced by our perceptions, often good ones,
in that many of us are conservationists wanting to insure some seed is saved.

 

[Andy S.]

Ok, it's obvious something is jacked up.

Agree. Something isn't functioning correctly with TWRA's harvest database.

Agreed, but it needs to be corrected in short order. We once had a Big Game Coordinator (won't mention any names) who made this stuff a priority, as well as facts and transparency. They ran him out of town in short order.

There is also no doubt the average hunter will hunt more, or hunt less, based on perceptions of opportunity.
Each year, I find myself amused at how, based mainly on a first outing's happenstance experience, many hunters will either cut the trip short or extend their stay, based mainly on initial happenstance.

When the hunting seems great, we may hunt more, hunt harder, and kill more.
When the hunting seems poor, we may hunt less, less intensely, and kill less.
Just human nature?

Fair weather hunters is what we call them around my parts.

 

[Levee Jumper]

Heard the numbers were up above 16,000. Great News!