Re: I may not be a smart man...
Population Goal: Manage wild turkey populations at sustainable levels, taking into account stakeholder values and expectations
STRATEGY 1.1 ESTIMATE ANNUAL HARVEST
AND HUNTER PARTICIPATION AND EFFORT TO
MONITOR POPULATION TRENDS
STRATEGY 1.2 COLLECT SUPPLEMENTARY
HARVEST DATA TO FURTHER INFORM MANAGEMENT
DECISIONS
STRATEGY 1.3 ANNUALLY ESTIMATE
POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY TO MONITOR
RECRUITMENT AND POPULATION STABILITY
STRATEGY 1.4 DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL
SPATIAL SCALE TO MANAGE WILD TURKEY
POPULATION LEVELS IN TENNESSEE
STRATEGY 2.1 DETERMINE STAKEHOLDER
PREFERENCES FOR POPULATION TRENDS AND
HUNTER PREFERENCES REGARDING VARIOUS
MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
STRATEGY 2.2 INVESTIGATE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR
SETTING DECISION THRESHOLDS AND SELECTING
BETWEEN MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES
STRATEGY 2.3 ESTIMATE SPATIAL AND
TEMPORAL VARIATION IN NESTING PHENOLOGY
AND ADJUST SEASON DATES OR OTHER HARVEST
REGULATIONS ACCORDINGLY TO MITIGATE EFFECTS
OF HUNTING SEASONS ON LONG-TERM
POPULATION WELL-BEING
STRATEGY 2.4 DEVELOP A DRAFT AGENCY
POLICY ON FUTURE WILD TURKEY RESTORATION
(I.E. RESTOCKING) EFFORTS
STRATEGY 2.5 REVIEW AND AS NECESSARY
PROPOSE REVISIONS TO AGENCY POLICIES AND
SOPS FOR GUIDING, ASSISTING, EDUCATING AND
PERMITTING FARMERS, LAND OWNERS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS EXPERIENCING UNDESIREABLE
IMPACTS FROM WILD TURKEYS
STRATEGY 3.1 REVIEW AND, AS NECESSARY,
PROPOSE UPDATES TO THE SOP FOR HANDLING
REPORTS OF SICK WILD TURKES AND FOR DISEASE
TESTING
The other two objectives are Habitat Goals and Communication Goals.
I agree with the before-mentioned comments others have said - that is, their goal seems to be around monitoring, reviewing, estimating and collecting........while I agree research is important, that does nothing for declining populations for years. I would like to see their strategic goals now - i.e. reduce the limit of toms, delay the season opening 2 weeks, etc....
