KY harvest has surpassed TN harvest

[Setterman]

If the fine folks at TWRA and the commission aren't jerked awake by this staggering news then nothing will get them to wake up and realize their "management plan" is an abysmal failure.

KY has only been open for 3 weeks, 2 bird limit and about 70% the hunters we have in this state.

It doesn't take a rocket doctor to see their hunters have vastly more birds to hunt then we do, and I'd say it's a direct result of a sensible management plan rather than the liberal bag limits and bizarre aporoach used here.

In addition KY hunters have killed 50% less jakes then TN hunters. That just proves the large number of tags leads to higher jake harvest.

The question is how much longer can our "biologists" ignore the issues and our hunters keep their heads in the sand.

It's time for us to revert back to a 2 bird limit, no hens period, and only one jake. Those alone should hopefully start reversing this ugly trend we've been on for years now. If that doesn't work, more extreme regs should be implemented

It's sad to see what used to be some if the best Eastern hunting in the country continually slip, it's time to stand up and protect the birds we all love to hunt. If we don't our hunting will continue to decline

 

[deerchaser007]

ray: for change! Everyone needs to send in their comments while TWRA is accepting them this late. To heck with talking buck limits, save our turkey!!!

 

[Setterman]

ray: for change! Everyone needs to send in their comments while TWRA is accepting them this late. To heck with talking buck limits, save our turkey!!!

Agreed, the buck limit thing is a stupid waste of time imo. Our deer are doing fine, and any deer manager worth a flip knows changing Hunter mentalities is as if not more important then the regulations imposed with regards to deer

 

[catman529]

2 birds a bit stiff when you're used to 4. Make it 3 and no more than 1 or 2 fall hen in select counties and I'm not against 1 jake


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[Setterman]

2 birds a bit stiff when you're used to 4. Make it 3 and no more than 1 or 2 fall hen in select counties and I'm not against 1 jake


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I think 3 would be okay, but think 2 for a year or two would dramatically improve hunting in some areas

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I would hope an organization like the NWTF would stand up to TWRA but that's not likely to happen so it's up to us individuals.


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[Setterman]

I would hope an organization like the NWTF would stand up to TWRA but that's not likely to happen so it's up to us individuals.


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The NWTF is an empty organization and has been for about a decade. They are more interested in banquets and leases for their fat cat execs then doing anything of substance to help turkeys at this point. There was a time when they might have been of help, but it's up to the license holders to demand TWRA fire the turkey staff first and foremost and begin to look at new regs to return our numbers to where they were prior to the invasion of what seems like people who haven't the slightest idea how to manage turkeys running the show.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

2 Toms no jakes no hens no decoys or fans lets do it. Maybe Vermin can produce a map


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[catman529]

2 birds a bit stiff when you're used to 4. Make it 3 and no more than 1 or 2 fall hen in select counties and I'm not against 1 jake


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I think 3 would be okay, but think 2 for a year or two would dramatically improve hunting in some areas

or 17 different units to meet specific regional demands and complaints. and a $500 nonresident WMA permit and limit of only 1 nonresident bird and only 1 east TN resident bird killed in middle TN. And no crossing regions to kill a fall hen, stay in your area.


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[Setterman]

2 birds a bit stiff when you're used to 4. Make it 3 and no more than 1 or 2 fall hen in select counties and I'm not against 1 jake


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I think 3 would be okay, but think 2 for a year or two would dramatically improve hunting in some areas

or 17 different units to meet specific regional demands and complaints. and a $500 nonresident WMA permit and limit of only 1 nonresident bird and only 1 east TN resident bird killed in middle TN. And no crossing regions to kill a fall hen, stay in your area.


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None of those would adversely affect me so I am good with them :smash:

 

[Tennessee Lead]

2 birds a bit stiff when you're used to 4. Make it 3 and no more than 1 or 2 fall hen in select counties and I'm not against 1 jake


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I think 3 would be okay, but think 2 for a year or two would dramatically improve hunting in some areas

or 17 different units to meet specific regional demands and complaints. and a $500 nonresident WMA permit and limit of only 1 nonresident bird and only 1 east TN resident bird killed in middle TN. And no crossing regions to kill a fall hen, stay in your area.


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I'm all in on the $ on the Non Res!


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[woodsman87]

I understand catman and Tennessee leads point of raising non resident, but with me being out of state I would hate to see that. Next year is going to really hurt.
But since I have been hunting in Tennessee 95% of the time for most of my adult life, I feel like a resident at some times.

I would still like to see liberal bag limits, but shorten the season or at least open it later. Zones or units are a must. No hen killing, fall or spring, beard or not. Fall and spring limits are combined. Teach people about habitat management for wild turkeys.
Get off the deer wagon, deer do not need or help to thrive, turkey do. I could care less if it was an infinite buck limit or 0 buck limit. I sometimes wish they'd go extinct.

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[Roost 1]

When I checked our (KY) harvest totals earlier in the week were at 27,000+ which is less than last couple yrs.. However I expect to see a spike this weekend as I would expect TN to as well... I'd say it's been down yr in most places... Very few 2yr olds anywhere I hunted this yr..

 

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[catman529]

I've killed 6 in the fall but that is excessive for a bag limit on either sex so I am good with 3. If the flock really needs help then 1. Worst case a bearded fall turkey...I don't want to ever do away with the fall tradition


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[Gravey]

I'd be fine with a 2 bird limit with only 1 allowed to be a jake. Also no hens period.

 

[callemquacktn]

When I checked our (KY) harvest totals earlier in the week were at 27,000+ which is less than last couple yrs.. However I expect to see a spike this weekend as I would expect TN to as well... I'd say it's been down yr in most places... Very few 2yr olds anywhere I hunted this yr..

Totally agree. 3 of my 4 birds had 1 1/4" spurs which I usually do good to get 1 bird a yr with. Very few 2 yo this yr.

 

[Roost 1]

When I checked our (KY) harvest totals earlier in the week were at 27,000+ which is less than last couple yrs.. However I expect to see a spike this weekend as I would expect TN to as well... I'd say it's been down yr in most places... Very few 2yr olds anywhere I hunted this yr..

Totally agree. 3 of my 4 birds had 1 1/4" spurs which I usually do good to get 1 bird a yr with. Very few 2 yo this yr.

X2..... I killed 3 birds in one week that had 1 1/2" spurs.... Ky In Tn plus the birds that my buds were killin were all 3+

 

[Setterman]

When I checked our (KY) harvest totals earlier in the week were at 27,000+ which is less than last couple yrs.. However I expect to see a spike this weekend as I would expect TN to as well... I'd say it's been down yr in most places... Very few 2yr olds anywhere I hunted this yr..

Totally agree. 3 of my 4 birds had 1 1/4" spurs which I usually do good to get 1 bird a yr with. Very few 2 yo this yr.

Every bird I've been responsible for killing either directly or through calling, other then 1 has been a 2 year old bird this year in both TN and KY.

 

[woodsman87]

In TN and AL, all we have killed is two year olds.

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