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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5746756" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>How bad is TN gonna screw this up?</p><p></p><p>My takeaways from watching the video... limits will be between 1 and 3 birds depending on populations. I don't care about this one way or the other...</p><p></p><p>Season will move to Sat closest to April 7th because folks don't want season to extend to Memorial Day Weekend. I HATE this. The 2w delay in middle TN resulted in some of the best turkey hunting the stare has ever experienced (as evidenced by one of the highest kills ever recorded for an opening day weekend). Hunting unpressured birds at the peak of breeding just after flock break up made for some FUN hunts. Plus, personally I LOVED being able to hunt Memorial Day weekend, as I had a 3 day weekend to come up to TN without having to burn a vacation day for travel. And it's great timing for planting summer plots.</p><p></p><p>Jake harvest... TWRA feels killing jakes has no impact whatsoever on long term population trends or dynamics. This is true in areas with multiple toms remaining after season closes to service retesting hens in June or July, as well as jennies initiating their first nest in June or July... but in areas where all toms have been killed during season, having jakes who are becoming sexually mature in summer provides a means for renesting hens to be bred. Just sad.</p><p></p><p>Fall season... TWRA doesn't feel killing toms, jakes, or bearded hens makes any difference. Probably doesn't in boom years with tons of birds. But not a great idea IMO in the lean years or areas with marginal populations</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5746756, member: 2805"] How bad is TN gonna screw this up? My takeaways from watching the video... limits will be between 1 and 3 birds depending on populations. I don't care about this one way or the other... Season will move to Sat closest to April 7th because folks don't want season to extend to Memorial Day Weekend. I HATE this. The 2w delay in middle TN resulted in some of the best turkey hunting the stare has ever experienced (as evidenced by one of the highest kills ever recorded for an opening day weekend). Hunting unpressured birds at the peak of breeding just after flock break up made for some FUN hunts. Plus, personally I LOVED being able to hunt Memorial Day weekend, as I had a 3 day weekend to come up to TN without having to burn a vacation day for travel. And it's great timing for planting summer plots. Jake harvest... TWRA feels killing jakes has no impact whatsoever on long term population trends or dynamics. This is true in areas with multiple toms remaining after season closes to service retesting hens in June or July, as well as jennies initiating their first nest in June or July... but in areas where all toms have been killed during season, having jakes who are becoming sexually mature in summer provides a means for renesting hens to be bred. Just sad. Fall season... TWRA doesn't feel killing toms, jakes, or bearded hens makes any difference. Probably doesn't in boom years with tons of birds. But not a great idea IMO in the lean years or areas with marginal populations [/QUOTE]
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