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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 26, 2010 14:30:57 GMT -5
1) This proposal adds 16 counties to the fall firearm turkey season. 2) This proposal ads 7 days to the fall firearm turkey season in the southern portion of the sate. 3) This proposal would make bowhunting fall turkeys legal statewide and increase the current single season length (roughly 20 days on average) into two seasons totaling 60 days.   You can comment on the proposal at: www.in.gov/nrc/2386.htm |
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Post by featherduster on Feb 26, 2010 20:09:40 GMT -5
I really hate to see a fall shotgun season added to LaPorte co. for 2 reasons.
1. I feel turkey season should be a spring hunt.
2. I do not believe the population is strong enough to warrant a fall season.
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Post by dbd870 on Feb 27, 2010 3:21:24 GMT -5
It will still be bow for me as I'll still focus on deer first.
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Post by danf on Feb 27, 2010 15:37:35 GMT -5
Fall archery season up here runs from 9/15 to 12/15 with no break. I personally don't see any reason for not having the extended season- the fall archery harvest has always been a low percentage proposition anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2010 18:24:37 GMT -5
I don't know a single person who goes out and turkey hunts during deer season.
The fall turkey season is strictly and opportunistic venture for me. If I see one in bow range, i will take it, but otherwise, I don't ever plan on messing up my deer hunting by gun hunting for a turkey in the fall.
I did take my first fall turkey this year with my bow, it was pretty neat.
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Post by gobblerstopper on Feb 27, 2010 22:22:40 GMT -5
Since the harvest has virtually no effect on the population of birds statewide, I don't see anything wrong with it.
I would rather see the archery extended to include all of October like proposed, but split the gun season. The first week of December is great in Kentucky for chasing huge flocks of turks.
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Post by ridgerunner on Feb 28, 2010 15:09:47 GMT -5
I don't know a single person who goes out and turkey hunts during deer season. The fall turkey season is strictly and opportunistic venture for me. If I see one in bow range, i will take it, but otherwise, I don't ever plan on messing up my deer hunting by gun hunting for a turkey in the fall. I did take my first fall turkey this year with my bow, it was pretty neat. I hunt turkey in bow season while deer hunting..I carry nboth tags...and know many guys in West Central who do the same.. I don't care for the guns during archery deer season, but not many guys hunt the fall gun around here, so it's not an issue yet.. |
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Post by northbowhunter on Mar 2, 2010 21:42:35 GMT -5
I really hate to see a fall shotgun season added to LaPorte co. for 2 reasons. 1. I feel turkey season should be a spring hunt. 2. I do not believe the population is strong enough to warrant a fall season. I disagree. I think we have a good population of birds in LaPorte Co. I've seen so many during gun season I quit counting. Was nothing to see 18-25 at a time. I dont think a 5 day gun season is going to hurt the population. I really dont think the success rate will be very high as you will be hunting them a little different than you do in the spring. Maybe I'm just lucky to have alot of birds on the 3 properties I hunt. |
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Post by muzzyman on Mar 3, 2010 9:20:57 GMT -5
Excellent Idea for my area(Orange County). Would like the additional days in November on up to gun opener.
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Post by bschwein on Mar 10, 2010 12:08:39 GMT -5
I like the idea. Just more opportunity to hunt turkeys as down here in my area the populations are really strong
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Post by huntingman on Mar 12, 2010 21:14:47 GMT -5
I like the idea. Just more opportunity to hunt turkeys as down here in my area the populations are really strong  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2010 21:25:17 GMT -5
It would be my luck that if I took a shotgun to hunt turkey in the fall, I would sure as the world have a booner buck walk within 10 yards of me! That is why I don't gun hunt turkeys in the fall.  |
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