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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 10:25:08 GMT -5
Do you think Indiana, or parts of Indiana could support a 2 bearded Turkey limit in the Spring ?
KY has a 2 bearded Turkey per spring limit.
I think Ohio, and Michigan also have a 2 bird per spring limit.
I think Illinois has a 2 or 3 Turkey per spring limit also.
I say NO, parts of IN do have a lot of Turkeys, but I think a 2 bird limit each Spring would hurt the Indiana Turkey populations.
What do you think ?
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Post by goosepondmonster on Feb 10, 2012 10:38:11 GMT -5
Why would someone need to take two turkeys? I think one in the spring and one in the fall is plenty.
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Post by oldhoyt on Feb 10, 2012 17:16:32 GMT -5
I don't need to take 2 turkeys. Actually I don't need to take 1. I don't need to take 1 deer, let alone several by various means. Come to think of it, I don't need to hunt. And of course, this is all completely irrelevant.
I like to hunt. If the resource will support a ceratin level of harvest, there's no reason not to allow it.
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Post by hosscat50 on Feb 10, 2012 18:01:50 GMT -5
I agree with you oldhoyt. Not to say that I would take two, hell sometimes I struggle with just one. But it would ne a nice option
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Post by hornzilla on Feb 10, 2012 18:29:09 GMT -5
Let it begin.............obr, otr. Lol......... Yep I went there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 18:37:31 GMT -5
Fairly hard to over harvest turkeys, I know most of the southern counties could easily support 2 in the spring. With winter natural deaths rates being 40% a fall season has no effect on spring numbers at all. Basic science shows you can harvest nearly all of the male turkeys and still maintain the current population. The key is hens, raising at least 3 poults per hatch.
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Post by Indyhunter on Feb 10, 2012 18:56:09 GMT -5
Certain Counties, maybe. When I went to Missouri they had a 2 bird limit, but you could not take them on the same day.
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 10, 2012 19:01:12 GMT -5
I think this has been a topic before..
I'm for whatever Steve Backs says...
I killed my bird last year on the very last day so it would not have mattered if the limit was.......unlimited.
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Post by featherduster on Feb 11, 2012 6:35:12 GMT -5
Lets leave things well enough alone. I think we are over managing our deer herds to death and because of this I am seeing less and less deer every year. The taking of a single Tom Turkey should be a special treat, Don't mess with the Turkeys.
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Post by oneshot on Feb 11, 2012 7:12:03 GMT -5
oldhoyt has it right. If the resource can support it....why not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 7:19:00 GMT -5
Guys often compare turkey management to deer management and the two are no comparison. A male deer will breed two or three does a year max, while most gobblers will breed 10 or more hens each. The hens will renest multiple times to get a clutch to raise, where a deer won't. Plenty of hens is a good thing where balance i@ better with deer. Apples to oranges.
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Post by throbak on Feb 11, 2012 10:02:53 GMT -5
My Way around the 1-bird rule,, I Take someone else hunting, I dont need to kill more than the two I am allowed 1-spring,1-fall
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Post by stevein on Feb 11, 2012 10:22:02 GMT -5
I would support it as long as only one could come from public areas.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Feb 11, 2012 10:27:45 GMT -5
2 birds a year is plenty. No need for 2 in the spring.
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Post by hornharvester on Feb 11, 2012 11:39:56 GMT -5
I dont have birds on my property now so a two bird limit would be useless. Many counties in east central Indiana have very small bird populations now so any kind of two bird season would have to be by county only. h.h.
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Post by lon371 on Feb 12, 2012 16:35:50 GMT -5
I agree with a county limit vs state. I can show you a couple nice flocks in the south. The one nearest me had a rough count of 60 birds last year. But do to 3 wheelers taking over one of their safe havens, there is about 20. Guessing some of them packed up and moved :[ I don't hunt them, but like watching. Some local farmers would prefer they all die:}
Lonny
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Post by HillBillyJeff on Feb 12, 2012 16:59:13 GMT -5
Fairly hard to over harvest turkeys Tell that to the pilgrims!!! LMAO I have a lot of toms around here, but I still like the one tom rule. I don't hunt them for the meat, and that is one of the reasons I won't shoot a hen in the fall. I love frying up some wild turkey breasts, but the thrill of the hunt is what gets my juices flowing. Plus, the sooner I get my turkey, the sooner I can get back to walleye fishing.
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Post by Indyhunter on Feb 12, 2012 23:16:49 GMT -5
I agree with a county limit vs state. I can show you a couple nice flocks in the south. The one nearest me had a rough count of 60 birds last year. But do to 3 wheelers taking over one of their safe havens, there is about 20. Guessing some of them packed up and moved :[ I don't hunt them, but like watching. Some local farmers would prefer they all die:} Lonny I happen to know a fella who would be more than happy to help one of the local farmers if they are so inclined. :-)
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Post by jlftrim on Feb 13, 2012 10:28:00 GMT -5
Bunch of turkey here in Parke co. but I still like the otr.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2012 12:15:03 GMT -5
Tennessee has a 4 Bearded Turkey Limit each Spring.
I live 10 miles north of the Tennessee state line, I work with people from TN. Some of them have taken 3 Toms in 1 season.
In these states, it's not hard to take 2 or more Bearded Turkeys each spring, because the seasons are usually very long also.
It's all about habitat though, Almost every single state in the south has a 2, 3, or 4 Turkey per spring limit.
But most southern states also have way more forest, and wilderness than Indiana.
In most southern states, the Turkey populations are more widely dispursed throughout the states. In KY, and TN each of these states has a high turkey population in just about every single county.
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