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Numbers don’t lie #3452905 07/30/21 06:12 PM 07/30/21 06:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 978 Piney Ridge G Gobl4me OP 6 point
Gobl4me OP 6 point G Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 978 Piney Ridge	https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...icense-sales/id859529852?i=1000530467595 YouTube and social media influencers are ruining our sport. More opportunity lost by the day.

Re: Numbers don’t lie [Re: Gobl4me] #3452986 07/30/21 07:11 PM 07/30/21 07:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,335 Spanish Fort J Jstocks 8 point
Jstocks 8 point J Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,335 Spanish Fort	Put the data in the post so I don’t have to download an app and then listen to a podcast.

Re: Numbers don’t lie [Re: Gobl4me] #3453003 07/30/21 07:25 PM 07/30/21 07:25 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 242 Jackson Co B bamamed1 4 point
bamamed1 4 point B Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 242 Jackson Co	There’s a whole lot of info there as they go through several different states. I’ve only made it through 30-40 minutes. They mention that there are state agencies who are paying social media influencers to promote turkey hunting specifically. Arizona did this a few years ago to promote OTC coues deer hunting, and pressure has now become so bad there that those units have gone from OTC to draw only, including for the residents of the state. Tennessee employed this same strategy using the hunting public. They mentioned several states so I’m hoping that I don’t confuse the numbers between states. Tennessee had a 76% increase in non resident license sales. Kentucky had a 20% increase. I don’t recall the number, but Missouri had just as many hunters this year as they did back in their hay day when around 60k gobblers were harvested in a season, only difference is Missouri just had their lowest harvest total ever recorded. MS numbers were bad as well in terms of non resident hunters but I don’t recall exactly the percent increase. So not only is social media causing extensive damage to turkey populations and hunting opportunities, but some state agencies are paying them to do it. This is as far as I’ve made it through so far.

Re: Numbers don’t lie [Re: Gobl4me] #3453025 07/30/21 07:46 PM 07/30/21 07:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 978 Piney Ridge G Gobl4me OP 6 point
Gobl4me OP 6 point G Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 978 Piney Ridge	Data has been compiled and shows direct correlation between the pimping of states public land via YouTube and the explosion of non resident license sales in the following years leading to loss off hunting opportunities for both non residents and residents specifically public land hunters

Re: Numbers don’t lie [Re: Gobl4me] #3453166 07/30/21 10:28 PM 07/30/21 10:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 235 Ridge Top B bayouturkey 4 point
bayouturkey 4 point B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 235 Ridge Top	Where you at Cove? Or any of the THP, Shane Simpson, catman, etc crew. What are y’all’s thoughts about increased hunter numbers and reduced opportunity?

Re: Numbers don’t lie [Re: Gobl4me] #3453225 07/31/21 06:55 AM 07/31/21 06:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 372 NE Mississippi D deerhunt1988 4 point
deerhunt1988 4 point D Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 372 NE Mississippi	But i thought more hunters more meant more turkey and more opportunity? Someone seems to have it wrong....