Here's something that hasn't been touched on very much in this thread.........weather. Alabama has had 2-3 rough winters and to add insult to injury in the turkey world.........at least the last two years the early summer months have been cooler and very rainy. Not a great scenario for poult survival. What region of the the state is coldest on any given winter/spring day? Which region seems to have folks experiencing lower numbers?

The predator issue can't be overlooked in my book. Less folks trapping for a couple of decades and a coyote population rising..........more predation.


And one more thing.......for any population: