This is the most frustrating part and Im sure it frustrates you more than it does me. From what I understand you and other biologist spend countless days and hours collecting and pouring over data as a part of a turkey committee. Only to have a group of people make season and bag limit changes without any input from the biologist our state employs. Glad your back.

Gobbler, I'm sure if it is something they are considering they will consult the Turkey Committee for our comment, and hopefully some data we could provide. I'm sure that will happen before any decisions are made. The Turkey Committee itself did not provide that recommendation at the meeting. Guess that's why I got so defensive. It all rolls down hill to the guys in uniform. It's very frustrating.

Only to have a group of people make season and bag limit changes without any input from the biologist our state employs

#QuailLivesMustNotMatter

Gobbler, I'm sure if it is something they are considering they will consult the Turkey Committee for our comment, and hopefully some data we could provide. I'm sure that will happen before any decisions are made. The Turkey Committee itself did not provide that recommendation at the meeting. Guess that's why I got so defensive. It all rolls down hill to the guys in uniform. It's very frustrating.

Let's talk ZONES.

So, if any new regs are put in place - what about zones? We know that populations across the state can be drastically different. We know that some areas have a serious issue, and others do not. The Ag and poultry and people dominated areas of north AL need help. The counties with lower human populations and dominated by timberland (public, private or timber company), don't need a panic button. I'd say there's at least 30 counties that fit the description of the latter, where a limit reduction isn't needed.

But zones are not easy to implement. They work fine for differences in season length, but they are harder to accomplish regarding limits. Like I've stated many times previously, I'm gonna hold out hope for zones. I have a couple ideas how to make zones work regarding limits, but they would be a cost to the state.

So let's here ideas how to make it work.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I'm glad to hear that the # of limits killed will be included in the future report. I believe it was 7 years ago that I first started asking for the info. If it simply wasn't available then, I can understand why they couldn't tell me. Looks like the guys would have just said that. I could say more, but I'll drop it.

Your irritation with us, and especially me, is understandable. But there is simply no denying that a member of the study committee posted in this forum that it would be "foolish" to not lower the limit. That was the word he used, not me. Get mad if you want to, but how would you expect people to understand that?

Hey pal there aren't 5 birds in all of limestone county . But I like the way you think!

Turkeys can't live in the Tn valley of N bama. Everybody knows that.

Originally Posted By: 257wbymag
Turkeys can't live in the Tn valley of N bama. Everybody knows that.

The hundreds upon hundreds we had for years was just a fluke I suppose

I don't think there are very many people with full time jobs that kill a limit every year. Now, a retired guy, or guy who doesn't work, or who has a job where he can hunt every day, has a good chance to do it every year. The only benefit to lowering the limit, would be more birds for people who can only go on the weekends, and only have a few vacation days per 45 day season. You won't ever find somebody unemployed or retired complaining about the limit. In 26 years, I'll want the limit at 10.

As far as moving the season into May, it may help, there seem to be more birds across the river in Georgia, but there's also better habitat, so it would be hard to say whether or not Georgia's season has an impact on the population??? Hard to say the season dates have any impact.