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Re: Interesting turkey info from Chuck Sykes
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03/20/19 08:25 AM
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I am totally against a reduction in bag limits, until I see more data to support it. However, the idea that just because 3 or 4 gobblers are left to breed 30 or more hens isn't biologically sound from a genetics standpoint. You want genetic diversity in a breeding population and the more that is reduced, the more likely you will see inbreeding and our turkeys will start acting like West Virginians. I don't know what the magic number is for turkeys, but I'd bet the farm it's more than a handful of gobblers to 30 hens. Brother struts next to brother and gets whooped by Daddy all the time - while fighting over brothers sister and Daddy’s daughter. Been happening since turkey started being turkey. We get in the weeds sometimes with these discussions, but this is not much of a factor.
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