But they brought new droves of hunters in, which killed droves of gobblers. Public land turkeys go on private land too.

So you think the public land hunters are the reason for the population decline across the country?
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Nope, public land hunters effect public land opportunities. The decline across the country has many factors. I may be wrong but, I thought this thread is about public hunting lands exploitation by a few for money, not the overall decline of the wild turkey. I'm just trying to stay on topic and not wander off on habitat management, predator control, etc.