DNR Turkey Meeting

[rni]

Anyone attend the meeting in Florence last night?

[flockbuster]

No. Planning on going to the one in Orangeburg if anybody wants to meet up for dinner beforehand

[tman]

Have they published any materials oe what their recommendations are?

[FEETDOWN]

Have they published any materials oe what their recommendations are?

They have them, but they aren't published yet. Gotta make sure the peons believe their input is being considered......

[aquaman]

April 1st start two bird limit is what I read on another site.

[smitch320]

Anyone going to the Hardeeville meeting this evening?

[pluffmudder]

I have an idea, lets just implement more strict regs instead of actually try to identify a root cause. Never works, but atleast we did something!

[jarrett80]

Yes on hardeeville tonight.

[bitesize]

I think root cause is too many hunters/finite resource. Early seasons/bag limits/ OOS friendly regs/ strutter decoys/ social media, covid - all contribute to a declining population.

*edit to add- I had 8 phone calls last year from people from florida or Charlotte trying to lease turkey rights to my property in Georgetown. I’d imagine I wasn’t the only property owner they were calling.

[banded_mallard]

I think root cause is too many hunters/finite resource. Early seasons/bag limits/ OOS friendly regs/ strutter decoys/ social media, covid - all contribute to a declining population.

*edit to add- I had 8 phone calls last year from people from florida or Charlotte trying to lease turkey rights to my property in Georgetown. I’d imagine I wasn’t the only property owner they were calling.

It’s not the human hunter that is the problem in my opinion. Data seems to confirm that.

[bitesize]

It’s not the human hunter that is the problem in my opinion. Data seems to confirm that.

Nature is going to nature!

[Gut_Pile]

I think root cause is too many hunters/finite resource. Early seasons/bag limits/ OOS friendly regs/ strutter decoys/ social media, covid - all contribute to a declining population.

*edit to add- I had 8 phone calls last year from people from florida or Charlotte trying to lease turkey rights to my property in Georgetown. I’d imagine I wasn’t the only property owner they were calling.

34 states were represented in turkey tag purchases this past season

[banded_mallard]

Nature is going to nature!

That doesn’t mean there are not other avenues than effecting hunting pressure. When a hen only raises 2 poults out of a clutch, hunting season isn’t the problem.

[Calibogue]

I have an idea, lets just implement more strict regs instead of actually try to identify a root cause. Never works, but atleast we did something!

So, based on your statement you would suggest we maintain the status quo and current regs despite out harvesting recruitment. And then, if and when a cause is pin pointed we make appropriate regulatory changes?
Makes perfect sense...

[Calibogue]

Anyone going to the Hardeeville meeting this evening?

I'll be there...

[FEETDOWN]

34 states were represented in turkey tag purchases this past season

Gotta travel Bo. #chasing49 #wtr23 #tfc #benelli #TSS #mossyoak #dixon #foxvest


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[sc sportsman]

That doesn’t mean there are not other avenues than effecting hunting pressure. When a hen only raises 2 poults out of a clutch, hunting season isn’t the problem.

I disagree. I think there is a chance that overall hunting pressure is affecting the reproduction and recruitment more than we realize. Beyond just killing too many too early. Just my opinion.

[bitesize]

I disagree. I think there is a chance that overall hunting pressure is affecting the reproduction and recruitment more than we realize. Beyond just killing too many too early. Just my opinion.

That’s kind of what I was trying to get at with my previous post- the number of people in the woods is far greater than ever before, which has direct and indirect impact on turkeys.

[LowcountryBuck]

I'll be at Hardeeville. Did anyone actually go to the Florence meeting and if so can report what the outcome/proposal was? So far only conjecture and opinion on this thread.

[BigBrother]

I wasnt in Florence, but I got word on what was discussed. Later start date (2nd week of April) and lower limits.

Not much talk about habitat, nesting and/or poult recruitment.