What we need to remember is that the utrkey is amassive success story in not only missouri but other states as well. it wasnt long ago that there wasnt hardly any turkey at all. when thery began to reintroduce them and population numbers began to grow enough for a season they still needed to instill programs and regulations to make sure it didnt happen again. Thus the reasoning behind only hunting till 1. Most hens spend the main part of the afternoon on the nest during the warmest part of the day to help with incubation.
Its regulations like this that have pushed missouri's population to possibly the highest in the US with almost a half a million birds statewide.