Manybeards,I agree with you to point.An area that has a high population of turkeys in it will not be affected by gobbler harvest,as the next dominant tom fills the roll.But take an area that is not so highly populated with birds it does have definate effect if the birds are hunted hard.When we transplanted birds here in Calif under the guidance of the NWTF we relocated these birds in isolated areas or on private property to avoid being hunted in an effort to give these birds an opportunity to establish stable populations.In doing so the birds disperse from there in the surrounding areas.It was a terrific program that worked until the anti's stopped us from doing it! <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>