bald9eagle, I read the same thing the other day. I've hunted turkeys in Alabama since I was a boy, and seems like we still got a lot of birds. I usually limit every year, but have also had a hard time the last few. Like you I know what I'm fighting is the unusual weather pattern not the population. Northwest part of state already starts April 1st, and I'd hate to lose my March 15th opener. Hell, sometimes I don't see many deer in a season, but I don't think everyone else should stop taking them and shorten season. Population in some places really might be down, but I would guess that's more due to clear cutting and housing development....
I would also be willing to bet, if they drop limit, it will not go back to 5 again. They also said they need more people to buy hunting licenses.....so they can hunt less? Lol!