Thank You very much for your thoughts and views. I really do appreciate it very much. Everyone wants a mature bird to take, that can be an issue when it comes to harvesting birds while hunting season is open.
I guess will just see what happens this spring and allow hunting on number of mature birds I see. Some Jakes need to be harvested I would say for a healthy flock, but I don't know that for sure.
according to statistics out of every 100 gobbler chicks hatched, 2 live to be an adult 2 YO gobbler. jakes and toms do not get along so they will be separate from each other most of the year. Toms should be showing up with the hen flocks anytime now..