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Old 02-02-2005, 01:08 AM
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Gobbling Buck
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alabama
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Default RE: more than one gobbler

Your turkey population should be fine. As previously stated, the preditor population will have the most impact on the population as well as the weather. Here in Alabama, our season starts March 15 and goes through April 30. We can take 5 male turkeys per year and it has been that way for at least 5 years. Probably longer than that, but I've only been hunting turkeys for 3 years this will be the 4th, so I didn't really pay attention to years prior. Anyway, our turkey population is continuously growing, in most areas. The areas that haven't have had an explosion in the preditor population. Also, I don't know how PA will decide the season dates, but here the season is ending when the bulk of the hens start to set. The NWTF has done a lot of joint research with various state wildlife departments to set the best dates to accomodate nesting.
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