2004 turkey harvests down
#1
2004 turkey harvests down
So far, every eastern state that has reported their 2004 harvest numbers are showing a significant drop from 2003.
The list at present is:
RI
NJ
PA
OH
KY
WV
MD
VA
NC
SC
Further west, some states are showing slight increases.
Hal
The list at present is:
RI
NJ
PA
OH
KY
WV
MD
VA
NC
SC
Further west, some states are showing slight increases.
Hal
#6
RE: 2004 turkey harvests down
Year before last the number were slightly above average, and 04 just plain out sucked[:'(] 2005 spring should be a shoe-in, all counties in ohio have had good hatches, atleast two or three.
#7
RE: 2004 turkey harvests down
Here's the latest 2004 tally:
VT - 23% down (1st two weeks only)
RI - 20% down
VA - 20% down
OH - 20% down
NJ - 18% down
WV - 16.5% down
MD - 12% down
NC - 10% down
PA - 7% down
SC - 5% down
KY - 4% down
UT - 1/2 of 1% down
TN - 1/10 of 1% up
IL - 3% up
MO - 4% up
IN - 4% up
MN - 8% up (increase in tags apparently the reason for increase)
WI - 9% up (no change in hunter success rate - increase in tags accounted for the increase)
Hal
VT - 23% down (1st two weeks only)
RI - 20% down
VA - 20% down
OH - 20% down
NJ - 18% down
WV - 16.5% down
MD - 12% down
NC - 10% down
PA - 7% down
SC - 5% down
KY - 4% down
UT - 1/2 of 1% down
TN - 1/10 of 1% up
IL - 3% up
MO - 4% up
IN - 4% up
MN - 8% up (increase in tags apparently the reason for increase)
WI - 9% up (no change in hunter success rate - increase in tags accounted for the increase)
Hal
#8
RE: 2004 turkey harvests down
i took my only 2 spring birds in 03 and 04 so far! lol.....really i think its the weather the last few springs....i remember one day mid may we drive to the mountains..get there..it gets windy...cold started spitting rain....we were walking across a clear cut and watched the rain turn to snow....weve had very wet springs for a while now....i learned to do it right when you can.....both my birds were taken within the first week...last year it was the second day of the season...last nice day all season i do believe.....then this year it was the first thursday.....beautiful morning i didnt have to work and we got out of school ealry so i went hunting....but thats how im doing it for now on...this spring weather is crazy.....gota do it when you can.....guys that only hunt weekends ect arent scoring becuase it rains alot of days...if you cant go when its nice your chances are down...