buckpasser
Senior Member
That lately the turkey scientists all use this an argument for season dates to stayed delayed and possibly delayed even more.
“What other game bird do we hunt at peak breeding? We have no business killing turkeys during this time biologically speaking?”
Well, Mr Doctor man, let’s cover that further. If we hunted doves during peak breeding, we’d be killing females, and paired males that help with the nesting process. If we hunted quail during that time we’d be shooting hens and we’d be killing paired males that help with the chick raising process. If we hunted ducks, or geese, and even just shot males only, we’d be killing males that help with distracting predators and play a role in getting ducklings/goslings raised after hatch. If we could kill only rooster pheasants and male grouse during peak breeding, would we hurt their populations? I wager no, but they aren’t generally hunted by calling up for a clear shot and they aren’t big game. Also, there is no culture of spring time hunting of these species.
What say you? I think it’s yet another level of horse manure. I say they should consider getting their heads out of each others’ rear ends and understand the uniqueness of turkeys and turkey hunting. I say we need more thought and actual science instead of more repeater station biologists out there “on the landscape” when it comes to turkey biology.
“What other game bird do we hunt at peak breeding? We have no business killing turkeys during this time biologically speaking?”
Well, Mr Doctor man, let’s cover that further. If we hunted doves during peak breeding, we’d be killing females, and paired males that help with the nesting process. If we hunted quail during that time we’d be shooting hens and we’d be killing paired males that help with the chick raising process. If we hunted ducks, or geese, and even just shot males only, we’d be killing males that help with distracting predators and play a role in getting ducklings/goslings raised after hatch. If we could kill only rooster pheasants and male grouse during peak breeding, would we hurt their populations? I wager no, but they aren’t generally hunted by calling up for a clear shot and they aren’t big game. Also, there is no culture of spring time hunting of these species.
What say you? I think it’s yet another level of horse manure. I say they should consider getting their heads out of each others’ rear ends and understand the uniqueness of turkeys and turkey hunting. I say we need more thought and actual science instead of more repeater station biologists out there “on the landscape” when it comes to turkey biology.
