Turkey bill for folks 80 and older introduced

[lampern]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to hunting, so as to provide that any licensee 80 years of age or older who did not obtain the full 2019 turkey gobbler bag limit may rollover the remaining number of such limit to the 2020 turkey hunting season; to provide for an automatic repealer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20192020/SB/488

 

[Swamprat]

That really makes no sense to me and opens up the possibility of other folks using Grandpaws extra birds as long as he is out there with them in the field.

 

[SCPO]

2 more years and I will be 80. 5 years from then I will be able to kill 15 at the rate I have been going last 5 years. NOT

 

[Wayne D Davis]

I don't like that idea.... next thing ya know they'll want to roll over 12 deer tags

 

[Timber1]

They should also allow them to designate a younger family member to kill the remainder of their unused tags.

 

[trad bow]

We do not need anymore special regulations in our hunting laws.

 

[FootLongDawg]

Please. .What's this gonna mean?...5 more turkeys killed at the most. There ain't that many Jimmy Carter's out there hunting.

 

[JustUs4All]

I was going to ask if they named this the Jimmy Carter Family Turkey Killing Act.

 

[transfixer]

This is ridiculous ! all because wimpy Jimmy didn't get to Turkey hunt last year ? thats tough ! for four years a long time ago we didn't have a real president either ,,,,,

 

[strothershwacker]

Talk about special interest. Woooweee. This affects how many people? Who's pushing this? And if ye can't kill three in one year what makes ye think your gonna kill more than three the next year? How bout if your 80 years old and accompanied by both of your parents, can you hunt over bait?

 

[XIronheadX]

Rollover minutes... to rollover turkeys. No help for politicians or those who live under them.

 

[ssramage]

Yeah...there's some special interests going on here. With everything out there that could be changed, this seems like a really dumb thing to spend time/resources on.

 

[sea trout]

We do not need anymore special regulations in our hunting laws.

I agree right here with this!!1
And I applaud any and all 80 plus year old turkey hunters!!!! I appreciate all our elders in general period!!
If your 80 and up and your land is good to call in more than your GA. limit of gobblers then bring youngster with you!
No more laws!

 

[tayjack1987]

c'mon man let them 80 year olds roll.

 

[jakebuddy]

Some senators grandpa just can’t get after them like he used to, talk about a swamp that needs to be drained

 

[Sixes]

That is one of the strangest bills that I have ever read dealing with hunting.

On one hand, we have way too many special provisions now for hunting, but on the other hand, if an 80 year old is still out there getting after them, then I say let them have at it and kill what they want. The percentage of octogenarians and above killing birds has to be very very slim

 

[buckpasser]

Heck, for 90 and over the limit shall henceforth be 20. The number killed over the normal season limit shall be recorded and taken off of the total season limit of the hunter until fully repaid after they reach the age of 100, prorated at a rate of 3 Toms per season no matter the current limit (at which time will likely be 1 every other year per nonancient hunter brought on by heavy lobbying from turkey hunters of the GON forum believing “something needs to be done!”)

 

[jakebuddy]

I’m just gonna save mine up for a few years then kill all of mine in 2025 season, gonna be a good year.

 

[jakebuddy]

I just wonder how many of the laws we accept now as normal seemed this bizarre at one time??

 

[buckpasser]

I just wonder how many of the laws we accept now as normal seemed this bizarre at one time??

I think hunting turkeys in the springtime seemed bizarre and unethical to the old timey turkey hunters of old.