Originally Posted by North40R
#1. Timber management practices
#2. More turkey hunters than ever before.
#3. Predators. Eagles. Coyote population at an all time high and what few coons hunters there are now don't kill the coons. Everyone used to coons hunt and every kid had a few traps.
#4. Disease. Chicken house litter untreated and spread as fertilizer is a death sentence.

My 2 cents worth!

My opinion is you're spot on with number 1 and 2.
Clearcuts ruin turkey populations. Especially in the 3rd to 6th years of regrowth. They're too thick and turkeys won't use it.
Unfortunately nobody seems to be interested in select cutting timber anymore. It's all about maximum profits.
There's far far far too damn many people harassing turkeys. They ain't all killing turkeys but they're constantly harassing them.

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