Originally Posted By: BhamFred
yes, I'd guess that the majority of folks that in reality CAN kill over the limit, will do so. They have the time and the birds.

I've actually known very few turkey hunters that have the skill, time , and birds/(land) to kill over the limit that don't do it.


I'm the only one in the state. wink

Actually, I do know a couple of guys that usually limit out and quit hunting when they do. But there isn't very many. And there are VERY few people who regularly kill a limit all their adult lives; that's limited to a few guys that are farmers or have some sort of job that let's them hunt a lot.

I have killed a limit most years since I retired from my first career, but prior to that I had killed 3 limits. And the days of being able to do that are coming to an end; your skills decline as you get older.

Bottom line - the season limit has almost no effect on the turkey population. It just makes some people feel better.


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.