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Hey what’d I do PCP??? I don’t even hunt the stupid things
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It used to open on March 20 didn't it?
I swear when I was killing them in the early 90's that was opening day and then April 1 here. I even recall Sam R opening on April 1. I wore em out down there when it started opening on March 20th. Yes it used to open here on March 20th and the bag limit was 6.
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Freak of Nature
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It used to open on March 20 didn't it?
I swear when I was killing them in the early 90's that was opening day and then April 1 here. I even recall Sam R opening on April 1. I wore em out down there when it started opening on March 20th. Yes it used to open here on March 20th and the bag limit was 6. What years was it 6? I couldn’t recall.
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan
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It used to open on March 20 didn't it?
I swear when I was killing them in the early 90's that was opening day and then April 1 here. I even recall Sam R opening on April 1. I wore em out down there when it started opening on March 20th. Yes it used to open here on March 20th and the bag limit was 6. I remember when it was 6. We had a “friend” down the road who would kill a limit by about lunchish on the 20th. Limit changed to 5 well before the opening date was moved to the 15th.
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I haven’t been turkey hunting near as long as most of you but it seems to me that if a later starting date really improved turkey numbers then Winston county would have the greatest population in the state. They have opened late a long time.
If they are worried enough to push back dates and lower the limits, then why not just make them harder to kill. You can believe what you want to about decoys but I see a lot of videos of birds killed every year that would’ve never been killed without the decoys set out or at least wouldn’t have been killed with the same set up.
I say outlaw decoys, especially reaping, stop shooting jakes and lower the limit to 3 gobblers with the option to turn in 10 trapped predators each for 1 more gobbler tag. 2 extra gobbler tags maximum.
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...and lower the limit to 3 gobblers with the option to turn in 10 trapped predators each for 1 more gobbler tag. 2 extra gobbler tags maximum. Whover gets that passed will also be subject to an involuntary commitment petition started by ME
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Love his response, if the so called hunters would have more education and concern this State would have a better turkey as well as deer herd. Ignorance shows in all phases.
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It used to open on March 20 didn't it?
I swear when I was killing them in the early 90's that was opening day and then April 1 here. I even recall Sam R opening on April 1. I wore em out down there when it started opening on March 20th. Yes it used to open here on March 20th and the bag limit was 6. What years was it 6? I couldn’t recall. It was 6 in 1989. Stayed that way until somewhere in the mid to late 90’s I think.
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Love his response, if the so called hunters would have more education and concern this State would have a better turkey as well as deer herd. Ignorance shows in all phases. Care to explain?
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
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Average nest initiation April 9th. Average next incubation April 22nd. Gonna recommend a start date of April 10th. Most of SC, latitude wise is about B’ham to the Tennesee line. A whole bunch of AL counties are further south in latitude. I would think about a third of AL has nest initiation dates earlier than April 9th. Maybe even some before April 1st. It would be rough in the southern part of the state waiting to April 1st. Hunting in April around here is hot and gobbling is usually slow. Maybe that wouldn’t be the case if all the gobblers were still alive. All except for the hot weather part.
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Love his response, if the so called hunters would have more education and concern this State would have a better turkey as well as deer herd. Ignorance shows in all phases. Care to explain? I doubt he will. He and Festus are too busy getting their knees dirty at the Alter of Chucky.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
-- Archibald Rutledge
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