The problem lies between total number of hunters, nest predators, and much more effective means of harvest. The government can only control one, and even then you have people that don’t obey the laws. The resource will be protected because that is revenue for the state. I don’t think anyone in Montgomery wants to limit that revenue, but they will if thats what it comes to. That’s where the whole southeast is right now. Turkeys are not in the same carrying capacity as deer and I don’t think the good lord intended them to be. You would be hard pressed to have 8 guys turkey hunting a thousand acres. You can do that easily deer hunting. Covid had more people in the turkey woods than ever. Probably even folks that had never even thought to try it. I’m all for advocating and getting people in the outdoors but I think we are starting to hit a point in bama where there’s not much room for the hunting /fishing recreation. There’s football, hunting, and fishing. Sure there’s other hobbies but those three are pretty well known. I remember hearing stories of my father basically walking to hunt places. Trespassing back in the day wasn’t much of a thing as there was plenty of land available and landowners typically didn’t mind. Now you over pay for leases and if you don’t pay it there’s ten other guys that will. I didn’t mean to hijack the thread, but I think most folks aren’t looking at some of the real issues at hand. No matter what the government decides to do to try and protect the resource somebody somewhere will find something to complain about. The answer I believe is trap your predators,d self limit your own harvest, and improve your habitat if and where you can. Unless you have thousands of acres you need to get your neighbors to do the same.
Last edited by Forrestgump1; 05/11/22 02:22 AM.
