I am afraid we will run into more and more of these decisions as we move forward. The anti/green/hairyleged/hugger crowd will continue to foster challenges to our laws and rules and planning processes. One of the big issues is the trend of such "wildlife defenders" to challenge the method of data analysis and/or capture used to set seasons and bag limits. These legal challenges can tie the hands of our DNR agencies. My state has gone to an every other year process in setting seasons so that they have an open year to answer such challenges and not impact season starts and bag limits. As far a turkey season goes, I feel one of the main reasons Georgia's turkey flock remains high is that we have no fall season and hens are not allowed in any harvest, including bearded hens. As dumb as fall turkeys are I'd hate to think what kind of damage could be done by deer hunters sitting on deer stands with a rifle or shotgun. We have fallen on hard times due to drought and excessive spring rains and our flocks have diminished also. This year it appears we have had a decent hatch. Turkey are managed as small game and are cyclical in population trends as other small game animals are we will all experience ups and downs.

There does seem to be a number of folks asking questions only to jog up thier points total. How is your day going? Please...

Alex, Nice flies! Great work. You are a truly talented young man with a keen understanding of what it means to be a gentleman. Keep up the good work. I've had my share of abusive responses on this site. You will find during the course of your life that there are people who will belittle you as a way to make up for their own short comings, especially if they feel challenged by your ability or knowledge. Such comment only amounts to the idle casting of stones. A craftsman is typically his own worst critic, that is the way it should be. That is what gives you the drive to do better and truly become a master of your craft. Don't let negative comments from those who are envious of your talent ruin your day or discourage you from your craft. Sour grapes never make a good wine!

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