Post by dcheckman on Nov 5, 2012 16:59:01 GMT -5
WMU 5A Wild Turkey Task Force October 2012
The annual cooperative meeting among the PGC, Bureau of Forestry, NWTF and local chapters NWTF was held last week to investigate wild turkey population trends and harvests in WMU 5A. Wild turkey poult recruitment increased from 1996 to the peak in 2004 and has been lower since 2005. This suggests the population is reaching biological carrying capacity with density dependent factors attributing to productivity. Population monitoring will continue to help determine if this theory holds true.
The task force agreed with the Bureau of Wildlife Management to not make any season change recommendation for the fall 2013 season in WMU 5A, but to recommend maintaining the existing 3-day fall turkey hunting season through 2013. The task force agreed to acquire a third year of productivity data in 2013 with this season structure, and then make a season recommendation for 2014 based on 3 years of population trends with the 3-day fall season.
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The annual cooperative meeting among the PGC, Bureau of Forestry, NWTF and local chapters NWTF was held last week to investigate wild turkey population trends and harvests in WMU 5A. Wild turkey poult recruitment increased from 1996 to the peak in 2004 and has been lower since 2005. This suggests the population is reaching biological carrying capacity with density dependent factors attributing to productivity. Population monitoring will continue to help determine if this theory holds true.
The task force agreed with the Bureau of Wildlife Management to not make any season change recommendation for the fall 2013 season in WMU 5A, but to recommend maintaining the existing 3-day fall turkey hunting season through 2013. The task force agreed to acquire a third year of productivity data in 2013 with this season structure, and then make a season recommendation for 2014 based on 3 years of population trends with the 3-day fall season.
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