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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2017, 11:12:28 PM »
Jennabug, most hunters follow the lead of whatever state agency is responsible for monitoring game populations and their year-to-year variation. Agency biologists may decide to do things like reduce antlerless (doe deer, cow elk) harvest until populations have recovered to some minimum level. On rare occasion, seasons may be closed in a given management unit. Hunters at a local level may decide among themselves to not hunt certain kinds of animals, based on their own observations. For example, in my area, some of the landowners up and down the creek valley I hunt decided to request that all archery and muzzleloader hunters refrain from harvesting whitetail does this last year, despite the legality of taking does in these seasons, because of locally observed whitetail mortality.  I hope that helps.

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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2017, 11:47:13 PM »
Hopefully big game animals don't take too big of a hit. I try to feed this time of year as much as I can afford. Turkeys?? I hope the winter takes a little toll on them around these parts, they are so thick, they are a nuisance. Each summer I see 7-10 chicks following each hen and watch them grow. Rarely taken by predators and rarely effected by weather.

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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2017, 07:01:09 AM »
Yes, I guess I was thinking of mostly big game harvest after a rough winter.  I'm glad to hear that some biologists, hunters and land owners take that into consideration. 
I've had the pleasure of seeing the huge flocks of turkeys at Buck Canyon Lodge, and some die off would be good!

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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2017, 07:15:45 AM »
There is usually a big die-off around the middle of April. You might have to come up and witness the yearly April die-off in person!!
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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2017, 07:40:25 AM »
There is usually a big die-off around the middle of April. You might have to come up and witness the yearly April die-off in person!!

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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2017, 10:20:14 AM »
There is usually a big die-off around the middle of April. You might have to come up and witness the yearly April die-off in person!!
:chuckle:  :chuckle: I hope to do just that. ;)

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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2017, 06:55:45 PM »
There is usually a big die-off around the middle of April. You might have to come up and witness the yearly April die-off in person!!
Hey Rick, I'll be over there the weekend of the 25th. Let me know if you want any help with youth hunts. Gotta ton of long beards on my property.
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Re: Winterkill
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2017, 07:02:07 PM »
Hopefully fishing is good right now!!!
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