Alabama turkey population down....

[RutnNStrutn]

I haven't seen a turkey in this state since 1994. 

That's because you killed them all!!!

[El Pavo Grande]

It's been the norm the last several years for the National Forest Service to burn in April and May in Arkansas too.  Large acreage at times.  As ground nesting birds go, I can not see how the positives outweigh the negatives. 

I hunted AL every year for 10+ years in a row (Mid March) and always hunted around fires on the NF. 

[dirtnap]

USFS in SC has been burning in April and May pretty hard the last couple years on Francis Marion forest.  Large blocks at a time, burning with a helicopter.  Many people disagree with it, including myself.  They used to start as early as December and be pretty well done by first of March. 

[RutnNStrutn]

That actually is not surprising that gov't agencies, particularly the Feds, who are under the control of treehuggers appointed by Obama would do that.

[AdamSean]

If a certain piece of land is low on count, I would try to see if there is any other pressures from predators. I have been seeing more and more coyote sign. That is why we are putting the extra time to kill some before they do any real damage.