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[bwhana]

Feel free to encroach on my spot guys!  (-43.9218052, 171.2380493)

Hopefully I make it there someday.....

I would too, that is about the center of the island, so it seemed like a good spot to claim.  I hope all die hard turkey hunters could have the opportunity to go there someday!

[eggshell]

Crghss,

I assume you know he posted the Geo location of my internet service provider to either be funny or for spite. Either way you won't find any turkey hunting secrets if you go to that IP address.

It doesn't matter, most of you know I am in southern Ohio. We're not exactly a destination spot for turkey hunting. We have birds just like thousands of other areas, some better some worse, mostly average. It does make my point why social media can be a dangerous and detrimental place. I would never under any circumstance post someone's personal location even if it's just a general region. However, if you want to come hunt that area, good luck if your hunting public you'll have lots of company.

[Crghss]

Crghss,

I assume you know he posted the Geo location of my internet service provider to either be funny or for spite. Either way you won't find any turkey hunting secrets if you go to that IP address.

It doesn't matter, most of you know I am in southern Ohio. We're not exactly a destination spot for turkey hunting. We have birds just like thousands of other areas, some better some worse, mostly average. It does make my point why social media can be a dangerous and detrimental place. I would never under any circumstance post someone's personal location even if it's just a general region. However, if you want to come hunt that area, good luck if your hunting public you'll have lots of company.

He put the Latitude and longitude for Geraldine, New Zealand.
Believe or not there are Merriam Turkey there.

I promise not to tell the YouTubers

[bwhana]

Crghss,

I assume you know he posted the Geo location of my internet service provider to either be funny or for spite. Either way you won't find any turkey hunting secrets if you go to that IP address.

It doesn't matter, most of you know I am in southern Ohio. We're not exactly a destination spot for turkey hunting. We have birds just like thousands of other areas, some better some worse, mostly average. It does make my point why social media can be a dangerous and detrimental place. I would never under any circumstance post someone's personal location even if it's just a general region. However, if you want to come hunt that area, good luck if your hunting public you'll have lots of company.

He put the Latitude and longitude for Geraldine, New Zealand.
Believe or not there are Merriam Turkey there.

I promise not to tell the YouTubers

Bingo!

[eggshell]

Ok Now I have egg on my face. I searched those coordinates as an IP and it came back to a local server. I owe you an apology bwhanna. I'm man enough to admit I made a mistake, I'm sorry. I wondered how you got that through a proxy VPN and I have no idea why it warned me someone had accessed my location. Still if you ever come to southern Ohio, good luck.

[Old Gobbler]

The forum and it's upkeep have zero to do with "cabin fever season '

[eggshell]

Yep Joey, I relize that now. I should have used google earth. I feel pretty silly, but that feeling becomes a lot more familar in my old age. I'll take my beating with humility and keep on with more caution. My coordinates are an hour or two from yours, but not that far. I truly hate when I let my emotions over rule common sense and due dilgence, but it happens. I hope bwhanah will foregive me.

[eggshell]

If I remember correctly OHIO 2023/24 regulations are publized August 1st.  Curious if the turkey limit will remain at one and if any non-res restrictions are added to appease the vocal activist.  I'm betting it will be harder to reverse a regulation than it was to implement one. We will see. Good luck.

You got that exactly right. I worked in the system and I still never figured out why it was so difficult to change things. The trouble is that rule making  and regulatory proposals go through so many reviews and not all of them are by the Wildlife managers. So you find a reluctance to go undo something when you know someone is going to challenge why you done it in the first place if it wasn't necessary. That and human nature just hates being wrong. The limit is still 1 bearded birds for 2024 and still 4 weeks. Personally I'm in your camp, just make the season shorter, two to three weeks is enough. That would effect the harvest way more than the limit reduction. They did reduce the fall season to 4 weeks from 6 weeks. I'd like to see it at 2-3 at the most. The die hard turkey hunters would still get their birds and be happy. Almost all the regular guys I know that annually tag out do it in the first 10 days of season whether that's 1 or two birds. Now they hunt and pass birds until they see what they want. The limit of one does save jakes as most guys forego shooting jakes with a 1 bird limit. I think this hurts the flock as more mature breeders and dominate birds are being killed.

[Greg Massey]

Everyone is entitled to opinions, but may not have the same views as you do of people / hunters or the forum in general. IMO

[El Pavo Grande]

This forum is fine.  It is overrun with so many - my way or the highway post.  I'll continue to take an alternate view and use a decoy if I feel like it, always use TSS and do other things apparently no longer acceptable to the cool guys who think they can ban their way back to the glory days of the 1990s.  Won't happen but give it your best shot (lead loads only please).

Just opinions, hoping common sense and checks & balances are involved as we continue to progress forward.  If turkeys were an infinite resource, no big deal.  In reality, that's not the case.  I don't think those with questions and concerns are the "cool guys" in this scenario.  Just my OPINION. 

[bwhana]

Ok Now I have egg on my face. I searched those coordinates as an IP and it came back to a local server. I owe you an apology bwhanna. I'm man enough to admit I made a mistake, I'm sorry. I wondered how you got that through a proxy VPN and I have no idea why it warned me someone had accessed my location. Still if you ever come to southern Ohio, good luck.

All good, just having some fun and taking the thread "down under" a bit!

[Sir-diealot]

Great place with some great people and a ton to be learned. There are some that want to do nothing but argue, stir the pot and build their own ego but most are good people.

I have not been one of the good people since December when my sister died, I know I have not been the easiest to get along with since she died here or "in real life? as it is said and I am sorry for that, I am not dealing with it well at all and I am sorry if I have been a jerk to any of you, it is a reason I have been staying away a lot lately.

One thing I do think has hurt the site was Covid, we got an influx of people and for the most part not the good kind though we have picked up some good ones for sure. Many just want to ruin the word games by being perverts, want to start up subjects that they know will cause problems and they go out of their way to word them in a way that will get people going and so on. Also some that caused problems in the sales page.

All that said I still enjoy being here and the vast majority of the members here.

[Turkeybutt]

Words of wisdom.
Those that stir the pot should be required to lick the spoon!

[Sir-diealot]

Sorry about your sister. RIP. 
This would be one boring place if everybody is a yes man.  I'm more than good with giving an alternate opinion on this population crisis and will continue to do so. I'm good until some nitwit sends me threatening PMs. I'll then watch all his post like a circling buzzard.  These forums do attract all the good, the bad and the ugly.

Thank you.

[Tom007]

Great place with some great people and a ton to be learned. There are some that want to do nothing but argue, stir the pot and build their own ego but most are good people.

I have not been one of the good people since December when my sister died, I know I have not been the easiest to get along with since she died here or "in real life? as it is said and I am sorry for that, I am not dealing with it well at all and I am sorry if I have been a jerk to any of you, it is a reason I have been staying away a lot lately.

One thing I do think has hurt the site was Covid, we got an influx of people and for the most part not the good kind though we have picked up some good ones for sure. Many just want to ruin the word games by being perverts, want to start up subjects that they know will cause problems and they go out of their way to word them in a way that will get people going and so on. Also some that caused problems in the sales page.

All that said I still enjoy being here and the vast majority of the members here.

Steve, so sorry to hear about your sister. You are and always will be a quality contributor and good friend to this forum. You are the first to help our new members with picture posting, and you are always willing to help with anyones needs.  You helped me learn to load photos on the site and have always been a welcome mat for new members. Glad to have you Steve, be safe.....