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Lost hunting opportunities “collaboration”

Started by sasquatch1, April 27, 2025, 09:36:04 PM

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arkrem870

LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS

Treerooster

Quote from: arkrem870 on April 30, 2025, 11:47:56 AM"Oh well......."

Words to live by

Notice how you left out the "adjust" part in your little quip there.

arkrem870

Been traveling for 20 + years. And hunting turkeys for 30+.  Average 8-15 states a year.  I know all about adjusting. Adapting. Etc.  losing opportunities is real. It's  a big deal to many of us.
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Treerooster

Yeah, big deal to me too. I started state hoping in 1994. Hunted 6 to 8 weeks a spring. Lots of draws and other limitations back then but things were expanding. Then opportunity leveled off. Now its shrinking. I have adjusted where I can but some things there is nothing I can do. My point was I appreciate and enjoy what I got.

Ya never know whats coming tho, and maybe I am off here (I hope I am), but we ain't seen nothing yet. Our public lands are in danger of getting sold off now. What is that going to do for opportunity.

sasquatch1

Quote from: Treerooster on April 30, 2025, 04:11:11 PMYeah, big deal to me too. I started state hoping in 1994. Hunted 6 to 8 weeks a spring. Lots of draws and other limitations back then but things were expanding. Then opportunity leveled off. Now its shrinking. I have adjusted where I can but some things there is nothing I can do. My point was I appreciate and enjoy what I got.

Ya never know whats coming tho, and maybe I am off here (I hope I am), but we ain't seen nothing yet. Our public lands are in danger of getting sold off now. What is that going to do for opportunity.
Oh well, Adapt

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Treerooster

#20
I have and I am.

joey46

A big part of being a "realist" is knowing when to say "Oh well" and when to adapt to changing times.  Helps keep the blood pressure down.  On most, if not all, of these similar threads very little is accomplished other than a whole lot of whining and complaining that others have now discovered that turkey hunting is a whole lot of fun at times.  I may have started the "adapt".  Good for me. I'll add "get over it".  Time to realize that shorter seasons, reduced bag limits, heavy non-resident punishments plus quotas are in the cards. This forum, which is social media btw, has certainly turned into the "whiner forum" at times.  Get over it.
YOU  REAP WHAT YOU SOW

CALLM2U

So much hypocrisy in threads like these:

- Too many non-residents - I travel X number of states every year
- OnX ruined public lands - Let me drop another pin on my map
- Turkey hunting is an absolute blast - Too many people are enjoying this experience
- Social media is ruining hunting  -  As I post on social media
- Technology has got too good - just picked up another box of TSS and a new Fastfire

It's more entertaining than watching YouTube. 



Clif Owen


Old Timer

Hunters against hunters. Do you think the states care? Their thinking give me the money. I've been dealing with less birds now for years but I'm enjoying the hunt. Good day

Gooserbat

We got 1 bird in Oklahoma.  Used to be 3. 
Nothing like seeing a kids eyes light up upon hearing that first gobble.