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Post by ridgerunner on Jul 11, 2014 19:08:49 GMT -5
Has anyone seen the harvest report from this past 2014 season. I feel like the numbers of turkey were down in my part of the State. I talked with Steve Backs a month or so ago and he indicated the data should be released in a month. Just wondering if anyone has heard or seen anything official from the DNR.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 18, 2014 11:14:53 GMT -5
From Steve Back We thought we had the final numbers and then a log book that was sent separately from the UPS pick up arrived in the mail the other day after being "lost" (delivered to the wrong address). It was a significant number of turkeys so I'm now redoing the analysis. It looks like the final tally will be over 10,800 but less than 11,000. Steven E. Backs Wildlife Research Biologist Statewide Project Leader (Wild Turkey & Ruffed Grouse Project; Wild Pig Suppression Program) Mitchell Office Manager, Co-Chair for 75th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Steering Committee & Editorial Board for 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife 562 DNR Road Mitchell, IN 47446 TX 812-849-4586 (ext 222) Fax 812-849-6013 Join us for the 75th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference February 8-11, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information check out our website: www.midwestfw.org Services provided are paid for by hunting license fees and Pittman-Robertson taxes incorporated into the sales of arms/ammunition/archery equipment for wildlife conservation. Hunters pay for wildlife conservation that benefits all publics. For more information on Fish and Wildlife Management in Indiana visit: wildlife.IN.gov. -----Original Message----- From: Clarence Williams [mailto:asats@wowway.com] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 9:56 PM To: Backs, Steve Subject: Turkey harvest Hi Steve Any final numbers yet? Thanks Woody Williams Sent from my iPhone |
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Post by ridgerunner on Jul 21, 2014 18:38:15 GMT -5
Thanks Woody. I'm looking forward to seeing the county by county numbers too when they tally those up.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 30, 2014 10:57:54 GMT -5
The latest...from Steve... Just finished them up yesterday and sent them up to my superiors so I probably can’t release as yet. Soon as I can I’ll send you information. I had to redo the entire analysis after a significant number of log sheets from a large check station were lost in the mail. Steven E. Backs Wildlife Research Biologist Statewide Project Leader (Wild Turkey & Ruffed Grouse Project; Wild Pig Suppression Program) Mitchell Office Manager, Co-Chair for 75th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Steering Committee & Editorial Board for 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife 562 DNR Road Mitchell, IN 47446 TX 812-849-4586 (ext 222) Fax 812-849-6013 Join us for the 75th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference February 8-11, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information check out our website: www.midwestfw.org Services provided are paid for by hunting license fees and Pittman-Robertson taxes incorporated into the sales of arms/ammunition/archery equipment for wildlife conservation. Hunters pay for wildlife conservation that benefits all publics. For more information on Fish and Wildlife Management in Indiana visit: wildlife.IN.gov. |
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Post by greghopper on Sept 9, 2014 15:18:43 GMT -5
The latest...from Steve... Just finished them up yesterday and sent them up to my superiors so I probably can’t release as yet. Soon as I can I’ll send you information. I had to redo the entire analysis after a significant number of log sheets from a large check station were lost in the mail. Steven E. Backs Wildlife Research Biologist Statewide Project Leader (Wild Turkey & Ruffed Grouse Project; Wild Pig Suppression Program) Mitchell Office Manager, Co-Chair for 75th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Steering Committee & Editorial Board for 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife 562 DNR Road Mitchell, IN 47446 TX 812-849-4586 (ext 222) Fax 812-849-6013 Join us for the 75th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference February 8-11, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information check out our website: www.midwestfw.org Services provided are paid for by hunting license fees and Pittman-Robertson taxes incorporated into the sales of arms/ammunition/archery equipment for wildlife conservation. Hunters pay for wildlife conservation that benefits all publics. For more information on Fish and Wildlife Management in Indiana visit: wildlife.IN.gov. Well its been another month.....  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 9, 2014 16:25:28 GMT -5
The latest...from Steve... Just finished them up yesterday and sent them up to my superiors so I probably can’t release as yet. Soon as I can I’ll send you information. I had to redo the entire analysis after a significant number of log sheets from a large check station were lost in the mail. Steven E. Backs Wildlife Research Biologist Statewide Project Leader (Wild Turkey & Ruffed Grouse Project; Wild Pig Suppression Program) Mitchell Office Manager, Co-Chair for 75th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Steering Committee & Editorial Board for 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife 562 DNR Road Mitchell, IN 47446 TX 812-849-4586 (ext 222) Fax 812-849-6013 Join us for the 75th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference February 8-11, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information check out our website: www.midwestfw.org Services provided are paid for by hunting license fees and Pittman-Robertson taxes incorporated into the sales of arms/ammunition/archery equipment for wildlife conservation. Hunters pay for wildlife conservation that benefits all publics. For more information on Fish and Wildlife Management in Indiana visit: wildlife.IN.gov. Well its been another month..... My... How time flies ....  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 9, 2014 16:43:58 GMT -5
Looks like it will be a bit longer...
From Steve....
I'm unavailable until sometime after 9/21..
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Post by saltydog on Sept 9, 2014 20:07:19 GMT -5
Go figure !!!!!!!
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Post by GS1 on Sept 10, 2014 10:55:20 GMT -5
The harvest numbers are pretty much of no importance as long as Indiana is not going to make any changes to the season/regs.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 19, 2014 20:04:27 GMT -5
Abstract: Hunters harvested 10,872 wild turkeys in 88 of the 92 counties. The 2014 harvest was 4% less than the 2013 harvest of 11,374. The majority of the birds was harvested in the early part of the season and the early morning hours. A total of 1,185 birds (11% of total harvest) was taken during the youth-only weekend prior to the regular season. The proportion of juvenile turkeys in the harvest was 17% with 53% 2-yr-olds, and 30% ≥ 3 yr-olds. The northern region, the largest region, supported 25% of the harvest, with 46% of the harvest occurring in the south-central and southeast regions. The estimated number of hunters afield was 59,237 in 2014, with an estimated hunter success of 18%, the lowest success rate since 1986.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 21:37:03 GMT -5
That 11% early youth weekend total tells me what I already knew...our turkey season comes in a little too late.
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Post by Boilermaker on Sept 20, 2014 8:47:44 GMT -5
^^^^
Agreed, I heard birds in all of our usual spots 2 weeks before season. Then not hardly a gobble once season was in...
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Post by ridgerunner on Sept 22, 2014 14:06:37 GMT -5
^^^^ Agreed, I heard birds in all of our usual spots 2 weeks before season. Then not hardly a gobble once season was in... Go figure..I had birds gobbling all season long....although, I felt like season was early this year, but pretty normal for me. I was lucky enough to take a nice bird myself and called in two birds for son-in-law and a friend that they both harvested. Guess it depends a lot on the specific properties one hunts. |
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Post by ridgerunner on Sept 22, 2014 14:07:14 GMT -5
Did they release the county by county breakdown on numbers yet?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 8:18:50 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Sept 25, 2014 8:53:48 GMT -5
Thanks metamorahunter.
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Post by hornzilla on Oct 7, 2014 11:42:40 GMT -5
That 11% early youth weekend total tells me what I already knew...our turkey season comes in a little too late. What I have said for years. We use to have a earlier season. Then they started moving it back. |
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 8, 2014 7:02:48 GMT -5
That 11% early youth weekend total tells me what I already knew...our turkey season comes in a little too late. While I agree with that I had good action all the way through the season; my own fault I didn't take one. |
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Post by GS1 on Oct 8, 2014 9:01:15 GMT -5
What I have said for years. We use to have a earlier season. Then they started moving it back. According to the data in the report, it looks like they have used the same formula for the start date since 1972. |
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Post by hornzilla on Oct 8, 2014 10:39:00 GMT -5
I was thinking it was always the first Wednesday after the first full week of April. This was about 20 years ago.
Making the season a week to a week and a half earlier.
I could be wrong. To many heavy loaded turkey and waterfowl rounds since then. Lol
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