It takes legislators eons to enact or modify laws and regulations, and while there are some pretty smart Game conservation people coming out of college, the older ones are too complacent to do anything about modifying hunting seasons and bag limits according to population of species. CT has a very short fall turkey season, and a no-hen spring season (Based on old data that said turkeys only nested in the spring, but now have multiple nestings throughout the year) Too further reduce the necessary harvesting, I believe CT still has lottery permits instead of the usual "Stamp" (read TAX) like pheasant) All these archaic laws may have been appropriate when they were initially trying to reintroduce the damn bird 30 years ago, but now there are too damn many. People complain about deer populations, but don't seem to see the same thing in Turkeys. I treat them like varmints, though will breast them out.
Ever try and seed a lawn with turkey in the neighborhood? Forget it.
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