[TN-Bird] Re: more quail
- From: Birding/Kenny Benge <tnbirder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, TN Birding <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:23:31 -0600
I think part of the reason is that migratory birds such as ducks,
cranes, and even Mourning Doves are federally regulated. Bobwhites
are not considered migratory and are probably regulated by individual
states.
Kenny Benge
Franklin, TN
On Jan 20, 2009, at 11:40 AM, terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I appreciate all the interest and postings - thought I might hit a
> nerve.
> I am dubious that habitat change is the major factor in the quail
> population plunge and equally skeptical that hunting pressure is
> playing a major role though it can't help the situation. Something
> else is going on and the quail seem to be paralleling the Loggerhead
> Shrike shrinkage (pun intended) at least around here. There is no
> shortage of shrike habitat, no hunting, just a marked disappearance
> of shrikes, for no apparent reason.
> It just seems to me that if TWRA is trying to manage wildlife
> populations, and a species is in decline for whatever reason,
> continuing to harvest individuals by hunting is nonsensical. I can
> see a lot more reason to have an open season on Sandhill Cranes
> which have a non-threatened and increasing population (I don't favor
> this), than continuing to hunt a species which clearly has undergone
> a rapid fall in numbers. One of the major benefits of all the
> various bird counts we all participate in is to monitor
> populations. If the data is available but ignored, what is the
> point of identifying these trends??
>
> When several years ago, the pothole duck populations fell, there
> were changes in hunting seasons, bag limits, etc. All the National
> Wildlife Refuges in the state were either closed or had drastic
> restrictions on winter access. Why not the same logic with the
> quail?? Seems like a no-brainer, unless it is blocked by the
> hunting lobbies.
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry Witt
> Murfreesboro Tn
>
>
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