521 - How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields

How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields This week, Wild Turkey Coordinator for the state of Tennessee, Roger Shields, joins Cameron and Andy on the show. They discussed Tennessee's wild turkey population, including concerns about rainfall impacting hatch success, the value of citizen and staff observation data, and trends in brood surveys. Roger provided insights into harvest management, the results of banding studies indicating sustainable harvest rates, and the methods for gathering harvest and hunter effort data, emphasizing the importance of CPUE. Roger also addressed the process of setting regulations and the considerations beyond biological data that influence the commission's decisions.

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521 - How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields is an episode from The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories by Andy Gagliano.

This episode is 01:29:47 long.

This episode was published on Jun 19, 2025.

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