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Wild T urke y Ma na g e me nt

A PRE SE NT AT I ON T O T HE VT F I SH AND WI L DL I F E BOARD, MAY 20T

H, 2020

An upda te o n the c urre nt se a so n, a re vie w o f pro po se d re g ula tio n c ha ng e s a nd a time line fo r the future

Attachment 6

Sta tus o f Curre nt Se a so n

2010 har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 4047

2020 har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 3775

2017 har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 4566

2020 har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 3775

Aver age har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 3911

2020 har vest thr

• ugh May 15th = 3775

Pro po se d Rule Cha ng e s

Online Ha rve st Re po rting Optio n

Benefits of online r epor ting

• Hunte r c o nve nie nc e
• I

nc re a se s hunting o ppo rtunity

• E

a sily a c c e ssib le live da ta

• I

mpro ve s da ta q ua lity

Impor tant c onsider ations

• Ma inta in re po rting o ptio ns
• Da ta b a se struc ture
• Othe r spe c ie s a pplic a b ility

Sho t Size L ib e ra liza tio n / Simplific a tio n

Benefits of shot size liber alization

• Co me s in line with a dva nc e s in mo de rn sho t te c hno lo g y
• I

nc re a se d o ptio ns fo r hunte rs

• Pro mo te s no n-le a d a lte rna tive s
• I

nc re a se s e ffe c tive ne ss o f sma lle r g a ug e s

• Appe a ls to a va rie ty o f hunte rs
• Simplifie s re g ula tio ns

No vic e T urke y We e ke nd

• 53% hunte r suppo rt
• Re c o g nize s turke ys a s a va lua b le

spe c ie s fo r hunte r re c ruitme nt initia tive s

• Will re sult in re la tive ly fe w a dditio na l

b irds b e ing ha rve ste d

• Re g ula to ry fra me wo rk a lre a dy e xists

(i.e . de e r no vic e se a so n)

T ime line a nd Pla ns fo r the F

uture

2020 Winter Sever ity Index

Ob je c tive s Mo ving F

• rwa rd

T

• de ve lo p a nd imple me nt a de c isio n-ma king syste m fo r ma na g ing the fa ll

ha rve st tha t:

• Safeguards the health and sustainability of Vermont’s turkey population
• Pro vide s the da ta ne e de d to mo re c o nfide ntly a sse ss re g io na l po pula tio n tre nds
• Simplifie s a nd stre ng the ns the pro c e ss fo r imple me nting a re g io na l ma na g e me nt

a ppro a c h

• Ma inta ins c urre nt le ve ls o f hunte r sa tisfa c tio n
• Ma ximize s o ppo rtunitie s fo r hunting

Da ta Ne e ds

Hunte r e ffo rt pe r WMU (CPUE )

• Online surve y ta king a dva nta g e o f ne w o nline re po rting pla tfo rm
• E

ma il b la st surve ys to lic e nse d hunte rs

• Pa rtne r with the NWT

F to surve y me mb e rship

• Ana lyze lic e nse da ta to e stima te numb e r o f hunte rs pe r WMU

Ha rve st-inde pe nde nt po pula tio n tre nd

• Stre ng the ning b ro o d surve y da ta
• Winte r flo c k surve y
• Hunte r sig hting surve ys

Nuisa nc e / da ma g e c o mpla int da ta

• Online c o mpla int re po rting fo rm

Pub lic o pinio n da ta

• Surve y c o nduc te d a s pa rt o f 10-ye a r Big g a me Pla nning pro c e ss

Da ta Co lle c tio n / Re g ula to ry T ime line

3-year adaptive management appr

• ac h

 2020 – I

de ntify o b je c tive s, fina lize me tric s a nd imple me nt ne w da ta c o lle c tio n me tho ds (i.e . winte r flo c k, hunte r e ffo rt, ta rg e te d surve ys)

 2021 – Da ta c o lle c tio n  2022 – Da ta c o lle c tio n  2023 – Da ta c o lle c tio n / a na lysis, pro po se furthe r po te ntia l

re g ula to ry c ha ng e s

 2024 – 2026 – Co ntinue d e va l. o f c ha ng e s, pro po se furthe r

re g ula to ry c ha ng e s (3-ye a r c yc le )