Online Turkey Hunter Opinion Survey: 2017 Results
6/21/2017 11:11:43 AM
From MDWFP
Summary Statistics
- This survey was sent out through MDWFP's hunting license contact list, June Newsletter, and social media pages.
- The survey was opened by 20% of contacts.
- 68% of respondents – SMARTPHONE
- 32% of respondents – COMPUTER
- Usable responses were received from 7,253 individuals.
- All questions were not necessarily answered by every individual.
1. How do you feel regarding your time hunting turkeys in Mississippi during the 2017 spring season?
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2. Compared to previous spring turkey seasons, would you say the 2017 spring season was:
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3. During the last 10 years, how would you describe wild turkey numbers in the county you primarily hunt?
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4. Percentage of respondents, by county, who indicated populations have declined, remained stable, or increased.
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5. Factors believed to be contributing to population declines:
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6 Did you harvest a gobbler during the 2017 spring season?
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7. Did you report your harvest via the MDWFP’s new voluntary online reporting system, Mississippi Game Check?
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8. Reasons given for not reporting turkey kills via the voluntary online harvest reporting system:
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9. How would you feel about a regulation which required the mandatory harvest reporting for turkeys in Mississippi?
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10. Did you directly witness or receive first-hand confessions of hunting violations that pertain to wild turkeys in 2017?
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11. Describe the nature of the violations.
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12. Indicate your opinion on the current length of the spring turkey season:
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Respondents who felt the season was TOO LONG were asked a follow-up question to indicate their preferred length.
13. Please indicate your opinion on the current timing of the opening of spring turkey season:
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Respondents who felt the season opened TOO EARLY were asked a follow-up question to indicate their preferred opening date.
14. Preferences on opening date varied slightly by region.
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15. What do you think the bag limit should be for spring turkey season?
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16. During the past year, have you observed any turkeys that appeared diseased or otherwise ill?
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