Attachment 6 Wild T urke y Ma na g e me nt 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 BOARD, MAY 20 T H , 2020 A PRE SE NT AT I ON T O T HE VT F I SH AND WI L DL I F E
Sta tus o f Curre nt Se a so n
ough May 15 th = 4047 2010 har vest thr ough May 15 th = 3775 2020 har vest thr
ough May 15 th = 4566 2017 har vest thr ough May 15 th = 3775 2020 har vest thr
ough May 15 th = 3911 Aver age har vest thr ough May 15 th = 3775 2020 har vest thr
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 o rwa rd T o 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 oac 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 )
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