Moses, the restrictions on seasons, bans against baiting and guns used on turkeys was a push-back against the widespread slaughter of Eastern wild turkeys from a bygone era where the population was severely reduced to the point of elimination in most of its original range. Widespread trench baiting and year round hunting of wild turkeys wiped out turkeys in some areas. There were isolated pockets of good populations scattered throughout the Southeastern U.S., mostly in remote river bottoms or in the sparsely human populated rugged sections of the southern Appalachians. In the last four and a half decades, huge strides were made in repopulating turkeys throughout their original range and into areas where they didn't exist originally. This was made possible by the development of the cannon fired net and release of wild birds into suitable areas for population growth. Previous attempts of releasing birds hatched in hatcheries and then released into the wild were dismal failures. The reintroduction of wild turkeys throughout the US is one of great success stories in wildlife management. Not everyone in the US thinks this is good as in some areas, the birds are a nuisance. Not so where I live. Gil