Is belly-deep one of them?
I seriously doubt it. mtmuley
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Is belly-deep one of them?
Antler point restrictions should never be considered an option if you have ANY interest in age class structure.
Please explain. While they are not perfect, they do help.
Talk to your local biologist as well as read some science on APR's. They aren't necessarily a bad thing short term, but long-term they just don't work for a wide variety of reasons.
Most all the WY bio's I have talked with, and its a bunch, all say the same thing.
I think your point about holding seasons in October would be wayyy more effective. But, good luck in Montana, you ask anyone to give up one day of hunting in their 11 week season, and their hair is on fire.
What I would pay to have a general season in Wyoming be in November...
There are general seasons in Wyoming in November...
If you want to get a glimpse of what its like, (sounds like you're willing to pay for the opportunity) buy a Montana tag and get after it.
11 weeks of deer hunting, including through the rut, takes its toll.
Please explain. While they are not perfect, they do help.
Buzz, once again you will be surprised, we agree. 5 week rut encompassing mule deer hunting is insane.
Someone mentioned guys wanting to see LE returned to general season at tentative meetings. I have seen the same type of thing, shills who are there to make a little noise in the Dept.'s favor.
Most hunters worry to much about the genetics and that shooting all the 4 point bucks is going to ruin the gene pool...if it were that way NE MT would have run out of 4 pts. about 20 years ago. The doe is who is packing most of the water when it comes to antler production, as much as 80% is determined by the mother of the buck deer as to what kind of set of antlers he will produce(according to several high fence deer breeders I have spoken with). So we need not worry much about the gene pool and over harvesting of buck deer...from a genetic standpoint.
APR's mostly don't work, LE permit areas displace to many hunters....a conundrum, so do we continue to sit on our hands? We as sportsmen and conservation minded individuals need to work together to find enough common ground to go forward to this Dept. and demand our resource be managed biologically. Social management be damned, special interest management be damned as well. Manage the resource, and everything else will sort itself out.
Buzz, once again you will be surprised, we agree. 5 week rut encompassing mule deer hunting is insane.
Most hunters worry to much about the genetics and that shooting all the 4 point bucks is going to ruin the gene pool...if it were that way NE MT would have run out of 4 pts. about 20 years ago. The doe is who is packing most of the water when it comes to antler production, as much as 80% is determined by the mother of the buck deer as to what kind of set of antlers he will produce(according to several high fence deer breeders I have spoken with). So we need not worry much about the gene pool and over harvesting of buck deer...from a genetic standpoint.
The state doesn’t need more limited entry deer tags. It needs statewide regulation adjustment if anything. More LE units only displace more hunters, which increases pressure on the units remaining general. It creates a nasty downward spiral. Most hunters won’t quit, they will just go to another unit.
Contrary to popular belief, more draw units are not they answer to every problem, and often they create worse problems than they fix. There ain’t much good in a unit you’ll only draw a handful of times in your life. I’d much rather hunt deer every year at a disadvantageous time of the fall then hunt the rut once every 10-15 years.
...if it were that way NE MT would have run out of 4 pts. about 20 years ago.quote
Well, it doesn't hurt that those Canadian deer don't need passports. Actually it may hurt, hang in there.
Belly, I really never started to go over the hill to hunt deer. Many Rooters didn't either. There were always guys that went east to hunt deer but I really don't think there was a big surge of displaced hunters.
I have only killed one mule deer sense going LE in the Root and that was this year. I killed whitetails. I really think the area displacement thing is overblown.
Is belly-deep one of them?