Bowhuntrben
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I was wondering what are some of the regulations you guys have in the states you hunt that you don't particularly care for.
What sparked this thread is when I read through Minnesota's hunting regulations this year. With a deer recently being found in MN with chronic wasting disease, the DNR requires all deer in that area to be tested, with the exception of fawns which still require a tag from the DNR to be removed from the area. This seems a bit excessive to me considering they allow an unlimited number of deer to be taken in this area. To add to the difficulty in getting this accomplished, you have to count on the DNR actually being there when you try to register your deer. Maybe this is likely during the firearms season, but I don't have much confidence in it happening during the archery season. After having the DNR test it, you have to wait the 3 business days or so for the test results before you can remove the entire deer from the area. It seems like it would be a lot easier just to say not to remove the brain/spinal areas from the area and not have to test every animal, or possibly only have to test one animal per person. Fortunately I do not hunt in this area, but I imagine it is only a matter of time before it spreads.
In a lot of states I know that you do not even have to register your animals. In MN, certain parts of the state are allowed to register them over the phone or internet. In the area I hunt, they recently implemented point restrictions, and they do not allow registering over the phone or internet. It is a pain in the butt because most of the time the machine is not working when we go to register the animal. They need to put a little trust in people obeying the law and allow us to register over the phone too. Better yet, they should just send out surveys like other states do. They would get a better idea of what was actually shot, and they could get a lot more useful information.
What sparked this thread is when I read through Minnesota's hunting regulations this year. With a deer recently being found in MN with chronic wasting disease, the DNR requires all deer in that area to be tested, with the exception of fawns which still require a tag from the DNR to be removed from the area. This seems a bit excessive to me considering they allow an unlimited number of deer to be taken in this area. To add to the difficulty in getting this accomplished, you have to count on the DNR actually being there when you try to register your deer. Maybe this is likely during the firearms season, but I don't have much confidence in it happening during the archery season. After having the DNR test it, you have to wait the 3 business days or so for the test results before you can remove the entire deer from the area. It seems like it would be a lot easier just to say not to remove the brain/spinal areas from the area and not have to test every animal, or possibly only have to test one animal per person. Fortunately I do not hunt in this area, but I imagine it is only a matter of time before it spreads.
In a lot of states I know that you do not even have to register your animals. In MN, certain parts of the state are allowed to register them over the phone or internet. In the area I hunt, they recently implemented point restrictions, and they do not allow registering over the phone or internet. It is a pain in the butt because most of the time the machine is not working when we go to register the animal. They need to put a little trust in people obeying the law and allow us to register over the phone too. Better yet, they should just send out surveys like other states do. They would get a better idea of what was actually shot, and they could get a lot more useful information.