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    Mule deer

    Fish and game has got to limit the Mule deer doe hunts, or the herds will never stand a chance. The youth tag opportunity for does needs to go back to the first 2 years only. The way it used to be, there is no reason for 8 years. My son took a doe his first year hunting at age 12, he wanted his...
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    Mule deer

    Winter of 2016 was very hard on Mule deer. Also some forget last Feburary, it snowed like an entire winter does in only a month, that was very hard on the deer again. I have hunted two units in Idaho since 1997, when I moved here from Wyoming. Units 43 and 35. And I have not seen deer numbers...
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    43 wow what happened?

    LAST EDITED ON Nov-17-18 AT 11:12AM (MST)[p]after seeing what 43 had to hold for deer in general that unit should be shut down for 3 years min.... Yes that is a fact !, Its toast. I am hunting another unit next year, as i did part of this season this year. I have seen this happen before in this...
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    43 wow what happened?

    Owyhees used to be an open any buck hunt back in the day. Then it was changed to an "opportunity hunt as they call it". And the 2 point restriction was created. So that everyone who wanted could still hunt down there. I would not like to see 39 or 43 changed in that direction. But something does...
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    43 wow what happened?

    I would have to agree, a 3 point minimum would be the best option. This would still allow anyone who wants to hunt the units to do so. Also the general doe youth hunts should be changed to ages 10-12. a 3 year period back like it used to be when they started it. This would help with the...
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    43 wow what happened?

    LAST EDITED ON Nov-09-18 AT 10:49AM (MST)[p]My take on what happened. First I would like to say I have nothing against out of State hunters, all hunters are hunters. But here's what happened at least in my observations. I have hunted unit 43 for more than 20 years. The Winter of 2016...
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