>Hardway, I grew up hunting D6,
>got a buck every year
>the last 5-6 years too.
> The success back then
>was between 10-12%. BUT
>if you hunted all 4
>weekends of archery and all
>5 weekends of rifle, you'd
>kill a buck. Actually
>took 2 4X4s in that
>time.
>
>I bet that country has changed
>a bunch now.
There are better zones... no question. But I think the reason its so popular is because of its easy access to the Bay Area and the Valley. Its my home unit, I can be in the woods in less than 2 hrs. During the season I can leave work on Fri, hunt all day Sat/Sun and be home Sun night. The thought of having to drive farther and hunt a different zone would seriously cut down the amount of time I spend in the hills. I would rather see a reduction in tags or antler restrictions than just re nameing it a "premium zone". If you want my points, make it something worth spending them on. F-ing retards at F&G have no clue about the status of our deer heards let alone how to manage them.