andrew12gauge
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As an Idaho resident I enjoy the freedom of our general tags, being able to hunt nearly anywhere or anytime I want all fall throughout the state is a huge benefit, however I think we can all agree that the booming population, increased hunting pressure and environmental factors are working against mule deer.
As a father of 3 young boys I hope they get to see the opportunity to hunt on OTC deer tags each year, but I continue to hear rumblings from both residents and nonresidents(I don’t particularly care about the nonresident opinion but it’s out there) that Idaho must go to a draw only system for mule deer tags. I think we need a groundswell to ask IDFG to take less drastic changes now to avoid that drastic change of a draw only system in the future.
How would the rest of you feel about a zone system like we currently have for elk, it would allow IDFG to do a better job of managing hunter pressure, harvest, and the ability to adjust for tough winters in the future. Some zones would obviously need quotas but some could be unlimited. I would also like to see whitetail only tags remain statewide and unlimited in number.
I know a lot of you probably wouldn’t like something like this and if you don’t, please share ideas here. I just think it’s time we as hunters speak up to IDFG to try and preserve our opportunities now before it’s too late.
As a father of 3 young boys I hope they get to see the opportunity to hunt on OTC deer tags each year, but I continue to hear rumblings from both residents and nonresidents(I don’t particularly care about the nonresident opinion but it’s out there) that Idaho must go to a draw only system for mule deer tags. I think we need a groundswell to ask IDFG to take less drastic changes now to avoid that drastic change of a draw only system in the future.
How would the rest of you feel about a zone system like we currently have for elk, it would allow IDFG to do a better job of managing hunter pressure, harvest, and the ability to adjust for tough winters in the future. Some zones would obviously need quotas but some could be unlimited. I would also like to see whitetail only tags remain statewide and unlimited in number.
I know a lot of you probably wouldn’t like something like this and if you don’t, please share ideas here. I just think it’s time we as hunters speak up to IDFG to try and preserve our opportunities now before it’s too late.