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Hooner
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Help me understand. I Went to the Southern Rac meeting. After the meeting I had a few questions. I felt that the buck to doe ratio numbers in many units are inaccurate. Looking at the numbers I highlighted the Southwest desert knowing that there is definetly something wrong with that b/d count.
Today I went in and talked with the Biologist in S. Utah. He was real honest and willing to answer my questions. I asked him why the buck to doe ratio is so high on the South West desert unit. Knowing myself that there is no way we have 29 buck per 100 doe in that unit. He told me himself that they only surveyed 137 deer. In the population counts they put Indian peaks at 1600 deer. That means that they surveyed 8.5 percent of the total population.
Is it just me or is that insane. I am a dedicated hunter. I then asked if I could go out and help with the counts and also receive credit for the dedicated hunter program. I was told not by the biologist but by someone else that there is no way they would let that fly. The officers that they have are trained in how to count and do not need my help but that if I want to go for a ride along I could. WOW.
Seriously how long can we deal with the bogus counts. I vote for the option that gives us true deer counts so we know what we are dealing with!
Today I went in and talked with the Biologist in S. Utah. He was real honest and willing to answer my questions. I asked him why the buck to doe ratio is so high on the South West desert unit. Knowing myself that there is no way we have 29 buck per 100 doe in that unit. He told me himself that they only surveyed 137 deer. In the population counts they put Indian peaks at 1600 deer. That means that they surveyed 8.5 percent of the total population.
Is it just me or is that insane. I am a dedicated hunter. I then asked if I could go out and help with the counts and also receive credit for the dedicated hunter program. I was told not by the biologist but by someone else that there is no way they would let that fly. The officers that they have are trained in how to count and do not need my help but that if I want to go for a ride along I could. WOW.
Seriously how long can we deal with the bogus counts. I vote for the option that gives us true deer counts so we know what we are dealing with!