fishon
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This is what I hear everyday from people. "Close the hunt for 2-5 years and then cut the tags in half and it will fix everything".
Gentlemen that statement could not be further from the truth.
If you close the deer hunt statewide for 2 years it will save roughly 24,000 BUCKS.
SO over 2 years that will be about 48,000 Bucks.
It will not grow 1 more doe or fawn.
So it will put more bucks pushing does around and harassing them, it will put more bucks on the winter range eating food and it will stress the deer out more all the while doing NOTHING for the overall health of the herd. It will also feed the lions and coyotes and let them explode as well.
So it will make more bucks but it won't help the dire situation deer are in.
The Henry Mountain is a prime example. Shut it down for 5 years then open it and only let 40 people hunt it. Sure there are 42 bucks per 100 does and giant bucks but you only have 1000 does. And NO ONE gets to hunt it unless you are rich or have 15 deer bonus points.
Can't you see that? BUCKS DON'T MATTER!!!!!
Someone please admit they understand this. WE NEED MORE DOES not bucks if we are gonna save the deer herd. If you build the population then the big bucks will be there..... GUARANTEED!
Tony Abbott
www.myfreehunts.com
Gentlemen that statement could not be further from the truth.
If you close the deer hunt statewide for 2 years it will save roughly 24,000 BUCKS.
SO over 2 years that will be about 48,000 Bucks.
It will not grow 1 more doe or fawn.
So it will put more bucks pushing does around and harassing them, it will put more bucks on the winter range eating food and it will stress the deer out more all the while doing NOTHING for the overall health of the herd. It will also feed the lions and coyotes and let them explode as well.
So it will make more bucks but it won't help the dire situation deer are in.
The Henry Mountain is a prime example. Shut it down for 5 years then open it and only let 40 people hunt it. Sure there are 42 bucks per 100 does and giant bucks but you only have 1000 does. And NO ONE gets to hunt it unless you are rich or have 15 deer bonus points.
Can't you see that? BUCKS DON'T MATTER!!!!!
Someone please admit they understand this. WE NEED MORE DOES not bucks if we are gonna save the deer herd. If you build the population then the big bucks will be there..... GUARANTEED!
Tony Abbott
www.myfreehunts.com