In an effort to be a kindler / gentler WW
I would suggest or 3 RAC members study the following.
http://www.ndow.org/uploadedFiles/n.../Wildlife_Education/Publications/muledeer.pdf
Please pay particular attention to the section concerning fecundity and increasing herd populations.
After digesting this study, I would appreciate a definition of what an EXCESS BUCK MULE DEER is and exactly what it contributes to overall herd populations. After that the next RAC member that tries to tie the ratio of EXCESS BUCKS to any sort of population variable is gonna take a.....
Sorry.... Kindler / Gentler. Lost it for a minute.
Cody, you are correct permits have been ncreased every year. Now would you let me know when we get back to the level it was at prior to Option FFS!
Peace
"If the DWR was just doing its job, and
wildlife and hunting were the actual focus,
none of this process would even matter.
But that is not the focus or the goal in any
of this. The current DWR regime, and
SFW were born out of wildlife declines,
and are currently operated and funded
under that paradigm. Those 200 Expo
tags would not even be worth anything if
the focus was where it was supposed to
be, and wildlife and tags were plentiful.
But under the current business model,
that is how the money and power is
generated. It is generated through the
rising "value"(monitization) of a declining
resource. A resource that is supposed to
be being beneficially managed for the
masses that own that resource, ie. US.
The problem is obvious, hedging is not a
long term sustainable strategy, and
others have to lose, for some to win. In
this case it is us, the many, and our
resources, that are being forced to lose,
because there is a minority who's power
and money is derived from our loses."
LONETREE 3/15/16