ORIGINAL: NY Bowhunter
So you just want to let the DEC continue to destroy the deer herd and hope that the average Joe out there will have enough discipline to not pull the trigger??
Good Luck
I agree with atlas. Although it sounds real good in theory it simply isn't going to happen with most folks. As long as they have a tag to burn and a deer comes by them they sure the heck aint gonna let it walk to bring the deer herd back to life. Sad but true. You can't even blame them either. They paid the money for the tags the DEC is dishing out so they have every right to shoot what they want to. I would say a very low percentage of hunters are currently adopting the theory of letting them walk for the good of the herd. JMO I could be wrong.
Exactly........you can sit and dream up scenerios of glorious woods full of deer and hunters sitting in the trees just happy to watch them walk by and let them go about their business knowing full well that they are insuring the future health of the herd and enabling their fellow hunters and future generations to enjoy the woods and all it's splendor of creatures and bounty. Here is the truth.......BANG!! game over.
I would never blame anyone for filling a tag given to them by the DEC. Hunters all over the state depend on the DEC to manage our herd and not destroy it. If you don't want tags filled don't give them out. It is so simple it's rediculous. People can't fill tags they don't have. A guy pays $68 for a license and takes a week's vacation to go spend time at his $30,000 cabin that costs him another $5,000 to run every year just to hopefully enjoy some deer hunting a couple days out of the year and get a break from the real world and all his worries. You are gonna blame that guy for dropping a deer that crosses his path??
It's his fault???................Really???