ORIGINAL: farm hunter
Let me try. 5 off us hunt together and none of us use our doe permits but we do call them in. The reason is that way the DEC will think these does are being shot.
Stretchunts -
If you and 4 others call in your permits as "filled" - You skew the number.
Let me explain. The DEC Does not count all deer herds per se - but they sample, and use statistics togive them a good indication of numbers ofdeer.
Letssay that historically 50% of doe permits are filled.When you and your buddies report 100% success -to them it may notmean that too many deer were taken. In fact it could mean the opposite - and since a "higher percentage" of permits were "filled" - then they may concurr that they did not issue ENOUGH permits - and issue more next year.
My point is you DON'T KNOW how they use the call in data - and by not reporting accurately - you contaminate the results - then people complain that the "DEC is a JOKE".
Why not report accurately and let them do their Job?
FH
I do see your point. I really do want to know how they come up with thier numbers.