<font color=red>&quot;I still do not see anywhere in the paragraph where it says the words &quot;herd reduction&quot;. I see the words &quot;herd control&quot;, but this could also mean obtaining a balance of the herd, amongst several other things. This is very vague in its phrasing. Please show me where it says &quot;herd reduction by the way of harvesting more does.&quot; You can call Nub in here, or whoever you want. But, just because a guy lives in a T zone, Eradication zone, or whatever zone, does not make him any more of an expert than you or I are.&quot;</font id=red>

Actually, it was right there in the article. Here it is again, and I'll try to make it stand out a little better...

<font color=blue>&quot;Zone T are special antlerless only hunts held is DMU’s where it is projected that the traditional deer season framework would not reduce the deer population to within 20% of that unit’s over wintering population goal.&quot;</font id=blue>

A little more from the WDNR's web site....

<font color=blue>http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/HUNT/DEER/Deer2000/herdsizerept.pdf</font id=blue>

Page 5.

<font color=blue>&quot;Expression of Deer Population Goals:

We recommend that deer management unit (DMU) goals continue to be expressed as the number of deer per square mile of deer range.&quot;</font id=blue>

Note: the DMU goals are in raw numbers of deer per square mile, NOT buck-doe ratios or some other criteria.

Page 6.

<font color=blue>&quot;Herd-Control Season: Zone T Rules

A DMU shall have a Zone T Herd-Control Season if it expected that the unit deer herd cannot be brought to within 20% of goal in one year with the regular season framework.&quot;</font id=blue>

JRW

Edited by - jrw on 12/02/2002 11:43:59