I'magainst the whole taking away the bonus tag thing.. i mean.. how many people do you know that go out every year or maybe even just one year that fills every tag. I know in my house hold between my dad and I, we have both have a doe tag for 4C and both have a doe tag for 4E.. last year.. we filled one tag out of all of 6 deer tags in the house and it wasn't for lack of deer. since i can remember, i know one of my friends that has tagged out on bonus tags and that was this archery season. Just because they sell them, doesn't mean everybody goes out and fills every tag sold. i mean.. i have a private farm in 4E and i live in 4C so with a bonus tag that allows me to harvest a doe if needed at either place.

I do see what people were talking about earlier in this topic about trespassers and such.. i was hunting my farm in 4E this year and i'm sitting up on a hill and hear a car slow down, the door closes, and then the car drives up the road a little bit and you hear the guy get out and they started yelling and driving the hollow that was right next to the road... and quick got in their car and left when they saw me get out of my tree stand and walk towards them. along with the 2nd to last week of archery, i grunted in a buck that would easily score in the 150's range.. had it at 40 yards and marching straight at me all puffed up when out of no where a hunter comes marching through the woods from the other side...i'm guessing he heard the gruntsas well.then when he saw my rip my face mask off andget readyto climb down, he took off...

Anothertopic people can blame for the deer herd is poaching. you don't always have to point the finger at the pgc for screwing up the deer herd.i know in myarea last year, i heard stories of a guy having 100+fresh deer kills at his house after beingbusted for shooting at a decoy.