ORIGINAL: sproulman
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
I notice that the naysayers have no, none, nada, zip, zero, answers as to how it is that such a low percentage of tagged and collared doe are being harvested by hunters in an area where hunting pressure is supposed to be the culprit in the declining numbers.
One year could have been a fluke but two years shows a pattern developing. It obviously aint the doe tags or the hunting pressure that's responsible here!
i dont know nothing about collars on deer..lets talk about that area..there is big crew in camp i known all my life innthat area..
they told me they will not and DONT WANT ANYONE ELSE killing doe in that area..
has this caused those deer not to be shot, yes..
they tell hunters in their crew to go elsewhere to kill a doe..elsewhere is where i hunt,so my doe are being wiped out..they are not stupid enough to kill off all their doe..
next. do hunters turn in their kill reports?could be same with collars..
does hunter leave deer go if it is wearing collar,i bet so..
does hunter want easier area to kill a DOE,yes..
all this could be reason, i dont know ..i would bet that most throw collar away for some reason..that would be my first thought..