24- Team Hardwood Hunters Official Thread
08-26-2006, 07:50 PM
#65
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: 24- Team Official Thread
Greg,
Dr. Alt's plan of antler restriction was and still is a good idea. Most hunters in PA agree to that.
The biggest controversy was about the massive herd reduction by the issuing of numerous "bonus " doe tags. There are areas where the herd had to be thinned but they switched from a smaller county size area to MUCh larger zonescalled Wildlife Management Units ( WMU's). They problem arises when private farmland with an abundance of deer lies in the same WMU as public land. Most people do not have access to the private land so they used thier "bonus" tags on public land and basically wipe out the herd.
I hunt private land by my home in archery season but hunt public land for bear and rifle season in the Pocono Mt. area known as the Delaware Stare Forest. The deer numbers in the State forest have drastically been reduced while private land bordering in has good numbers. We hunt the fringe there, and get deer that escape pressure from the private land during the gun season.
I think that the change from small to large WMU's was a big mistake. They should have done it in a manner that handled public and private land differently.
This of course is just my 2 cents worth.
Sorry so long.
Mr.D
Dr. Alt's plan of antler restriction was and still is a good idea. Most hunters in PA agree to that.
The biggest controversy was about the massive herd reduction by the issuing of numerous "bonus " doe tags. There are areas where the herd had to be thinned but they switched from a smaller county size area to MUCh larger zonescalled Wildlife Management Units ( WMU's). They problem arises when private farmland with an abundance of deer lies in the same WMU as public land. Most people do not have access to the private land so they used thier "bonus" tags on public land and basically wipe out the herd.
I hunt private land by my home in archery season but hunt public land for bear and rifle season in the Pocono Mt. area known as the Delaware Stare Forest. The deer numbers in the State forest have drastically been reduced while private land bordering in has good numbers. We hunt the fringe there, and get deer that escape pressure from the private land during the gun season.
I think that the change from small to large WMU's was a big mistake. They should have done it in a manner that handled public and private land differently.
This of course is just my 2 cents worth.
Sorry so long.
Mr.D
08-27-2006, 10:38 AM
#69
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
Posts: 7,051
RE: Team 24 check in thread
Mr. D, no apologies necessary for being long... ever read some of my posts? [8D]Interesting stuff to hear from an "insider"...
Cougars, A lot of criteria are evaluated for selection of staff... I was chosen in part because of my extensive writing background, my professional career background in representing Fortune 500 companies, my passion for bowhunting, and of course, some of the results that now hang on my wall.
Avatar looks good, Hazcon!
Cougars, A lot of criteria are evaluated for selection of staff... I was chosen in part because of my extensive writing background, my professional career background in representing Fortune 500 companies, my passion for bowhunting, and of course, some of the results that now hang on my wall.
Avatar looks good, Hazcon!
08-27-2006, 12:05 PM
#70
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northeast Tennessee
Posts: 5,673
RE: Team 24 check in thread
do you want to use that avatar for this year or do you want to see what ryan come up with and then see which one we like better, im gonna wait until the end of this week and see what ryan comes up with.But by the looks of this one i think itll be our choice.Hazacon did you make that?