I'm honest and forthcoming about my desires for management of the herd. I have been involved in sports all of my life. Every tournament, playoff, game, or championship I have been involved with I have wanted to take home a trophy. At work, I am not content to sit idle in a dead end position, but want to advance. In hunting I like to see and hopefully shoot bucks bigger than those I have killed in the past.

If the state is going to enact laws that help me do that I am all for it. I know that an out of balance buck to doe ratio will make it harder for me to do that because a) the does overpopulation is taking food away that will help the bucks grow bigger racks, and b) the lack of competition during the rut makes it more difficult to catch the bigger bucks chasing.

If in the end all of this results in a healthier herd, then all the better. I do have an interest in wildlife management, enough so that it was my minor in college, but it is not my driving force in hunting.

I want nice big bucks to put on my wall and look at while I'm watching hunting shows in the off-season and dreaming about the next season. If you have a problem with that then poo-poo on you.