I drive 50 miles to work one way every day and I have seen less dead deer in the ditches that I have ever seen. Not sure if more people are being that more cautious or what. And my route runs right through some of the biggest public hunting land in Clark and Wood County. Right through the Sherwood Forest. It used to be nothing to see 30-40 deer laying alonghwy 73and in the last 3 months I think I have seen 5-10. Damned EAB is helping drivers but it sure isnt helping most hunters. I know one family that has a group of 20 that come up every year, they hunted the entire 9 day gun season and took 2 deer. 1 buck and 1 doe.
ORIGINAL: _Dan
ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr
5 years agoit was nothing to see 30-50 deer out in our fields in one night. Now were lucky to see 3-10. Something isnt adding up and I blame EAB for this crap. It has nothing to do with not harvesting does and taking too many young bucks. I balme on on harvesting too many does. If you kill the does you kill more than one deer atleast 70% of the time. I know alot of hunters that are not going to be buying licenses next year because of the EAB in zones that will be next year. I wish they would just put things back to the way they were
when hunting wasfun and not a job. The DNR just makes me sick, sick I say.
That answers my question.....more deer=a better hunt......
Sorry....WI has too many deer....just drive down the road and look in the ditches. I'm leaving for the cabin in an hour.....its a 56 mile drive and I bet I count at least 25 dead deer along the way.
I love how everyone wants to blame the DNR for trying to do what should have been done a long time ago....better ratios of deer.......traditional deer management is over. (Thank God)
If people aren't going to buy licenses next year...I say good. Those same people don't understand deer management....they just want to go out opening morning and be able to see 12 deer, let the 11 does go and blast the spike.....just to say they got their buck. I'll be happy 10 years from now when the old WI mentality is dead.
They ran DR. Alt out of PA and now they're happier than hell.......well most. Give WI 10 years and most will think EAB was the greatest thing that happened to WI.
Blunt but true.