ORIGINAL: GMMAT
If you guys had a shot gun season out of the rut
Shot does where needed and controled the herd size
On average NC hunters would shoot bigger deer.
And again.....what chance do you have of ACTUALLY achieving this? If we controlled the herd size....we could do a LOT of things.
If EVERY STATE did what you said......then they could implement this, nationwide. It's flawless. But you HAVE to factor in reality, somewhere.
Jeff it's up to you guys in NC
We hammer NRC here in MI every year, change is hard, but not impossible. In time a lot of states will be.
I am not in favor of AR at all, but states should setup tag systems that promote sound deer management. In doing so, only good things will happen.