RE: Illinois Deer Hunter Survey
Sections include questions of what weapons were used deer hunting last season, how many days were spent deer hunting, days preparing including practicing, scouting, etc. How many deer did I harvest in the last 5 years and were they bucks or does, how many years I have hunted, do I trophy hunt, etc. I sense some of these types were to get a feel of the person responding.
Other questions regarded how I feel about high fenced hunting operations, do I hunt in other states(if so, in what states) or even Illinois counties. An interesting section asked several questions about handgun hunting.....for example, should handguns be included in the firearm seasons.
Another section dealt with CWD and West Nile disease. Several questions about my perceptions of CWD such as would I continue to hunt and eat deer in counties that tested positive for CWD for 1 deer, 10 deer, 20 deer, 50 deer or more. Would I hunt in another county that did not test positive for CWD if mine did.
An interesting but small section asked questions about the deer population, what I would deem as the ideal buck to doe ratio, etc. Have I heard of the Quality Deer Management Association, how do I feel about it, etc.
Have I lost any hunting land and if so how.
Blank pages were left at the end of the small booklet of questions for the responder to write any ideas he/she has on how to improve deer hunting in Illinois.
There were many more questions in those sections but I cannot remember them all right now.