ORIGINAL: Dubbya
ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
ORIGINAL: Dubbya
they allow any buck to be taken at their most vulnerable time with a firearm!
It looks to me that you are assuming that the gun hunters kill any buck that shows himself...
Obviously it's easier to take deer with a firearm. I'm not saying that gun hunters DO kill any buck that shows himself (I've hunted with a gun and so do many of my friends and they don't kill any buck that shows himself), I'm just saying that mixing vulnerable deer with the easiest means of taking isn't a great way to "increase the number of mature deer" which is what the DOW claims is their goal.
Hi Dubbya.
I am assuming by reading your original post that the only change made was to reduce the number of bucksavailable from 3-2. Is that correct? If so, yes they may takena stepto increase the amount of mature deer.
Now, If they have also recently moved the gun season into the rut then i would agree with you that this is not going to do it.