ORIGINAL: bluebird2
.......Uhhhhh......We can all seriously address serious posts. I can't much further address sreiously some or most of the stuff I see on here that chronically derides current game laws and present personal attacks on what is nothing nore than supposition and innuendo. If you care to follow this innane and convoluted philosophy presented by the one you seem to side with, that will be your own personal choice.
I never said I agreed with Sproulman's posts, but it is undeniable that our herd has been reduced by over 40% and that breeding rates and productivity have not increased as predicted. Bt may consider his posts to be just joking and friendly ribbing, but if he was on the receiving end I doubt he would have the same opinion.
Maybe you agree that 2G should be managed with a harvest rate of less than 3 DPSM for ever, but I doubt you would agree with the same harvest rate where you hunt.
Well, I do hunt 2G. Regularly and frequently. I own a camp there. I will agree that there are not as many deer as there used to be. But on the other hand, it's not very often I go home without venison-in-season.
Why people continue to sit on the same stump year after year that they killed a deer or two from ages ago and is no longer productive eludes me. It doesn't take HR to cause a "favorite" spot to become unproductive at some point in time. If you have never experienced this, you just haven't done much hunting.
I also hunt 2D, where I live. No argument. More deer in the areas I hunt here, generally. But on the other hand, I've had spots turn sour on me here also. I guess the point of this is that if a person doesn't adjust their hunting sites to be where the deer are at that point in time, the chance for success diminishes in porportion. A person has got to learn to be versatile.