ORIGINAL: mez
I know you don't agree with the guy Germ, most people that are truly into managing deer do not. That is why I think the term QDMA should only be used by those that buy into the growing and shooting big bucks.
How would issuing fewer buck tags not work? Not work as to what goal, managing the deer or having more big deer?
Poaching hasn't increased in any of the areas that I hunt where they issue fewer tags.
We do have a size limit on walleye here, a slot. 15-18 inches goes back. You can only keep one over 18. Limit of 4 per day.
MI hunters love the Mulligan buck tag system(I am coined that phrase)
We tried to get an OBR passed here in MI. 90% MI hunters would not stand for it, we would have a revolt[&:]
We had unlimted doe tags and were making progress, majority revolted, we now are in serious trouble in SLP in some spots.
States like MI and PA have a deep hunting tradition, That tradition is hard to break.