Ruger1
I see your point and fully understand your frustration but I cant agree with you on the outcome of longer rifle seasons. As sad as it is , I think the " slaughter mentallity" out number the rest of us , around here anyway.
KJr- I don' t like the idea of driving a 30 mile round trip to town, exposing my harvest to the scrutiny of the non-hunting community, when the same could be accomplished by returning a report card to KDWP. The check station idea puts another hand in the pot and opens another excuse to raise fees.
Trebarker
I' ll give you my opinion on the deer registration but it' s one sided. I' ve seen no other way , I' ve had to register my deer at registration stations since I started hunting.
First and probably the most important aspect is a more accurate kill count. Second would be the knowlege gained by registration stations. If it wasn' t for our registration system we wouldn' t have detected CWD yet. As for the cost of registration stations to hunters??? None! The majority of our registration stations are taverns who benefit from the extra business. What little cost there is to them they make up in business. The rest of the stations are gas stations (mini marts) and restaraunts and they all benefit by being a registration station.