Just because I don’t agree with your twisted version of the data certainly doesn’t mean I disagree with the game Commission’s data.
I have never disagreed with the harvest rates either since they are the posted results from the harvest estimates. It is just that either fail to understand the data or intentionally twist it suit your misguided mission.
The PGC stated that there were 12 DPSM in 2G in 2005 and you disagreed and said there were more than that. Even though the PGC said the harvests in 2G were keeping the herd stable ,you questioned whether hunters were harvesting 25% of the doe when the study showed a much lower rate. Maybe the problem is you don't realize what you are posting contradicts what the PGC experts are saying.
The reduction in deer numbers was most certainly the result of few surviving fawns following the two harsh winters. Otherwise the deer population would have bounced right back like it did in the past when we had equally high and even higher antler less harvests in units 2G and 2F. The fact is the deer are proving that they can’t live in populations higher then the existing wintering grounds habitat during harsh winter years.
The major reason the population declined is because their were over 10,000 adult doe producing fawns after the 2003 season. The allocation of 52K tags in 2003 and 2004 was designed to reduce the herd and it succeeded. For you to claim the reduction was due to poor fawn survival rates is once again disagreeing with the PGC experts.
There is no reason for anyone to question my qualification since I don’t make the management decisions. All I do is explain the management direction and objectives for those willing to learn about them. To do that I also have to point out the posts filled with misguided nonsense intended to undermine the sound scientific management practices that would result in the best possible long term future for our resources and hunting.
Then there is no reason for you ,BT or anyone else to question my qualifications , since I don't make management decisions either. Just as you feel a need to point out the posts that are filled with misguided nonsense,so do I, we just disagree about who is posting the nonsense.
