ORIGINAL: bluebird2
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Better overall? YES! More good than bad? YES!
So harvesting 47% fewer buck than in 2001 is a good thing in your opinion. So harvesting fewer 2.5+ buck than in 2002 is a good thing in your opinion.
So, can you please tell us how low you want the buck harvest to decrease before the PGC has accomplished their goal.
Boy talk about someone cherry picking data in their efforts to misrepresent the facts and you would most certainly achieve the top honors.
Yes we are harvesting fewer bucks then before antler restrictions. The objective of antler restrictions was to protect about 50% of the 1 ½ year old bucks from being harvested and it worked.
But, your comment about harvesting fewer 2 ½ year old bucks now is purely nonsense and a complete misrepresentation of the truth when one looks at the total picture instead of just one poor harvest year.
Here are the buck harvest facts for the past twenty five years.
Years……………..0.5.………………..1.5. ……………….>2.5.………adult males………...all males
83-87.……………0.76.………………2.45.…⠀¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦0.64.…………3.09.………….â €¦..3.85
88-92.……………1.15.………………2.93.…⠀¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦0.67.…………3.60.………….â €¦..4.75
93-97.……………1.22.………………3.02.…⠀¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦0.67.…………3.69.………….â €¦..4.91
98-02.……………1.30.………………3.27.…⠀¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦0.92.…………4.19.…………†¦â€¦5.49
03-07.……………1.27.………………1.51.…⠀¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦1.28.…………2.79.…………†¦â€¦4.06
The fact is that since antler restrictions we are protecting more of our younger bucks and harvesting more older bucks then ever in the history of deer hunting in this state. That is a positive for the future of deer management and deer hunting for those that really care about the future instead of just their own selfish and narrow minded interests.
The best of deer hunting in this state is yet to come for those willing to stop snotting around and actually go out hunting.
R.S. Bodenhorn