ORIGINAL: wingchaser_labs

We've got plenty of deer around my area. I know some places are hurtin for deer and we'll see some big managemnet changes in the deer season with tags from what I've heard. Less t-zone maybe, EAB is going to go on a rotational progam evry two years or so and I bet will be dropped from many areas, the entire state is hard to manage from the dnrs position with public and private lands so hopefully they will get it more right down the road here. I don't hunt public land but I know many who do and personally I think t-zone needs to be eliminated from public hunting lands all together cuz we all know the deer population problems are on private not public lands. I know the DNr wants to keep the majority of people happy (the public land hunters) but i think the DNr will soon be realizing that there will be very few deer and many unhappy hunters out there. This winter already is looking like it will be a ruff one once again on the deer heard with what looks like another winter with great snow depths to come. WCL

“Hunters have been doing a good job, and deer populations may be moving toward healthy goals,” said Keith Warnke, DNR big game biologist.