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Old 01-12-2009 | 10:29 AM
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Default RE: IL Deer Task Force Final Recommendations.

Well, I dont want to make the outfitters the scapegoats for the whole problem. The simple fact is that over the last couple decades we have had plenty of mild winters, plenty of food, andbag limits on deer thatdid not keep up with the rise in deer population. Throw in the increasing big rack mentality and it is a recipe for problems. Lots of large private landowners post their property for their own use and only take a few big bucks as well. Even worse, you can get landowners who acknowledge that they have too manydeer on their land, but look at you like you are crazy if you suggest opening it up to a lot of other people for deer hunting. Lots of different directions to point fingers. I just know that the current plans allow lots of chances to reduce the doe population, so it will be interesting to seehow much of it gets implemented and if it works.
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