ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
ORIGINAL: the outsider
Well I agree, but it also tells me that we should be working towards a better medium that suits trophy hunters and those who want to see a few more deer, or take a lesser buck if they want to.
We can agree on a
few more deer in some WMU's. I know that it has already happened lately in my part of 2F and from some reports I'm seeing, 2G as well.
My support of AR's is less about trophy hunting than it is about a belief in the QDM concept of a healthier, older age class, more naturalherd.
I am against returning to a policy that kills off 85% of our bucks when they first sprout a bone on their head. I do think aspread restriction is better for allowing bucks to age but no system is perfect.
There is a lot more about QDM than just shooting doe and letting young bucks walk. Increasing the carrying capacity through food plots, creating browse and supplemental feeding is a large part of it.
I refer you to their book of "Quality Food Plots", on page 235, last paragraph. Kent Krammermeyer states,"I do not a highdeer population on my property (25 to 30/square mile)".
PA's QDM is a joke, all they want to do is kill off doe, then wait and see what happens in the future. Pretty sick QDM plan in my books.