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Old 04-17-2009 | 05:40 AM
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DougE
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Default RE: Forest Health Versus Habitat Health

I'm not sure what you mean by that because Inever did and probably never will agree with everything the PGC does.I do however,support the basic fundamentals of balancing the herd with the habitat.I see less deer today than I used but that hasn't effected by success or hunting experience in a nagative way.Even though I hunt where the deer densities are extremely low,compared to most other parts of the state,I still can't see whyhunters feel the hunting is poor.

the regeneration is responding very favorably in many areas where the herd has been reduced.I don't have a report to prove it but I've walked through enough areas with professionals to see that it's happening.

More and bigger bucks?That was a ridiculous and irresponsible statement for anyone to make.That kind of nonsense is what me have reservations about all of this at the beginning.It simply couldn't come true if you reduced the herd by approx 50% like they inteneded on doing.With that said.I am seeing a much higher PERCENTAGE of older age class bucks today and I know MORE BIGGER BUCKS are ending up at taxidermists around here.There was a time whenI used to pass 12-18 bucks in a season.This year I didn't pass a single one until I killed a buck,then I had to pass 5,3 of which Iwould have mounted.Iam seeing the habitat start to recover and I'm still having better success than at any time in the past.
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