Originally Posted by
NeverWill
Are you sure this is how it works. I have often wondered if it is the opposite. I think the PGC might use success rates as a sign that the population is growing and then if more people are killing they have to increase the tags to thin the herd.
I say this because you saw them touting the growing success rates as a sign of a healthy and growing deer herd.
I think the PGC's whole deer management by the numbers system is worthless and never told the real story.
My area for about 20 miles around was devastated by over hunting of does, yet they kept increasing the quantity of tags.
Just a thought. Not sure my opinion is right but I stopped reporting my kills when I read their explanations of the herd.
If you're not reporting your kills than you're a huge part of the problem.They know how many deer they want killed and they know how many doe tags it takes to kill one doe.If success rates fall,they have to issue more tags to get the desired harvest.
The PGC's harvest numbers are statistically accurate enough to manage the herd.They aren't worthless.They never will have exact numbers.That's flat out impossible.They need to know harvest trends and the current system shows those trends just fine.