Not having to tag your bird is not going to be good for the population I imagine. We went away from the check station several years ago but still have to have the tag prior to hunting and then the harvest must be checked in online within 24 hrs. Even with that it has opened the door for some not to check their birds. Just last week around the public areas I hunt most their was a group that got caught (only because they shot from the road onto private land and the farmer happened to be there with his cows) with 9 unchecked birds. It just seems to open other avenues for untrustworthy folks to get away with more.