Maybe you're saying more than you mean. I agree that teaching young hunters to be selective should always be the goal of every parent or adult. But that is really not the point here. Why should it be the job of the DNR to "program" a young..or old...hunter? I think Brian is right. We make a big issue of bringing youth into hunting, then when it comes to EAB, we make no exceptions at all. Besides, as to your point, 1Sag about selectivity...being selective is just the OPPOSITE of what EAB instills. First antlerless deer...don't think that a bunch of the so-called antlerless aren't gonna be nub bucks this year...and WHAM! So now we teach kids "You better fill that antlerless tag NOW if you want to shoot a buck!" And how "selective" do you think the average young hunter, who is probably also inexperienced, is going to be?

Back to your point, Brian. I'm not saying that a 23-day hunt is the magic number. Maybe its 14, or 12 or something else. I'm willing to consider alternatives if 1) it enables more hunting opportunities for people, and 2) we can be rid of t-zones. And yes, if the overwinter goal remains at 15 deer per sq. mile, then we will NEVER be at target no matter what we do. I am truly amazed that more of the outfitters in Buffalo County as well as the landowners have not made a bigger deal of that issue.

Maybe they'll give us Thompson submachine guns to help bring down the population!