cardeer I understand what your saying, but the numbers issue was addressed in the forum I just came from. Dr. Alt elaborated on the fact that the population is higher in some areas of the state than others and that they are trying to collect data so that they can break the state down into smaller areas called deer managment units.
I'm sorry that you got such an unwelcome reception in Ill. I have hunted as a NR in Ill. the last 2 years and felt very welcome. In fact I've made some good friends.
As far as being suckered. I don't feel that way at all. One has to be realistic when it comes to whitetail managment. If you think that your going to see a monster buck peeking from behind every tree, you are fooling nobody but yourself. Monster bucks don't get to be big by sticking their neck out. Dr. Alt is not promising that everyone is going to harvest monster bucks. He is just saying that we can not continue to go down the path we are on if we want to continue to hunt any wildlife.
I belong to a group of dedicated hunters in north central Pa. that have been under are own QDM program for the last 9 years. We don't all kill monsters every year but there are a few nice bucks taken every year. We will not shoot any thing less than a 6 point. But we do harvest as many does as the law will allow.
I'm just saying that people should look at the proposal with an open mind

Thanks for your reply and thanks for listening.

God Bless & Good Hunting
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