Chicory...


I'd like to at least have some civility in the debate. Here are some responces to your post...


Voluntery QDM is like a voluntery speed limit. QDM requires harvests that are designed for a given goal and set of circumstances. The simple fact is that the average hunter does not have the technical understanding or data to know what the harvest goals need to be for the population he or she hunts. The Dept of Conservation should know and we need to rely on their help to determine harvest requirements.

I have hunted low numbers having shot a deer in a first year deer season county when I was in 8th grade....so please dont try to inform me of low populations. I remember when seeing a track was cause for excitement. The fact is that in the areas in Missouri where we dont have a high population would be rare. And even id excellent habitat counties, we are seeing signs of stress on the habitat from deer numbers.

My point about those who are anti AR..who claim to be meat hunters....they are like John Kerry!! What is the point? I mean if you are ameat hunter, what do you care about AR's? Granted if you are in a low population area, that may be an issue. But on the other hand, a low population may be low because the habitat cannot support large numbers of deer...or, maybe the harvest of breeding age bucks has been far too high...

If the harvest is that high in your county, then the DNR needs to address that specific need. But the PA experience and the results on balancing habitat/numbers/age classes/sex ratios is pretty darn impressive.

You seem to equate AR/QDM and restrictions as all related to "rack hunters". That ignores an awful lot of science and progress in understanding deer management.

I will have to do some data searches to look at the data in PA. Your perspective is interesting but does not seem that they would continue that program and those tag totals unless they had good reason and statewide data to support that program.