Thats great that you are seeing lots of bigger bucks (oh, and your bretheren in the SE), even though you made such disparaging remarks.

But are you over your WMU DD goals? or are you at the goal or below. Because when you reduce your herd to the prescribed numbers then maybe you could criticize me for voicing my opinion. But as it is, the only thing you have to make your arguement so far is taxidermy shop rumors, hype, hyperbole and internet rhetoric.

We know the buck harvest has gone down, and we WISH that in that whole harvest the racks were bigger..... but we have no proof. We only have perceptions. Right?

So my perception must count as much as yours......

If the NE and SW are doing great, then more power to ya. But some concern ought to given to the REST OF THE STATE.


It seems though that I am seeing a trend on these message boards, those who are proponents of the herd reductions all seem to want to BB harvests to go down? Save the BB, is thier cry. BUT? oddly they are saying that thier sightings of large bucks is great, and things are wonderfull? If thats so, then why all the knee shaking over 20% of the harvest being BB........?

We always harvested BB before AR/HR, and we always will. So if you are seeing lots of bucks and they are bigger....then what are you sweating having more BB for?

Or aren't there as many 'big' bucks around as you make out?


Hmmmmmmm...........