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Old 03-08-2002, 08:44 PM
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HAWKEYES
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
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Default RE: what do u think about more doe tags?

As anyone who has ever read any of my posts knows, I am a meat hunter. The extra doe tags are great, as I pass on the little bucks and fill my freezer and family members freezers with does every year. Also, for the problem you have on your farm, doesn't your state allow you to harvest antlerless animals in the summer months? Here in Michigan, a farmer can contact the DNR and they will come out to your farm and look over the damage and issue you a certain number of permits. The number depends on the size of your spread and the amount of damage. Last summer the farmer I was shooting for had the DNR begging him to get more tags as they wanted the numbers reduced big time in his area. I shot 5 deer in 3 days and could have easily shot another 30-40 more if wanted to. The only problem with shooting them in the summer is the heat. You have to skin them and quarter them and get them on ice as soon as possible or the meat will go to waist and that would be a crime.
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