I see 2 problems with your letter.

First it is waaaaaaaay too long as stated already. No one will read that whole thing. I didn't.


Second is that you are trying to get the DEC to change STATEWIDE regulations just so they match YOUR likes and dislikes.

You have to see the big picture and realize that you are in a HUGE minority with your desires listed above. Simply put.........it's just not what your average Joe hunter wants.........and average Joe puts a lot more money into the hunting pot then anyone else.

Guys want to see more deer..........period. They don't care if it has 12 points or 4 points. They want to use their vacation time and have fun at a cabin while going out in the woods and actually seeing some deer. A couple deer on the pole and some great stories for the years ahead. That is all hunters really want. The average weekend warrior has neither the time nor the desire to spend half his life chasing down a mature buck. If one comes along then great, but they are happy enough to be able to whack a doe for the freezer and a couple guys a year are the lucky ones who get a buck and brag like it was skill and not luck. It's a simple thing to most guys out there. They are not hard core hunting maniacs like most of us on these boards.........they just want a realistic chance at getting a deer in the few days they get to hunt a year.


Here is something else.........how are you supposed to get a kid interested in hunting these days?? I have been on NY state lands over 15 days this year that I saw NOTHING. Not one single deer. How sad is that?? If I had a young kid with me he would be thinking I was nuts for wasting my time freezing my butt off staring at trees..........young guys don't get the whole experience right away.......they have to at least see something every once in awhile to keep their interest up.

Now tell them they can only shoot an 8 or 10 pointer??

That kid will be sitting in front of his Playstation instead of in a treestand for sure.


You can't even convince your own neighbors not to shoot the small bucks..........what makes you think the whole state is any different?