Some like walking to the closest comfy looking stump. And think scouting is a total waste. I think i will waste some time that way tomorrow.

Once again you are flat out wrong. here is what happens when 52K + hunters hunt the same are and produce a harvest that exceeds recruitment.


Year antlered harvest antlerless harvest harvest PSM antlerless allocation

2003 10,110 20,370 7.4 52,000 2.55 tags/deer
2004 6,400 13,100 4.7 52,000 3.95 tags/deer
2005 5,000 6,200 2.7 29,000 4.70 tags/deer
2006 7,200 4,600 2.8 19,000 4.10 tags/deer
2007 5,100 6,600 2.8 26,000 3.94 tags/deer
2008 6,800 6,500 3.2 26,00


As you can see the harvest in 2g dropped from 30+K in 2003 to 13+K in 2008 solely due to the effects of HR and ARs.

I didnt expect you to understand and I dont expect that you ever will.........

And I don't expect you will ever be able to handle the truth. I provided the data that shows what happens when 52K hunters produce a harvest that exceeds recruitment and you reply with pure unadulterated nonsense.

I saw five deer tonight, eating my clover.

Considering that 2004 3.95 tags/deer
2007 3.94 tags/deer
Doesnt look all that bad 05,06 tags/deer was more 05 being worst 06,07 both improved from 05. Whats the prob

well you must have half the deer herd from your whole managment unit there JIM

My goal is to have em all.

Had a friend in from Florida and we spent a few days at camp this week. Cruised our corner of 2F two evenings for about an hour till dark and saw lots of new "recruits"

Had some backstraps over an open fire last night. Nothing like venison that you can cut with a fork to remind us why we spend so much time scouting all those different hunting spots.

The problem is those harvests have produced the lowest deer density of any WMU along with the lowest harvest rates in an area that was once the center of deer hunting in the state.