How many of you plan on shooting does
09-30-2009, 04:36 AM
#105
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,262
Last year I killed 6 dmap doe in 2G and this year I plan on taking at least that many.The herd has increased in every area where I hunt and the habitat was just just starting to recover from years of way too many deer.Last year I saw 2 other hunters during rifle season.I have no issues and feel no guilt shooting does where the habitat is poor or just starting to recover.
09-30-2009, 08:32 AM
#107
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,879
Last year I killed 6 dmap doe in 2G and this year I plan on taking at least that many.The herd has increased in every area where I hunt and the habitat was just just starting to recover from years of way too many deer.Last year I saw 2 other hunters during rifle season.I have no issues and feel no guilt shooting does where the habitat is poor or just starting to recover.
And ,BTW the PGC says the forest health in 2G decreases from 42% in 2004 to 38% in 2008. That is not an indication of recovering forest habitat.
09-30-2009, 09:06 AM
#108
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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No does for me or our crew except for a few of the kids who'll probably take one apiece if they dont first get a buck.
Deer herd is way down. I see no reason to add even more to a miserably failed deer program.
If/when the deer management becomes "normalized" with the herd level and responsible defendable allocations, We'll then maybe shoot a doe apiece with flinter in late season something we always enjoyed getting together and doing. Till then, as the last several years, buck only. Plenty of others will kill doe, and thats fine, as some need to be harvested.
Deer herd is way down. I see no reason to add even more to a miserably failed deer program.
If/when the deer management becomes "normalized" with the herd level and responsible defendable allocations, We'll then maybe shoot a doe apiece with flinter in late season something we always enjoyed getting together and doing. Till then, as the last several years, buck only. Plenty of others will kill doe, and thats fine, as some need to be harvested.
09-30-2009, 10:25 AM
#109
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,262
As I said before , you are benefiting from the fact that the low deer numbers and reduced doe tags drove a lot of hunters from 2G, just like it did at KQDC
And ,BTW the PGC says the forest health in 2G decreases from 42% in 2004 to 38% in 2008. That is not an indication of recovering forest habitat.
And ,BTW the PGC says the forest health in 2G decreases from 42% in 2004 to 38% in 2008. That is not an indication of recovering forest habitat.
Apparently the plots the PGC are surveying aren't near the areas where I'm hunting.Tell me again how less hunters benefits me.