Fall Deer Chronicle
11-26-2009 | 02:01 PM
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Here is a classic example of PGC spin. Everything they sat is true,but it is also intentionally misleading and deceiving.
While it is true that 2G has the lowest harvest rates in the state,what they don't tell you is that 2G also has the lowest deer density in the state. It is also true that the hunters in 2G don't kill a high proportion of the PS herd, just like hunters in every other WMU. But, that statement is meaningless and misleading since the harvests in 2G reduced the herd in 6 of the seven years from 2001 to 2007.
In the areas where we have monitored harvest rates of individual deer, WMU 2G has some of the lowest
harvest rates we have recorded. This is true for both antlered and antlerless deer. During the 2008 hunting
seasons, hunters harvested about 25 percent of the antlered deer we had radio-collared. The harvest rate of
radio-collared does was lower. Clearly, there are still deer throughout WMU 2G and hunters have not and
are not killing a high proportion of them.
harvest rates we have recorded. This is true for both antlered and antlerless deer. During the 2008 hunting
seasons, hunters harvested about 25 percent of the antlered deer we had radio-collared. The harvest rate of
radio-collared does was lower. Clearly, there are still deer throughout WMU 2G and hunters have not and
are not killing a high proportion of them.
