Is 3 pt RULE HURTING MULE DEER POPULATIONS?

[LDennis24]

I agree with the quota idea, that limit's the number of hunter's and can be changed easily from year to year. You stop in at your local sporting goods store, they look on the comp, sorry charlie it says all those tags are sold for the year, or yep, looks like there are 43 more tags, want one? They could even do this with 2 point permit's. It's so easy yet the Dept can't seem to get it done in any logical way...

[go4steelhd]

I hope the mods delete this thread before the fish and game sees this.

They may  make eastern Washington true spike only for mule deer

[bobcat]

Look what's on the Fish and Wildlife Commissioners agenda for their meeting on November 4th:




http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2016/11/agenda_nov0416.html

[jrebel]

How bout we bring back hounds for cougar and bear!!!  It has been proven to increase deer and elk numbers in Oregon.  Don't overlook the obvious. 

[boneaddict]

We saw some this year that were 2x2s on a 4x4 frame!  They were huge.

You'd think if piss cutters were being shot and left a huge rack running through the woods would take a bullet even faster.

[bobcat]

Of course the other option would be a requirement to choose east or west deer tags like it is with elk.

[CoryTDF]

It should be any buck for youth and over 65. IMHO. I would love to see some kid kill one of these 30"plus Snake River slick 2 pts.

[Rainier10]

There are some great posts in here and I love the conversation but I am still shocked to hear of SEVEN illegal deer heads in the back of the truck.    Good golly, what are people doing out there?!    How many more are laying in the woods that people just walked away from when they realized they made a mistake?

[fishngamereaper]

There are some great posts in here and I love the conversation but I am still shocked to hear of SEVEN illegal deer heads in the back of the truck.    Good golly, what are people doing out there?!    How many more are laying in the woods that people just walked away from when they realized they made a mistake?

Probably a lot. That's why I stopped hunting over there. Bullets flying everywhere.

I think part of the problem is social media. A couple 200" deer hit the ground and everyone that has never hunted over there thinks that's the norm.  The mass influx of hunters is crazy. The herd cant sustain  that type of pressure. It would be nice to see like 100-200 any buck permits in those muley gmu's. Reduce the pressure, get rid of some of the two points and try and put the quality back in the hunt.

[Hilltop123]

There are some great posts in here and I love the conversation but I am still shocked to hear of SEVEN illegal deer heads in the back of the truck.    Good golly, what are people doing out there?!    How many more are laying in the woods that people just walked away from when they realized they made a mistake?

You would probably break down and cry, if you knew the truth.

[hunter399]

Should be 4pt mim,in some gmu along with whitetail ,the regs  are wrote to make money,not help wildlife

[boneaddict]

Think how much money would disappear just in license sales....

Even odd wild Id,  Zero rut permits and zero antlerless permits.   5 year plan until herd recovers.


I wonder if the wolves bring in enough to recoup that.    Yeah right!

[fishngamereaper]

Looking long term, what happens to those towns if the herd is decimated.  Seems wiser to reduce the opportunity now to save the future. I don't see how those deer can sustain to many more "general" seasons.

[hunter399]

4pt mim coulnd also help units with a lot of mule deer, how many mature deer get harvested in two-three years? do you think taking a bunch of two points now is gonna help.

[Hilltop123]

Think how much money would disappear just in license sales....

Even odd wild Id,  Zero rut permits and zero antlerless permits.   5 year plan until herd recovers.


I wonder if the wolves bring in enough to recoup that.    Yeah right!

I said it was an idea, I made no claim that it was a good one.