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Stevens County Petitions Wildlife Commision for 4 pt. minimum restriction

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bearpaw:
Not sure how I feel about this, Zender (biologist, now retired) was not a big fan of this idea. But the local group has mustered support and there's a good chance we will get to see how it will work.

It might really make for some great hunting to let the yearlings survive their stupid year.... :dunno:

bowhunterforever:
I think it might make the numbers of deer increase and the quality of big bucks decrease. :dunno:

bobcat:

--- Quote from: WAcoyotehunter on March 10, 2010, 05:23:00 PM ---the pend oreille county sportsmans club voted to support this petition as well (part of unit 117 is in this county) and I think the commissioners will support it.  I think it's for a 3 pt though?

--- End quote ---

The letter says 4 point. Did you read it?

bearpaw:
4 pt is what they were wanting at the meeting I attended.....

We do have a lot of cover, get them past the stupid year and they know how to stay out of sight. :dunno:

Wacenturion:
I think 3 pt or better is a winner for whitetails............so I guess 4 pt or better will do the same.  It will take a couple years and you'll see a different age structure and a larger number of bigger whitetails available for harvest.

Biologists all have varying opinions.......where Zender wasn't fond of it, the Biologist in the SE thought it was a good idea many years ago.  It has worked well in the Blues, with excellent buck/doe ratios and lots of bruisers as well as plenty of legal smaller bucks taken every year.

A whitetail is a whitetail......you may see some differences based on habitat type and densities tied to that habitat, but in principal you will see a increase in mature bucks as well as smaller legal bucks available for harvest. 

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