daniel craig
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We as hunters, like to make the claim that hunting is an important tool for managing populations. We like to use the science of environmental carrying capacity/load, Fecundity etc.
In my state of NY, for deer, hunting is far from a population management tool we like to claim it is.
So, this past season in the “southern” zone, bow season started 1October and runs to 20November (inclusive).
Regular season is from 21Nov to 13Dec (inclusive).
Late bow/muzzleloader 14Dec-22Dec (inclusive).
When you buy your big game license you automatically get a “buck tag” but antlerless deer tags are based on availability in the management unit (arbitrary zones) you hunt. Some places have ton available and some have none. In THEORY the number of doe tags available is based on population size in that area, based on observation and the previous year harvest.
In many places tags go unused for many reasons. There are areas with a plethora of deer that don’t get hunted.
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Now, in my mind, if we really wanted to manage the populations, here’s what we’d do:
0.) Reduce the cost of a license and tags.
1.) When you buy a license you automatically get a DOE tag that’s useable anywhere in the state. Buck tags are ONLY issued if you’ve already harvested a doe.
2.) Change the seasons:
- 2a.) Make the bow season the month of September and the first two weeks of October.
—2a1.) Allow crossbows the entire season.
- 2b.) Make the rifle/shotgun season the last two weeks of October, and the entire month of November.
- 2c.) Make the late bow/muzzleloader season the entire month of December.
- 2d.) leave room for a January/February or March hunt if the regular season hunt harvest were too low.
5.) Any and all municipal parks over a certain acreage have to allow hunting of some kind, even if it’s just bow season (regulations allowing for skill testing are allowed).
6.) All private land over a certain acreage will have a portion of that next year’s property tax waived if they have a certain number of non related hunters (based on acreage) hunt their land.
——Property tax waivers based on number of DIFFERENT hunters per acre size (the more hunters you have the more property tax you can waive, up to 65%) and tags used, allowing the property owners to let hunters use any nuisance tags the property owner might have.
7.) Make venison donation and sale easier for hunters to do so the trophy hunters can donate the doe meat they may not want, provided they drop the deer off at a licensed deer processor (to ensure meat quality/health).
BONUS/OPTIONAL
7.) Municipalities will receive tax incentives to allow hunters to bow hunt areas normally off limits (those areas behind rural schools).
8.) Colleges with adequate space will receive additional funding from the state for allowing on campus hunting
In my state of NY, for deer, hunting is far from a population management tool we like to claim it is.
So, this past season in the “southern” zone, bow season started 1October and runs to 20November (inclusive).
Regular season is from 21Nov to 13Dec (inclusive).
Late bow/muzzleloader 14Dec-22Dec (inclusive).
When you buy your big game license you automatically get a “buck tag” but antlerless deer tags are based on availability in the management unit (arbitrary zones) you hunt. Some places have ton available and some have none. In THEORY the number of doe tags available is based on population size in that area, based on observation and the previous year harvest.
In many places tags go unused for many reasons. There are areas with a plethora of deer that don’t get hunted.
.......................…………………......................
Now, in my mind, if we really wanted to manage the populations, here’s what we’d do:
0.) Reduce the cost of a license and tags.
1.) When you buy a license you automatically get a DOE tag that’s useable anywhere in the state. Buck tags are ONLY issued if you’ve already harvested a doe.
2.) Change the seasons:
- 2a.) Make the bow season the month of September and the first two weeks of October.
—2a1.) Allow crossbows the entire season.
- 2b.) Make the rifle/shotgun season the last two weeks of October, and the entire month of November.
- 2c.) Make the late bow/muzzleloader season the entire month of December.
- 2d.) leave room for a January/February or March hunt if the regular season hunt harvest were too low.
5.) Any and all municipal parks over a certain acreage have to allow hunting of some kind, even if it’s just bow season (regulations allowing for skill testing are allowed).
6.) All private land over a certain acreage will have a portion of that next year’s property tax waived if they have a certain number of non related hunters (based on acreage) hunt their land.
——Property tax waivers based on number of DIFFERENT hunters per acre size (the more hunters you have the more property tax you can waive, up to 65%) and tags used, allowing the property owners to let hunters use any nuisance tags the property owner might have.
7.) Make venison donation and sale easier for hunters to do so the trophy hunters can donate the doe meat they may not want, provided they drop the deer off at a licensed deer processor (to ensure meat quality/health).
BONUS/OPTIONAL
7.) Municipalities will receive tax incentives to allow hunters to bow hunt areas normally off limits (those areas behind rural schools).
8.) Colleges with adequate space will receive additional funding from the state for allowing on campus hunting
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