Managed Hunt

[oneshot]

Just had a Managed Hunt, 75 were allowed 3 Antlerless Deer. They killed 17 Deer.

The Land Owners were all against the hunt and now the small number killed they say it don't justify any future hunts.

Any thoughts on this?

oneshot 

[fishinwrench]

I'd have to agree.   

Opening it to bow hunting or air guns would be cool, but sending a bus load of hillbillies into the park with center-fire rifles is just asking for it.

[jdmidwest]

If the landowners did not feed them like cattle, maybe they would go somewhere else

 

[fishinwrench]

17 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

If the landowners did not feed them like cattle, maybe they would go somewhere else

 

I dunno, nobody feeds the ones in my neighborhood but they stay around and their numbers continue to grow.   Lots of clearings and green grass with woods nearby is all they seem to be drawn to.

[Terrierman]

Same here.  Deer really like large lot subdivisions and pour over onto neighboring pastures, woodlots etc.  And really like to challenge your peripheral vision and driving skills.

[snagged in outlet 3]

My yard and neighborhood is packed with em.  Just sit around near dark and watch them materialize out of nowhere it seems.  Or open the front door to get mail and they are the front step.

[gwh]

There were 199,427 deer killed during the fire arms season, state has 44,700,000 acres = 1 deer killed per 224 acres

Bennett Springs state park has 3,216 acres (per park data sheet) and 17 deer killed = 1 deer killed per 189 acres

Fairly successful hunt. 

 

 

[fishinwrench]

I'd say that since 75 hunters only killed 17 deer that almost all were strictly hunting racks instead of meat.  

I'd be curious to know how many mature bucks were taken.  

[NoLuck]

That's the problem with those managed hunts that are for population control. Most people are hunting for a once in a lifetime buck instead of killing deer to manage the herd.  Make it an earn a buck program at least and it might help achieve their goal of reducing numbers.  Still probably won't get the full targeted number, but it'll for sure be better than the results they just got.

[tjm]

1 hour ago, gwh said:

There were 199,427 deer killed during the fire arms season, state has 44,700,000 acres = 1 deer killed per 224 acres

Bennett Springs state park has 3,216 acres (per park data sheet) and 17 deer killed = 1 deer killed per 189 acres

Fairly successful hunt. 

 

 

How many hunters to kill 199427 deer? Did it take 4.4 hunters per deer?

3x75=225 permits & 17 deer makes 13.2 tags per deer, how does that compare statewide?

fishinwrench &  NoLuck, the OP said 3 antlerless  deer each- how do you get big racks from antlerless deer?