Mallard_maniac wrote:Fish Felon wrote:What's the point of even asking hunters to pick a permit area when buying a deer license?
It's totally meaningless. It doesn't limit the hunter....by forcing them to hunt in that area.
I'm guessing (could be totally way off) it's to gauge hunter participation per zoneFish Felon wrote:What dumbass is going to say he shot a deer in a CWD zone and then subject themselves to having to make sure the carcass ends up in a dumpster inside the zone so it gets incinerated?
My fear was the exact opposite. Seeing as how this is the first year ever (to my recollection) that a hunter could legally shoot more than one antlered deer (minus party hunting) my concern was that people would be shooting bucks outside of CWD zones and registering them to be able to keep hunting more bucks. If they're trophy hunting bucks in MN, disposing the carcass in a dumpster is a small task if it means you can shoot (perhaps) 2 more bucks.
But you're right our whitetail management is in the stone ages compared to other states. I truly believe the dnr's hands are tied however as the 1/2 million orange pumpkins have the loudest voice.
Oh, you've been able to shoot unlimited antlerless in the 601 "metro zone" for decades now. There have been countless times different zones have been intensive harvest where you could legally shoot five does, or one buck and four does, or whatever the fukc you want anywhere and everywhere considering party hunting is legal....but back to intensive harvest areas, these units have been scattered all across the state over the past fifteen years.
So you're right in that the reverse of what I say does and will happen....and has been happening for a long time, but why wouldn't anyone just....
....tag an extra doe as a "601 doe?"
I've got a brother with a hobby farm North of Northfield conveniently . Just say you shot hunting with me.
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