Gotta love the old get into MLD (govt program) to avoid the pitfalls of a bad regulation argument.

Would love to do MLD....done it before on other ranches and it worked well and was the exact opposite of ARs in a lot of ways...but it ain't my call. Question is why would the state, in their infinite wisdom, enact laws that are exactly the opposite of what is preached by MLD plans?

Ironic that when ARs don't work, it's suggested that we get on another state program to protect our ranch from the same state's game laws.

....And its FREE! Doesn't cost a dime.

Would love to do MLD....done it before on other ranches and it worked well and was the exact opposite of ARs in a lot of ways...but it ain't my call. Question is why would the state, in their infinite wisdom, enact laws that are exactly the opposite of what is preached by MLD plans?

Ironic that when ARs don't work, it's suggested that we get on another state program to protect our ranch from the same state's game laws.

The proof is the deer that I see while hunting, both young and old, and the fact that deer that were once primary targets for very successful game management plans that I was a part of are now off limits and left to breed and produce similar bucks. BTW....not sure the size of your place, I hunt a 14,000 acre ranch with a very low amount of hunters per acre compared to most places. It doesn't work where we are and is actually a detriment. ALL of our hunters, many of whom have been hunting the ranch for 25 years or more and are quite experienced in game management, consider it a complete joke. And the fact that it's just more government intervention in our sport and our lives doesn't help.

Perhaps it works for you, but not for us, and there is no way you could prove it does because the proof doesn't exist.....therefore shouldn't be forced on the whole state based on a small amount of criteria nowhere near our ranch.

You people crack me up how much you dis"cuss" this stuff. Get over it. The government lies, people steal and ARs are the rule. Is it because of the money spending horn hunters? Maybe but the reality with government, business and people is money talks and . . . well you know the rest. Deer hunting is a business. Big business. Money talks. The rest of us just have to deal with the fall out.

And how is it the exact opposite of AR's.

The anti TPWD guys on here are a joke. Go drink some more Dr Kroll coolaid. One of these days you will figure out that Kroll is in it for the $$$ and the $$$ dont roll in if he agrees with a state agency.

Its also funny that everyone has that one pic of that one deer that should be exempted from ARs. How about all the 10 pt two year old bucks that arent being shot? Can some folks post up those pics? Oh and while your at it let me know how many more deer you folks are seeing in some of these areas...

ARs are far from perfect but in many of these areas something had to be done. Hunters werent managing the areas on their own.

I've hunted 5 days straight...morning and evening. I've seen a grand total of 4 deer. None that for one reason or another I could have shot.

So you should shoot MORE deer off of your place???

Would love to do MLD....done it before on other ranches and it worked well and was the exact opposite of ARs in a lot of ways...but it ain't my call. Question is why would the state, in their infinite wisdom, enact laws that are exactly the opposite of what is preached by MLD plans?

Ironic that when ARs don't work, it's suggested that we get on another state program to protect our ranch from the same state's game laws.

The type of inferior bucks that are now protected by state law were the prime target per the MLD plan. The subject buck (and there are more than one, contrary to the thought of some....this is just the latest example) would have been a fantastic cull buck under a successful management plan. Now it is protected and left to breed until the coyotes get him, he's hit by a truck, or he dies of old age.

One scenario = lives and is protected by law for management purposes; one sceario = dies and is a prime target for management purposes......exact opposite.

Not really following, just like to see it still going civil enough to not get locked. Keep up the good work.

FWIW
"EYE" don't give a rat about Kroll one way or the other, nor how a private citizen obtains his $$$ (as long as it's legal).

On the other had

FREE ??

From the Government ????

Can you please show me several studies that show "culling" a herd in a low fenced enviroment will change the overall genetics of a herd. Then I will say you are correct.

???

I think the ones that think the government hands out free stuff wear the hats or is it blinders.









nah
probably "deer goggles"