Meat hunters eat does too.

They does ARE made of meat, ya know.

For some reason meat hunters like the taste of bucks over does - go figure.

Heck, according to most, does don't even know they are being hunted and go nocturnal, unless of course the bucks tell them...

Too me does taste just as good as bucks but untill ar went into effect we couldnt legally kill one in hopkins co. unless you bowhunted. Of course thats when we had alot of deer and didnt matter if ya took a small buck because we had lots of does to replace those young bucks.

Exactly......

I hope to have the raw data from TPWD for 09 deer season soon.

Vernon i cant wait to see that data!

It's the horn hunters saying meat hunters don't need to shoot bucks.

we should all just take up duck huntin'

Wing span restrictions?

And listen to all the cryin in their forum. No thanks!

could happen

I will never shoot another deer if yall can prove ducks taste like venison! lol.

depends on how much you've had to drink

Getting closer to 10,000 by the minute. Good to see the discussions still growing strong.

Out of curiosity and to see what the public opinion would be, do you think a closed season on deer of any sex for a couple of years would help Hopkins County rebound faster?

Like I said in my previous responses.

I always see deer in many of the counties you are complaining about.

My biggest complaint is the way does are rationed. Two Does from Thanksgiving to Sunday. Why not change it to 1 Doe all seasons combined.

As far as the Buck Fix. Get in the MLD program and you'll be awarded PERMITS to shoot deer and you are exempt from Antler Restrictions, it technically fixes the Doe issue also.

AND you gotta get your Hog Problems under control.

Just limit the tags and we can still hunt and build the herd back up without closing the season but wouldnt bother me to much as long as its not more than 2 seasons.

Finally sounds like the topic is runnin' out o' steam! Nice ride fellers!

Lets all asome the guys hunting those areas are correct. Then the quickest fix to those counties is to keep the bucks on the AR to protect them and to stop open hunting on does and put them under a permit system. The way the state can pay for the added biologist cost is to make the landowner(hunters that use them ) buy the doe permitts.

Bucks are BIGGER than does and when you pay the processor PER DEER, a buck is more bang for the buck (pun intended).

Bigger = tougher

Seems those ppl already helped pay for duds that decided to go with a blanket program.

As long as you dont name the lake I think that would be OK

LOL that's funny I don't care who you are...

I like antler restrictions, but it does make it difficult for culs... I suppose maybe one buck instead.. I have cousins that hunt on our ranch and have every right to shoot what they want, but they only shoot young bucks.. not even does or take a doe with the buck to keep the ratio correct. I wish we had more restrictions where I hunt. Its in Medina county and has a 3 buck limit.. I say just one buck tag total, then you can decide to take that cul or let your youngster take him.