Originally Posted by
Fisher-Dude
How about we manage by science instead of emotion?
Science says wildlife herds are strongest when there is harvest across all age and sex classes. It's foolproof, has been studied to death across North America, and it works.
Emotion says let's throw some shit against the wall and see if something sticks.
Harvest of male only components of a population is the absolute worst thing we could possibly do.
Politicians love guys like you - it's cheap to screw with seasons, even though seasons won't affect wildlife numbers. Habitat and predator control will help populations, but those cost money, and politicians hate that.