Reg 3 Mule Deer Survey 2017

[Fisher-Dude]

Only that hunter pressure has nearly doubled in "recent" years.

Hunter pressure doesn't matter.

Sex ratios and fawn recruitment matter.

If they don't tell you what those are, then you have zero info to make an informed decision.

Hunter pressure is a social issue and has nothing to do with conservation or game management.

[Bugle M In]

On a side note here....
Anyone receive a "Return Envelope" inside??
You know... the pre-paid one....

Ya....I didn't think so!!
Is this "their way" of telling me to do it online??
Guess if there's no return envelope, no need to fill it out!!

[Bugle M In]

I'm trying to say we need to lengthen seasons in 5 and 8 to match that of 3. As it could reduce the early and late season pressure.

Exactly....
And as another posted, since R5 was closed between Nov 10th-20th, I would say the amount of hunters in Reg 3
tripled....not just doubled.

[HarryToolips]

^^^hey with our increased funding, and they did some aerial surveys to show that the populations in r5 and r8 can support it, I would think it would be a great idea..

[boxhitch]

Sounds like reg 3 hunters are putting pressure on the Ministry for a better quality hunt, maybe looking to wall out the foreign interlopers from 8 and 5.
Nothing to do with growing more deer

[mike-juliet]

No survey in my mailbox yet. Any chance of anyone uploading the one they received? I'd like to see whats contained in the survey

[Jelvis]

-----------------------------------------> OBEY the Ministry <-----------------------------------------

-- Do as told, don't rebel and bee bold. The Ministry has a major history of facts and figures from sway back to Telegraph Crick, don't be a dick.

-- Jelly ( Ray ) Shiras -- you can tell the world region 3 never came unfurled
You can burn my close up when I'm gone
You can tell your friends what a fool i've bin and larf and joke about me - on your phone
You can tell my arms to go back to the farms
You can tell my feet to hit the floor
You can tell my lips to tell my finger tips the regular muley season is gone.
Butt don't tell my heart my akey breaky heart I just don't tinks he'll understand
And if you tell these parts their closing down the bucks
It just might blow up ----- and kill this man.
Don't tell my heart.

[ve7iuq]

The worst part of the questionere sent to hunters is that they have never asked the simple question, "How many (wt deer/mu deer /moose/etc.) did you see!
They would get so much more information than just, "did you shoot a ---.)

[walks with deer]

I have seen 15 road kill this last week that takes a toll was the grass first greens up we should be pushing for more speeding inforcment in critical spots.

[Trojans16]

Received one as well. I hunt and spend time in several different MU's in region 3 and you'd be hard pressed to not see Mulie's on any given day. Hopefully this doesn't lead to decreased hunter opportunity.