Re: Provincial mule deer bag limit changes for 2018 season
Originally Posted by
Wild one
There is a reason BC is one of the last places with point restrictions on MD. It is bad for genetics and is poor for trophy quality. Any buck season is best for all hunters especially if it changes to 1 MD a year bag limit
Most of North America restricts the number of MD harvested instead of age class and have a 1 MD a year limit. This creates better trophy quality and higher buck to doe ratio.
The other issue with point restrictions is hunter error or slobs really. 3-32 made the paper because of the amount of bucks shot and left during 4 pt season by idiots who cant count
This also causes hunters to be more conservative about what they harvest because they only get 1 chance. True meat hunters will still take the first legal deer but you will also see more hunters willing to hold out because it is the only MD they can take
restricting the number of bucks taken vs point restrictions lowering the bag limit is way superior form of management for trophy class and herd health
To those who love 4pt season please tell me how this benifits hunters and deer? Explain why this was abandoned across most if not all of North America as a management tool even when trophy management is top goal
There is a pile of good info in this post.
Unfortunately, this thread illustrates just what mule deer and other species are up against when it comes to improving their numbers. It is still mind-boggling just how many hunters want to argue about a tried, tested and FAILED method of increasing ungulate populations. Point restrictions do absolutely nothing to make more wildlife yet that is what 99% of hunters want to move towards.
Habitat + habitat + habitat = more mule deer.
Point restrictions = bang your head against the wall. It's no wonder BC is the laughing stock among wildlife managers across North America on so many issues.
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