Re: Will R5 ever have an end to the 10 Day Closure and Concerns about it.
Could be that the price of beef/pork/chicken is driving more folks to hunt for their meat (although they’d have to be pretty bad at economics to think that pans out…)
Personally, I hunt to eat, not for a size or age class. That means the first legal big-game I see is taken - bear, deer, moose, or otherwise - maybe I’d be more picky if there were more animals, but in the world we’re in now, legality is the threshold. I guess that puts me into the “can’t beat em, might as well join em” camp.
I will say that I saw more game sign this year than in years past, it just took getting off the beaten path to find it. It also took more of a commitment than I’ve ever put in - around 15 days of hunting time between the last weekend of September and Remembrance Day. I’d typically get 5 in past years.
Of course, the game that were once abundant in those some areas are being killed or pushed elsewhere.
It’s one thing for people to be seeing less game in the accessible areas and another thing entirely for there to be led game overall…
The fact that the province doesn’t manage the game herd more effectively here is a true shame. I’d happily pay more for a deer tag if it meant more money to management of the herd for hunting opportunities - sadly we aren’t even a blip on the radar of any of the provincial political parties and so we stand no chance.
Last edited by Livewire322; 11-24-2021 at 05:13 PM.
If it cant be done with one shot, it shouldn't be done.
"grab large claw hammer - put against butt cheek , pry head out of ass with claws...then go back to school..."