Reduction in number of NR deer licenses

[El Jason]

The more I learn about what many other states do to collect data, proactively manage to get ahead of problems, and put the resource first(or at least not last), I’m kind of speechless how we compare.

Don’t forget how colossally screwed up the NR licensing process is, and how refusal to fix it continues to create problems. It’s probably the dumbest process in the western states.

 

[Gerald Martin]

But this isn’t even their constituents…so back to the money thing I guess.…

Maybe you can answer this (or I have to go to Ben). If the legislature created the “reissue” situation by law, how can the commission take it away like they did here? And can they take all the reissued tags away?

The Legislature gave the Commission the authority to sale the licenses by rule so they can choose to direct the Department to sell up to 5000 or none at all.

 

[8andcounting]

I think the cuts should be more drastic . 5000 less NR tags for deer , maybe less bg combo tags too. 0 NR b tags. 0 Resident b tags for Mule deer . Maybe a few whitetail b tags for R . That’s it . Tighten it up . Hope for some good winters . Get some numbers back.

 

[El Jason]

Hope for some good winters

When you hunt critters for six months, winters like the Bahamas isn’t going to make any difference.