Remember when?

[LBrandt]

You guys hunt for me now so give me something to remember that brings a smile to my face. LB

 

[eyexer]

This is more than a little annoying...the circled column is tags awarded in resident drawing. The column to the left is non-resident reduction. Were a small handful of non-residents awarded tags where residents were rejected completely?

Given the current situation with hunting here, there should never be a non-resident tag issued prior to any resident tag being issued.

 

[ale]

It’s in the laws, game and fish has no choice how many go to gratis or non-res. We could try get it changed but the landowner rights brigade will shut her down. I’m all for landowner rights but that card is played a little too fast and often when it comes to wildlife management.

 

[eyexer]

It’s in the laws, game and fish has no choice how many go to gratis or non-res. We could try get it changed but the landowner rights brigade will shut her down. I’m all for landowner rights but that card is played a little too fast and often when it comes to wildlife management.

It can be changed. You just have to go about it right.

 

[ale]

I remember about 20 years ago, give or take, a thread on fishing buddy “are we living the good old days of deer hunting”

We definitely were!!

I’m probably done hunting deer in ND. Just my choice

We truly were. I remember hunters all over the state were lobbying for the “earn a buck” system where you had to take a doe before you could take a buck since there were so damn many. I remember hearing shots in all directions at the crack of noon on opener. Haven’t heard a single shot yet. I remember every bar lined with dirty trucks and some with a buck on the tailgate. That was also when you didn’t have to drive 10 miles to find a small drainage, slough, or shelter belt. Now if there is an oasis piece of habitat and you’re lucky enough that the landowner isn’t hunting it, you’re in competition with the rest of the county.

 

[ale]

It can be changed. You just have to go about it right.

I don’t know man. They got the pronghorn gratis system changed to even it out to non landowners by limiting the unit tags to 50% split and judging by the landowner and ag group backlash and vows for revenge they’ll never let it happen with deer.