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<blockquote data-quote="pluckem" data-source="post: 238927" data-attributes="member: 843">I'm not sure how you interpreted my response, but I want to be clear that I could not care less if someone wants to just fill the freezer or hold out for the Booner'.&nbsp; I really don't care what people do with their tag.&nbsp; The point I was trying to make relates to the difficulty of drawing the mule deer buck tag and how I believe this has lead to a change in the mindset of many of the people who apply and draw the mule deer buck tags. In general people who are looking to fill the freezer could do so many more times by applying for whitetail or doe tags. So it would make sense that people who prioritize filling the freezer would apply for the doe or whitetail tags in the badlands.There are many reasons I hunt the badlands. The scenery, larger tracts of public land, and the experience one can have there are the top reasons.&nbsp; ND does not have much for public land compared to other western states and the majority of it lies within the badlands and mule deer country.&nbsp; Limiting tags to manage the units for more trophies would also mean limiting the opportunity for public land hunters in ND, which is not a good thing IMO. Every ND rifle deer tag I have held and filled was from public land.&nbsp; As much as I would like to chase 180&quot; bucks I would hold public land access and opportunity higher.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pluckem, post: 238927, member: 843"] I'm not sure how you interpreted my response, but I want to be clear that I could not care less if someone wants to just fill the freezer or hold out for the Booner'. I really don't care what people do with their tag. The point I was trying to make relates to the difficulty of drawing the mule deer buck tag and how I believe this has lead to a change in the mindset of many of the people who apply and draw the mule deer buck tags. In general people who are looking to fill the freezer could do so many more times by applying for whitetail or doe tags. So it would make sense that people who prioritize filling the freezer would apply for the doe or whitetail tags in the badlands. There are many reasons I hunt the badlands. The scenery, larger tracts of public land, and the experience one can have there are the top reasons. ND does not have much for public land compared to other western states and the majority of it lies within the badlands and mule deer country. Limiting tags to manage the units for more trophies would also mean limiting the opportunity for public land hunters in ND, which is not a good thing IMO. Every ND rifle deer tag I have held and filled was from public land. As much as I would like to chase 180" bucks I would hold public land access and opportunity higher. [/QUOTE]

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