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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Twitch" data-source="post: 227601" data-attributes="member: 668"><p>I’m just going to say this, when we had record level deer numbers not all that long ago was it because we didn’t hunt the rut? Nope season ran right through the middle of it. Was it our one tag system? Nope people had three buck tags in those years too if they were lucky enough. Was it our deer registration system that was in place? Nope that didn’t exist either. So what was it? Well we had a heck of a lot more habitat than we do now, and make no mistake that was huge, but also Mother Nature gave us weather that was easier on the critters then too. Now we can make any of the changes listed above to make people “feel better” but unless we get back to making habitat somewhat of a priority and get a lot of help from Mother Nature who always gets the final say the higher numbers of deer are just a pipe dream. Remember the game and fish always said those numbers weren’t sustainable to manage forever. Now I’m sure some will think I’m just clinging to my bow tag, nope haven’t chased deer with the stick and string for a few years, or that I am a greedy smokepoler, not that either in fact I’ve never put in for one ever, but in reality I was just always one to enjoy the resources we do have whatever the condition they are in. Now I’m up for doing whatever we have to to protect our resources for future generations but if we don’t change the habitat conditions and don’t get help from the big guy upstairs we will all just have to get used to the numbers the way they are now. Just my .02</p></blockquote><p></p>

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