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<blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 180256" data-attributes="member: 3373">I have shot a lot of deer in my 60+ years. If I don't get a tag in my preferred unit I can live with that. One thing that concerns me is the limited chances for young hunters. Young people who don't get a chance to hunt will eventually lose interest I'm afraid. I guess if that's true in years to come there will be way less hunters so everyone can apply for their preferred tag and there won't be many applicants.Another issue that I'm almost scared to bring up is the gratis issue. Realize that gratis tags are beyond G&amp;F control and don't want to get the legislature involved in deer management (I'm always skeptical about how bad the legislature will screw something up when they get involved). For me (and I am a landowner) there is something a little unfair about the choice of applying for a coveted tag and if not successful they have a virtually guaranteed gratis tag. Not 100% but very high in most units.Don't have a good solution to the gratis as they are ok for the hunters who actually use them on their land. Those that don't are just in the group of other poachers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retired Educator, post: 180256, member: 3373"] I have shot a lot of deer in my 60+ years. If I don't get a tag in my preferred unit I can live with that. One thing that concerns me is the limited chances for young hunters. Young people who don't get a chance to hunt will eventually lose interest I'm afraid. I guess if that's true in years to come there will be way less hunters so everyone can apply for their preferred tag and there won't be many applicants. Another issue that I'm almost scared to bring up is the gratis issue. Realize that gratis tags are beyond G&F control and don't want to get the legislature involved in deer management (I'm always skeptical about how bad the legislature will screw something up when they get involved). For me (and I am a landowner) there is something a little unfair about the choice of applying for a coveted tag and if not successful they have a virtually guaranteed gratis tag. Not 100% but very high in most units. Don't have a good solution to the gratis as they are ok for the hunters who actually use them on their land. Those that don't are just in the group of other poachers [/QUOTE]

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