I'm no expert on GnF policy, but for those saying GnF needs to do more for habitat, do they have anywhere near the budget for something like that? Increase the habitat stamp to $100? Dedicate a piece of the legacy fund?
No they don't and never will.I'm no expert on GnF policy, but for those saying GnF needs to do more for habitat, do they have anywhere near the budget for something like that? Increase the habitat stamp to $100? Dedicate a piece of the legacy fund?
Sorry. What part of OTC tags to be used in multiple seasons is confusing you with allowing LESS hunters in the field?This thread is about allowing more hunters to enjoy time in the field not about the quality of the animal harvested.
And where do they create this habitat? It takes a willing landowner. And a significant number of acres. An island of 20 trees in the ocean of dirt that is the RRV won’t get you too far.I'm no expert on GnF policy, but for those saying GnF needs to do more for habitat, do they have anywhere near the budget for something like that? Increase the habitat stamp to $100? Dedicate a piece of the legacy fund?
What part of making the muley tag the only draw tag thus increasing the applicant for them by 10 fold makes it easier to draw a muley tag ? Now many don’t apply for a muley tag because they don’t want to take the chance of not drawing their local unit with their 2nd choice. If the WT tag is bought over the counter that would make it unlimited and a guaranteed tag. In 22 there were 76,783 deer applicants and 12,291 gratis tags for a total of just over 89,000 applicants. Now all could apply for the limited muley buck tag without losing their guaranteed WT tag. If only 25% applied for the muley tag that would be 22,680 applicants for the 1,500 to 1,800 muley buck tags, how do you like these oddsSorry. What part of OTC tags to be used in multiple seasons is confusing you with allowing LESS hunters in the field?
Harding sd have seen good deer that way is tht the custer national forest orI don’t think making that tag easier to draw is the goal. Harder to draw less people hunting less muleys killed bigger mule deer to hunt is the way I’m reading it.
Actually dont expect u to know alot more than someone that hunts down that way is my home unit and yeah good deer
I have hunted a unit 2k2 back in 2011 around new rockford hamberg hamlet north of carrington had private to walk never killed deer seen alot of good bucks but on private didnt fill my tag or 3 others that didnt punch tags. Come acros lands where we where found a bunch of thick tree packets 《rows》to hunt but very hard to hunt with just 3 people deer seemed to hold up in those.did hunting in eastern nd did work the lone tree game manegment area with our group but hard to kick deer they hide very well i can add big sloghs up by oberon and shyenne north dakota tough to kill derr very thick cattails if i can rememberAnd where do they create this habitat? It takes a willing landowner. And a significant number of acres. An island of 20 trees in the ocean of dirt that is the RRV won’t get you too far.
Actually dont expect u to know alot more than someone that hunts down that way is my home unit and yeah good deer
I have hunted a unit 2k2 back in 2011 around new rockford hamberg hamlet north of carrington had private to walk never killed deer seen alot of good bucks but on private didnt fill my tag or 3 others that didnt punch tags. Come acros lands where we where found a bunch of thick tree packets 《rows》to hunt but very hard to hunt with just 3 people deer seemed to hold up in those.did hunting in eastern nd did work the lone tree game manegment area with our group but hard to kick deer they hide very well i can add big sloghs up by oberon and shyenne north dakota tough to kill derr very thick cattails if i can rememberAnd where do they create this habitat? It takes a willing landowner. And a significant number of acres. An island of 20 trees in the ocean of dirt that is the RRV won’t get you too far.
I don’t think making that tag easier to draw is the goal. Harder to draw less people hunting less muleys killed bigger mule deer to hunt is the way I’m reading it.
I don’t think making that tag easier to draw is the goal. Harder to draw less people hunting less muleys killed bigger mule deer to hunt is the way I’m reading it.
That's fine if it's all about the horns and not the opportunity to be in the field hunting. As it stands now there are unlimited bow tags which allows for the taking any species state wide, including mule deer. Over the years the pressure on mule deer from bow hunters has increased drastically. While bow hunters can use their tag to hunt mule deer every year it takes gun hunter 5-7 yrs to draw one of the limited tags. By removing the ability to take a mule deer with an over the counter bow tag would result in fewer mule deer taken each year by bow and ultimately increase the available tags in the draw, more tags equal increased odds of being drawn. This would also put gun and bow hunters on a level playing field for the opertunity to hunt mule deer in ND.
Good question Traxion. Twice in my lifetime I have had three tags, and neither time did I fill all three. When I am lucky enough to get a deer gun tag I do get some archery hunting in, but seldom shoot two bucks. Two years ago I had all three tags, which was the second time in my life. I waited four years for the gun tag and 12 years for the muzzleloader tag.Honest question- how many people are actually holding and filling multiple tags?
I don't think it would be any worse than it already is now. There's only so many hunters in ND anyway. Talking strictly about residents here. NR's would still need a lottery system.With far less habitat (compared to say 2000-2010) you'd crowd lots more freelance hunters (the great majority) onto what little is left that's either private not posted or public and accessible to all.
Before any changes are made, I would be strongly in favor of funding for grid-flying the ENTIRE state when there's snow on the ground. Let's get a much closer estimate of what the population really is before making wholesale changes. IMO, ND G&F would need a much more detailed population breakdown to make major changes.
Are you nuts? That would spread the super deadly CWD.I don't think it would be any worse than it already is now. There's only so many hunters in ND anyway. Talking strictly about residents here. NR's would still need a lottery system.
One thing I'd like GNF to do is manage their lands better. So many WMA's are just trees and grass with little winter food sources, they should be putting some type of food plots on all of them even if it's just a few acres. I'd also like to see the state school lands managed more for wildlife instead of grazed to bare ground. Maybe if GNF sold OTC buck tags they would actually make more money then they are now and could put some more of that back into habitat.