Deer tagging Regulation inserted into state budget.

I'm not sure if there is a thread on this or not. But Joel Kleefisch has inserted into the state budget a rule change eliminating tagging all together. Any thoughts?

I think in that case more does would get shot because everyone would be filling their tags.  When its buck only and say you got 5 guys you might shoot 1 or 2 bucks.  If they could shot anything you'd probably end up with 1 or 2 bucks and 3 does.  With less does you'll end up with less deer. 

I think even though there are plenty of people who won't shoot a doe when the herd is down, there are plenty who don't give 2 chits either.  One year I met a guy who had wounded a doe and lost it, was out the next day to shoot another one.  Had his bait pile 50 yards off the firelane and he told me since the DNR had the tags, it was all fine.  Technically he was right, but it also showed how people will exploit it.  He was from out of state so he really didn't have much skin in the game.  I also know in-state guys who travel up north and will shoot anything they have a tag for.  The last time we had all the doe tags available, we showed what people will do.

I think the herd is more balanced up north than people think.  I see more does during the day, but I get more bucks on camera at night.  If I just went by day time sightings I would think its out of whack.  I think fawns keep does moving more too than a single solitary buck.

I never thought of it that way.  Good points.  I just wonder why not 1 deer per tag. Seems there would be a better balance of the herd and also a more satisfied hunting community.

Jak the  argument you present supports buck only.  A buck normally breeds more than 5 does from the research I have read.  So don't need as many bucks.  Does are breeding stock and their offspring are breeding stock, need to be protected.  The analogy I use, I don't know if you were raised on a farm or not, think of a beef farmer.  They only sell off steers (males) as they grow their herd.  Once the herd has reached the desired size, they cull the herd to maintain a size the farmers resources, (pasture, crops) can support.

Buck only isn't the answer.  In my opinion shooting a buck will cause more damage.  How many does can a buck impregnate in a season? More than 2 I bet.  How many fawns does a doe have in a season? 1 maybe 2 if lucky... Something to think about ...  still think 1 tag to shoot 1 deer of either sex should be standard.  Then extra doe tags as needed.  Where i hunt in Vilas all we see are does.  Used to see more of a 1 buck to 3 or 4 does ratio with nice bucks mixed in, now a nice buck is sadly just a legal one.

Buck only isn't the answer.  In my opinion shooting a buck will cause more damage.  How many does can a buck impregnate in a season? More than 2 I bet.  How many fawns does a doe have in a season? 1 maybe 2 if lucky... Something to think about ...  still think 1 tag to shoot 1 deer of either sex should be standard.  Then extra doe tags as needed.  Where i hunt in Vilas all we see are does.  Used to see more of a 1 buck to 3 or 4 does ratio with nice bucks mixed in, now a nice buck is sadly just a legal one.

Jak,....  Depends where in Vilas county you hunt, northern Vilas has been buck only for 9 years with no real increase in doe numbers. It should remain buck only until the do something with the wolves.

" so i have to guess which one i think ill have the best chance at a doe. "

Seems to me it makes it much easier, since if it is Buck only, low number of does most likely, large number of antlerless tags, greater number of does..

The county specific doe tags are a joke. Really limits my hunting opportunities as I'm not fortunate enough to own private land. I hunt public land in multiple counties so i have to guess which one i think ill have the best chance at a doe. Surprisingly this year so far Vilas seems to be that county. Oh wait....buck only still thanks to the jack wagon dnr contributing to herd decimation there... I'll be darned if I give extra money for a doe tag in every county I hunt....

You will need your federal stamp and your Go Wild card.  Or you can use your driver's license in place of your Go Wild card.

No tags need to be carried for deer, turkey, or small game.  Its all linked to your card or driver license now.  The only time I carry a fishing license is if I'm on Lake Michigan, which is required yet.  I think that has to do with maybe being a boundary water and the MI DNR would not have access to the WI DNR database.

I hunt two counties, my buck tag is good statewide.  My primary is Marquette so I chose that and got three doe tags.  I purchased one more for Jackson county for $20 extra.

It was like that last year as well, I think this is the second year where you had to specify your county for the antlerless tags.  If you select your tag on the Go Wild site it will tell you where its good for.  Also if you save the PDF document when you buy the tag it should say on there as well.

Now that you have to specify which County you are going to hunt and public or private land . What do you do if you have private land available in two adjacent County's ? 

Can you only hunt one ? Or just lie when you register  ? 

Still on the same type of land (private ) with similar management goals .

Very confused on this ,and did not see anything in the rules  .

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/deer.html