CDAC changes its final recommendation to doe only.
Edit. Only story right now is jsonline, May not be able to access without paying. I can imagine in an hour or less it will be on other news outlets.
Wisconsin Hunting Reports/Discussion
Buffalo Co Doe Only 2019
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Looks like the DNR is recommending against Buffalo Co CDAC recommendation, as well as changing Monroe Co's tag numbers.
I had a manifesto typed, but didn't post. I will just say as someone who sits on a CDAC, I dont want to see any DNR changes to CDAC recommendations.
GreatOutdoors, I agree with your whole post. Big buck killers tipping over a 4pt but complained about killing a doe. turd logic at it's best, Wi folk are good at that.
The reality is that doe are way harder to kill than any 1.5 or 2.5 year old buck. People complain because they aren't easy as many people make it out to be. When is the last time you had a young buck bag you and he's back the next day doing the same thing? When is the last time you had big momma bag you for her to never come with in 50 yards of that setup. That's why people kill faws cause mom isn't as easy as people make them out to be.
Famous line "oh, JUST a doe". She's smarter than the 1.5 year old bucks you kill every year.
statewide was mentioned a few times, going off of that string. As for the meat tasting the same, of course. But there are a lot of people who don't bow hunt that only buy a gun tag, to go out and kill a buck regardless of size. I know more than i can count on both hands and feet.. if you don't, then i would be willing to bet you're in the minority.. i no doubt would still bow and gun hunt, but there are a large number i'd be willing to bet that would say screw it, hence the loss in revenue of one of their biggest, if not the biggest revenue generators.
the DNR will not do anything that is going to hinder revenue. The CDAC recommendations being followed most of the time may be true.. but the DNR wouldn't let a drastic measure like this take place. I'd love to see the gun hunting numbers if they weren't allowed to shoot a buck. Won't ever let it happen imo... thinking they're going to mess with 500,000 (on a down year) x $24 to improve the deer herd.... mhmm...
I disagree that an antlerless only season will raise the buck kill because of nubbies. Historically the percentage I believe is about 22% of antlerless killed are nubbies. However, if you've got any skill at all it is pretty easy to avoid killing them. We've shot well over 100 does off our land and have only shot 2 nubbies. They are not hard to avoid. If you're banging down nubbies during an antlerless only season that's just being stupid.
Earn a buck was a different beast. People got stupid and anxious and didn't mind tipping over a fawn so they could belt a 4 pointer right away. Too many people couldn't stand to have to let a buck walk by and had to get their buck tag validated immediately. Antlerless only gives you all year to take some does and reduce the population. No need to hurry and make mistakes.
CDAC recommendatiions don't mean squat.
Care to elaborate? There is only 1 instance where 2 counties final recommendations were not followed... in almost 5 years of CDAC's. That was to revert back to preliminary recommendations after moves were made to accomodate potential herd struggles with a late season snowfall.
Every other final recommendation, from every county CDAC, has been approved.
Good luck doe only. Surrounding counties will see a buck harvest increase.
Under current kill registration guidelines people can do whatever with little chance of getting caught.
CDAC recommendatiions don't mean squat. If they mattered it would have been buck only in much of the northern 1/3 for the past several years
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