#1810062 - 02/25/10 11:43 PM
How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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robtn
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I haven't killed a buck in the past 2 years on my lease. There are 11 hunters on my lease and only 5 bucks were harvested this year. I know there are some who limit out every year but is there any way of finding out through TWRA the actual numbers?
I'm not wanting this to go into a debate over what the limits should or should not be. It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument.
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#1810063 - 02/25/10 11:55 PM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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robtn
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Just to ad some numbers that I just found on the harvest report from 2008. It states that only about 8.5% of hunters harvested 3 or more total deer. That's out of an estimated 200,000 hunters.
And just to be clear I'm not for or against what the limits are or are not or what they should be. I'm just trying to educate myself on the subject and find this topic to be interesting.
Edited by robtn (02/26/10 12:01 AM)
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#1810066 - 02/26/10 12:18 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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I haven't killed a buck in the past 2 years on my lease. There are 11 hunters on my lease and only 5 bucks were harvested this year. I know there are some who limit out every year but is there any way of finding out through TWRA the actual numbers?
I'm not wanting this to go into a debate over what the limits should or should not be. It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument.
nor would leaving it at 3.
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#1810092 - 02/26/10 04:51 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument.
Many more factors come into play here than just the harvest #s. Hunter's mentalities are impacted by limits. Alot shoot the first two and then wait for a biggun. Some dont want to tag out because it ends their buck hunting. The impact of a lower limit is debatable but it would be greater than what the current harvest #s reflect.
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#1810116 - 02/26/10 05:21 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument. Many more factors come into play here than just the harvest #s. Hunter's mentalities are impacted by limits. Alot shoot the first two and then wait for a biggun. Some dont want to tag out because it ends their buck hunting. The impact of a lower limit is debatable but it would be greater than what the current harvest #s reflect.
This is the factor which effects things IMO and there is no way to really know the answer to it as well.
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#1810183 - 02/26/10 06:33 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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RecurveShooter
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1.3% of tn hunters killed 3 or more bucks last year. It was 1.1% in 2008.
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#1810217 - 02/26/10 07:03 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument. Many more factors come into play here than just the harvest #s. Hunter's mentalities are impacted by limits. Alot shoot the first two and then wait for a biggun. Some dont want to tag out because it ends their buck hunting. The impact of a lower limit is debatable but it would be greater than what the current harvest #s reflect. This is the factor which effects things IMO and there is no way to really know the answer to it as well.
Unit B was a pretty good indicator of what the limits can do. The number of hunters that killed 2 bucks in unit B increased around 77% when the limit went from 2 to 3.
Edited by 8 POINTS OR BETTER (02/26/10 07:07 AM)
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#1810230 - 02/26/10 07:11 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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I have killed three...one with bow and two with gun and vice versa...but, usually I won't or don't.
I do agree with Stik and Tree Tramp
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#1810243 - 02/26/10 07:18 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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robtn
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It just seems if the percentage of hunters who actually kill 3 bucks is under say 10% then it would seem to me that going from 3 to 2 wouldn't make much of a difference for either side of the argument. Many more factors come into play here than just the harvest #s. Hunter's mentalities are impacted by limits. Alot shoot the first two and then wait for a biggun. Some dont want to tag out because it ends their buck hunting. The impact of a lower limit is debatable but it would be greater than what the current harvest #s reflect. This is the factor which effects things IMO and there is no way to really know the answer to it as well. Unit B was a pretty good indicator of what the limits can do. The number of hunters that killed 2 bucks in unit B increased around 77% when the limit went from 2 to 3.
The point I am trying to make is that so few hunters kill their 3 buck limit that going to a 2 buck limit will only affect a very small amount of hunters who are now taking advantage of the 3 buck limit. And on the flip side leaving it at 3 I don't think will hurt unless there is a substantial amount increase of hunters who harvest 3 bucks.
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#1810253 - 02/26/10 07:26 AM
Re: How many hunters actually kill 3 bucks?
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Unit B was a pretty good indicator of what the limits can do. The number of hunters that killed 2 bucks in unit B increased around 77% when the limit went from 2 to 3.
I think that would be a valid comparison to the remainder of the state.
There is more to a '2 to 3 buck limit' than just one buck for sure.
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