Remember, the only reason we check in big game is to prevent over-harvest and increase compliance with bag limits.

That only will help if you are the one or two neighbors who know I have been hunting in a particular location. But making the records public doesn't justt allow those one or two people to see them, but rather the entire 6 or 7 billion people on planet Earth. On the other hand, if you have one or two neighbors on whom you want to check, you can have a conversation with your county officer.

In addition to the principle of the matter (which should be sufficient), consider this practical result: If I check in a couple of ten or twelve point bucks every year, you don't think there will be a half-dozen anonymous lowlifes trying to watch where I hunt and poach the deer? So you would penalize most those who either care for the herd or hunt the best, and thus would probably discourage compliance with the law anyway.

Again, though, it should be enough that my private life is my private life. I shouldn't be forced to open it up to the public any more than I want to. And what is more spiritual, personal, and private than escaping into the wilderness away from all other people, just me, God, the sky, and His creatures?

That only will help if you are the one or two neighbors who know I have been hunting in a particular location. But making the records public doesn't justt allow those one or two people to see them, but rather the entire 6 or 7 billion people on planet Earth. On the other hand, if you have one or two neighbors on whom you want to check, you can have a conversation with your county officer.

In addition to the principle of the matter (which should be sufficient), consider this practical result: If I check in a couple of ten or twelve point bucks every year, you don't think there will be a half-dozen anonymous lowlifes trying to watch where I hunt and poach the deer? So you would penalize most those who either care for the herd or hunt the best, and thus would probably discourage compliance with the law anyway.

Again, though, it should be enough that my private life is my private life. I shouldn't be forced to open it up to the public any more than I want to. And what is more spiritual, personal, and private than escaping into the wilderness away from all other people, just me, God, the sky, and His creatures?

OK, why don't we post everyones tax filing info? I want to make sure someone is filling.

NOT!

I like what little privacy we have now a days. Would be a good way for some PETA crazy to come after you for killing lots of deer. IMO No info on a person needs to be posted unless they have been convicted of a hunting crime. I am sure there something about your family you don't want all over the internet. Same thing to me. Too many crazies out there.

The only information that would need to be public is the name, date, sex, and county. Not how many points.

Well I started the post because of a problem adjoining landowner,
But my question to you would be if your killing bucks do you post
about it on this site? or share pictures, people find out about it anyway, your telling someone who tells someone else...

My privacy should not be trumped by someone curiosity. Just my opinion, I understand the open records for gov activities but what I do is privat. I am against open records for a lot of things to include carry permits. I think any gov record that has privet info on it should have the personal info removed.