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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5819036" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Incorrect.</p><p>Changing the buck limit absolutely has an effect on whether there will be more or fewer bucks killed, and whether there will be more or fewer mature bucks in the subsequent years following the change.</p><p></p><p>This is a basic math equation.</p><p>Hunters statewide kill fewer bucks, more live to an older age in TN.</p><p>Hunters statewide kill more bucks, fewer live to an older age in TN.</p><p></p><p><strong>The real question is whether making a change in buck limits is actually worth the pros & cons of that change.</strong></p><p></p><p>Going to a 1-buck limit will in fact slightly increase the number of bucks reaching maturity.</p><p>Going to a 3-buck limit will in fact slightly decrease the number of bucks reaching maturity.</p><p></p><p>That said, <strong><u>buck limits are just one of many factors</u></strong> effecting how many bucks live to maturity.</p><p></p><p><strong>Other factors include:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1) </strong> Number of days of gun seasons (this includes muzzleloader).</p><p><strong>2)</strong> The timing of those gun-hunting days (within or outside peak rut)</p><p><strong>3)</strong> Number of days of archery season</p><p><strong>4) </strong> Collective Hunter Mindsets</p><p> ---- This varies greatly, and is much different today than it was in the early 1990's.</p><p> ---- This also effects the amount of antler-high grading among harvested bucks.</p><p><strong>5) </strong> Antler restrictions that define which bucks are legal or not.</p><p><strong>6) </strong> The number of deer hunters who actually hunt annually</p><p><strong>7)</strong> How intensely those deer hunters hunt, i.e. how hard and how many days.</p><p><strong>8) </strong> Whether are not venison is consider highly desirable to eat or not.</p><p><strong>9) </strong> The availability of deer processors</p><p><strong>10) </strong> Antlerless deer limits and availability to kill female deer instead of bucks for table fare.</p><p></p><p>More factors could be added to the above, and all factors have an effect on other factors.</p><p></p><p>Buck limits do matter, but they are just one piece, albeit a big piece, of the deer management puzzle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5819036, member: 1409"] Incorrect. Changing the buck limit absolutely has an effect on whether there will be more or fewer bucks killed, and whether there will be more or fewer mature bucks in the subsequent years following the change. This is a basic math equation. Hunters statewide kill fewer bucks, more live to an older age in TN. Hunters statewide kill more bucks, fewer live to an older age in TN. [B]The real question is whether making a change in buck limits is actually worth the pros & cons of that change.[/B] Going to a 1-buck limit will in fact slightly increase the number of bucks reaching maturity. Going to a 3-buck limit will in fact slightly decrease the number of bucks reaching maturity. That said, [B][U]buck limits are just one of many factors[/U][/B] effecting how many bucks live to maturity. [B]Other factors include: 1) [/B] Number of days of gun seasons (this includes muzzleloader). [B]2)[/B] The timing of those gun-hunting days (within or outside peak rut) [B]3)[/B] Number of days of archery season [B]4) [/B] Collective Hunter Mindsets ---- This varies greatly, and is much different today than it was in the early 1990's. ---- This also effects the amount of antler-high grading among harvested bucks. [B]5) [/B] Antler restrictions that define which bucks are legal or not. [B]6) [/B] The number of deer hunters who actually hunt annually [B]7)[/B] How intensely those deer hunters hunt, i.e. how hard and how many days. [B]8) [/B] Whether are not venison is consider highly desirable to eat or not. [B]9) [/B] The availability of deer processors [B]10) [/B] Antlerless deer limits and availability to kill female deer instead of bucks for table fare. More factors could be added to the above, and all factors have an effect on other factors. Buck limits do matter, but they are just one piece, albeit a big piece, of the deer management puzzle. [/QUOTE]
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