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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5369413" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>This may be a bit misleading.</p><p>I'm not going way back to look, but I do believe the quota hunts may have had 2000 permits per draw in times past.</p><p>This had already been reduced to 1,250.</p><p>It is <strong><u>now going to be 1,000</u></strong>.</p><p><u>Additionally</u>, these bucks tags will not be "bonus" bucks.</p><p></p><p>I do not think these changes are about any money at all,</p><p>since most participating purchase a sportsman's license,</p><p>meaning no difference on the money.</p><p></p><p>But they might actually get more money with 2000 permits via non-resident license sales?</p><p></p><p><u>This move seems to be more about providing what more hunters are wanting there</u>. It's just that many hunters still want the ability to kill higher numbers of bucks instead of larger antlered bucks. But there is no way everyone can ever be simultaneously pleased.</p><p></p><p>The Catoosa manager believes more young bucks will get saved by making these bucks "not" a bonus. I happen to agree with him. We could be wrong. But I suspect the reason some hunters are upset by this is they know this means one less buck they will kill in 2022, i.e. they'll kill 2 instead of 3.</p><p></p><p>Many other hunters would prefer to kill just 1 buck or 2 bucks, instead of 2 or 3, but want their 1 or 2 to be something more special (to them) than just another small-antlered buck. We are now at the point where maybe even a majority of TN's deer hunters would prefer 1 "good" buck over 3 "small" bucks. And, no, this is not a plug for a 1-buck statewide limit, something few would like.</p><p></p><p>TWRA is not in the business of producing living targets for deer hunters so much as they're in the business of finding the most ideal balance between managing the wildlife and managing the wishes of the majority of hunters (who mostly all pay the same). But all hunters do not want the same things. I'll give TWRA credit for trying to offer something for all, and realize, sometimes they do in fact screw up, just like the rest of us.</p><p></p><p>The Catoosa WMA is trying to be managed for a higher quality buck structure than is currently available on most other WMAs. Those who believe killing 3 bucks this year is greatly more important than being limited to 2, still have that opportunity for 3, as some other WMA's continue to offer "bonus" bucks with their quota hunts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5369413, member: 1409"] This may be a bit misleading. I'm not going way back to look, but I do believe the quota hunts may have had 2000 permits per draw in times past. This had already been reduced to 1,250. It is [B][U]now going to be 1,000[/U][/B]. [U]Additionally[/U], these bucks tags will not be "bonus" bucks. I do not think these changes are about any money at all, since most participating purchase a sportsman's license, meaning no difference on the money. But they might actually get more money with 2000 permits via non-resident license sales? [U]This move seems to be more about providing what more hunters are wanting there[/U]. It's just that many hunters still want the ability to kill higher numbers of bucks instead of larger antlered bucks. But there is no way everyone can ever be simultaneously pleased. The Catoosa manager believes more young bucks will get saved by making these bucks "not" a bonus. I happen to agree with him. We could be wrong. But I suspect the reason some hunters are upset by this is they know this means one less buck they will kill in 2022, i.e. they'll kill 2 instead of 3. Many other hunters would prefer to kill just 1 buck or 2 bucks, instead of 2 or 3, but want their 1 or 2 to be something more special (to them) than just another small-antlered buck. We are now at the point where maybe even a majority of TN's deer hunters would prefer 1 "good" buck over 3 "small" bucks. And, no, this is not a plug for a 1-buck statewide limit, something few would like. TWRA is not in the business of producing living targets for deer hunters so much as they're in the business of finding the most ideal balance between managing the wildlife and managing the wishes of the majority of hunters (who mostly all pay the same). But all hunters do not want the same things. I'll give TWRA credit for trying to offer something for all, and realize, sometimes they do in fact screw up, just like the rest of us. The Catoosa WMA is trying to be managed for a higher quality buck structure than is currently available on most other WMAs. Those who believe killing 3 bucks this year is greatly more important than being limited to 2, still have that opportunity for 3, as some other WMA's continue to offer "bonus" bucks with their quota hunts. [/QUOTE]
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