Lets set who owns the deer and who twra works for straight, twra was set up by the state to control the wildlife, the governor picks the folks on the board that sets all of the rules. twra makes suggestions and they either accept them or disregard, they don't work for us as we didn't elect them, show me the laws stating they have to post every bit of information they acquire, lot of folks want to run the rules and regs and manipulate numbers to back up their theory's, just like the government does. Like I said you all want the farmers to not shoot your deer when in fact you have no deer, the state owns them.
A little history lesson. Because market hunters had wiped out the deer and other game,
hunter organizations asked the state to set up a regulatory body to protect the resources through seasons, bag limits and licensing.
They also asked to have their purchases of hunting/fishing equipment taxed and this money used to help fund the regulatory agencies (Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937).
Hunting organizations in each state asked for and helped design each state's independent wildlife agency. Each of these receives Pittman-Roberts funds, and in some states, like Tennessee,
hunters/fishermen completely fund the agency beyond the federal dollars.
These agencies work for and are funded by hunters and fishermen/women. The "state" does not own the wildlife. The people of the state own the wildlife collectively, and the agencies just manage that collective property.
Originally, the Wildlife Commission was set up as a "safety net" - a buffer - between what the scientists of the agency believed was best for the wildlife and what hunters/fishermen felt was best. That is why they have the ultimate power of setting regulations. Sadly, the Commission has turned into a "reward" to big doners to the current governor's campaign, and these doners use the Commission to set rules that benefit their own hunting and fishing instead of protecting the needs and wants of the general public. A sad state of affairs. One more proof that "power corrupts."