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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5506113" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>It seems to me we may be talking in circles around one another. I <em>think?</em> we both agree that regulations are the core cause of antler size discrepancy from one state to another. </p><p></p><p>And don't read me wrong. I'm not against TN's regulations. TWRA and every other state have to walk a tightrope in attempting to keep their constituency happy. In doing so they inevitably piss off large chunks of hunters and rarely please anybody, but that's just the nature of their job. I don't envy them. All I was doing is pointing out a "what if?". If gun season was shorter and didn't occur until after rut, then move ML season to follow gun season, TN would begin producing many, many more trophy animals. If TN paused buck hunting for a couple years, that third year when it opened back up I bet would see tremendous jump in trophy kills. Am I saying any of that should happen? Absolutely not. I'm not qualified to make that decision for everybody else based on my own selfish causes. </p><p></p><p>As for poaching, it's a static issue that will remain regardless of regulations. There needs to be a swift, severe, and comprehensive campaign to deal with it. IMO it's a MUCH more prominent issue than any other. Between corn piles and road hunting I'd venture say a fair percentage of bucks are taken illegally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5506113, member: 20583"] It seems to me we may be talking in circles around one another. I [I]think?[/I] we both agree that regulations are the core cause of antler size discrepancy from one state to another. And don't read me wrong. I'm not against TN's regulations. TWRA and every other state have to walk a tightrope in attempting to keep their constituency happy. In doing so they inevitably piss off large chunks of hunters and rarely please anybody, but that's just the nature of their job. I don't envy them. All I was doing is pointing out a "what if?". If gun season was shorter and didn't occur until after rut, then move ML season to follow gun season, TN would begin producing many, many more trophy animals. If TN paused buck hunting for a couple years, that third year when it opened back up I bet would see tremendous jump in trophy kills. Am I saying any of that should happen? Absolutely not. I'm not qualified to make that decision for everybody else based on my own selfish causes. As for poaching, it's a static issue that will remain regardless of regulations. There needs to be a swift, severe, and comprehensive campaign to deal with it. IMO it's a MUCH more prominent issue than any other. Between corn piles and road hunting I'd venture say a fair percentage of bucks are taken illegally. [/QUOTE]
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