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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5675904" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>As I've said many times, I think it's the State Wildlife Agency's job to provide the maximum recreational hunting opportunities possible <strong>that do not do harm to the herd</strong>. Now what constitutes "harm" is the tough part. Personally, I consider killing so many bucks that no mature bucks exist "harm to the herd." If that is the case in some areas, then I would support restricting buck harvests <strong>in those areas</strong>. The problem is, sometimes overharvest problems are highly site specific. One part of a county may be overharvesting and another part underharvesting. Trying to have the Wildlife Agency micromanage these areas is asking too much. But if an entire region is being generally overharvested, that's different.</p><p></p><p>But from what I've seen from a wide variety of locations in the region I have the most knowledge of - western Middle TN - overharvesting of bucks is not a problem. Other regions could be different. And it also doesn't mean pockets within western Middle TN don't have problems. That could be possible (and probable), but as a general rule... And I want the Agency managing by the general rule, not the exception.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5675904, member: 17"] As I've said many times, I think it's the State Wildlife Agency's job to provide the maximum recreational hunting opportunities possible [B]that do not do harm to the herd[/B]. Now what constitutes "harm" is the tough part. Personally, I consider killing so many bucks that no mature bucks exist "harm to the herd." If that is the case in some areas, then I would support restricting buck harvests [B]in those areas[/B]. The problem is, sometimes overharvest problems are highly site specific. One part of a county may be overharvesting and another part underharvesting. Trying to have the Wildlife Agency micromanage these areas is asking too much. But if an entire region is being generally overharvested, that's different. But from what I've seen from a wide variety of locations in the region I have the most knowledge of - western Middle TN - overharvesting of bucks is not a problem. Other regions could be different. And it also doesn't mean pockets within western Middle TN don't have problems. That could be possible (and probable), but as a general rule... And I want the Agency managing by the general rule, not the exception. [/QUOTE]
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