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President Island Harvest Data / Mississippi River Stage History
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy S." data-source="post: 5406410" data-attributes="member: 131"><p>I only scanned this thread, and will dig in later, but this is the first thought that came to my mind. Furthermore, the gross antler score disparity between PI and private/public land throughout the State has greatly diminished over the last 20 years, due to QDM early on and more selective hunters over the last decade allowing more bucks to get some AGE on them. From 2000-2005, I was shooting 2.5/3.5 year old 110" bucks on private land and PI hunters were shooting 5.5 year old 140-180" bucks on the quota hunt. <u><strong>I wanted to be like them at that point in time.</strong></u> Over the last 5-10 years, those gross scores have converged, generally speaking. I say all that to say PI has all but lost it's luster compared to the opportunity afforded in much of the State if a little trigger restraint is practiced throughout the season, for consecutive seasons. These days, some hunters hunt PI all three days and see next to nothing, longing for the unbelievable action packed rut hunt that was the norm in the early years. I do not desire to ignore other quota hunt opportunities or apply for points for a decade to see next to nothing on a very limited access short lived hunt, when my time could be better spend elsewhere on land I am vested in. There are still some quality bucks there, but the allure of the hunt for many is them reflecting on their PI experience in the early 2000s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy S., post: 5406410, member: 131"] I only scanned this thread, and will dig in later, but this is the first thought that came to my mind. Furthermore, the gross antler score disparity between PI and private/public land throughout the State has greatly diminished over the last 20 years, due to QDM early on and more selective hunters over the last decade allowing more bucks to get some AGE on them. From 2000-2005, I was shooting 2.5/3.5 year old 110" bucks on private land and PI hunters were shooting 5.5 year old 140-180" bucks on the quota hunt. [U][B]I wanted to be like them at that point in time.[/B][/U] Over the last 5-10 years, those gross scores have converged, generally speaking. I say all that to say PI has all but lost it's luster compared to the opportunity afforded in much of the State if a little trigger restraint is practiced throughout the season, for consecutive seasons. These days, some hunters hunt PI all three days and see next to nothing, longing for the unbelievable action packed rut hunt that was the norm in the early years. I do not desire to ignore other quota hunt opportunities or apply for points for a decade to see next to nothing on a very limited access short lived hunt, when my time could be better spend elsewhere on land I am vested in. There are still some quality bucks there, but the allure of the hunt for many is them reflecting on their PI experience in the early 2000s. [/QUOTE]
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