fairchaser":h31m0cji said:
It's interesting that Ames lost some veteran members and at the same time got 7-8 new members. At some point I want to ask each member why they joined. That will be interesting.
Agree, will be interesting to hear what they say.
Often, what matters least to an accomplished hunter
can be what matters most to a novice.
With Ames, some may see it as their only ongoing nearby hope to deer hunt a biologically sound deer herd.
Others may be joining Ames because they "like" the extra deer-killing opportunities currently being regulated into the CWD Zone,
like using centerfire rifles in muzzleloader, and getting extra buck tags.
Be great hunting this year!
And who wouldn't want to kill more bucks instead of fewer?!?
It's just that more quantity will (in time) equate to less quality?
What about a couple years and beyond down the road?
The sky isn't falling due to CWD,
nor will it fall inside a year or two no matter how they change the regs.
Should still be good deer hunting from all perspectives this year,
albeit some new (justified) inconveniences on the deer you kill.