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Tennesse Buck Totals for 2015 exceed 2014
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4155637" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I did not attribute less bow hunting to the limit change; I stated the limit change magnified and accelerated the trend of less bowhunting. That trend was also magnified and accelerated when the number of November muzzleloader days recently doubled.</p><p></p><p>Of course, weather is always a factor, a very unpredictable factor, year to year, every year. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>Considering all the annual variables on the deer harvest, weather being a big one, that's part of why several years of data are needed to evaluate trends, causes, and effects.</p><p></p><p>In the context I believe you meant it, yes, less hunting is a bad thing.</p><p>While I do believe Tennessee's hunters are hunting less (and do see that as a negative), I do not believe they're hunting less because they're doing less bowhunting. It's more a shift of archery days being replaced with their choosing to hunt more days during the November muzzleloader season segment (and gun season). Heck, we have twice as many November muzzleloader hunting days as we had just what, 4 years ago? We also have more December gun hunting days (which replaced December "archery-only" days).</p><p></p><p>Most of Tennessee's deer hunters only have a limited number of days annually they can justify (or be able, or choose) to deer hunt. How does their choosing to hunt more of those days with a gun instead of a bow make them more of a "trophy" hunter? They may or may not be hunting any less, but they are hunting more effectively.</p><p></p><p>Unlike me, and I suspect you, the "average" TN deer hunter actually only hunts parts of 2 or 3 weekends annually.</p><p>We ain't "average" nor is anyone else regularly reading and posting in this forum. :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4155637, member: 1409"] I did not attribute less bow hunting to the limit change; I stated the limit change magnified and accelerated the trend of less bowhunting. That trend was also magnified and accelerated when the number of November muzzleloader days recently doubled. Of course, weather is always a factor, a very unpredictable factor, year to year, every year. :) Considering all the annual variables on the deer harvest, weather being a big one, that's part of why several years of data are needed to evaluate trends, causes, and effects. In the context I believe you meant it, yes, less hunting is a bad thing. While I do believe Tennessee's hunters are hunting less (and do see that as a negative), I do not believe they're hunting less because they're doing less bowhunting. It's more a shift of archery days being replaced with their choosing to hunt more days during the November muzzleloader season segment (and gun season). Heck, we have twice as many November muzzleloader hunting days as we had just what, 4 years ago? We also have more December gun hunting days (which replaced December "archery-only" days). Most of Tennessee's deer hunters only have a limited number of days annually they can justify (or be able, or choose) to deer hunt. How does their choosing to hunt more of those days with a gun instead of a bow make them more of a "trophy" hunter? They may or may not be hunting any less, but they are hunting more effectively. Unlike me, and I suspect you, the "average" TN deer hunter actually only hunts parts of 2 or 3 weekends annually. We ain't "average" nor is anyone else regularly reading and posting in this forum. :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]
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