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<blockquote data-quote="poorhunter" data-source="post: 4229200" data-attributes="member: 16537"><p>BSK said "In my professional opinion, a state should do what TN was doing until recently, and that's to provide regulations that allow hunters to practice whatever form of management they prefer, within biological limits. And honestly, I think TN was pretty effective at that. However, notice I said, "allow hunters to practice" whatever management they want. That doesn't mean the state should do anything to make your management more successful, especially if that regulation takes something away from those practicing another form of management. In essence, the state should stay as neutral as possible when it comes to management choices (again, as long as no harm is being done to the resource region-wide"</p><p></p><p>Never really looked at it like this. When I moved to Tennessee a couple years ago, I was shocked to fully understand the deer regulations here. They seemed very excessive and I wondered how does any deer make it to the next year! I have since come to see that things have really worked pretty well as a whole. Lots of opportunity for the meat hunters and somehow a pretty good number of big bucks. I know there's not as many Booners as some states, but where the bucks are allowed to age (Cades Cove, Presididents Island come to mind) the deer here can certainly get pretty big! I have found what you said in this post to be true, and should be the governing principle the state uses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poorhunter, post: 4229200, member: 16537"] BSK said "In my professional opinion, a state should do what TN was doing until recently, and that's to provide regulations that allow hunters to practice whatever form of management they prefer, within biological limits. And honestly, I think TN was pretty effective at that. However, notice I said, "allow hunters to practice" whatever management they want. That doesn't mean the state should do anything to make your management more successful, especially if that regulation takes something away from those practicing another form of management. In essence, the state should stay as neutral as possible when it comes to management choices (again, as long as no harm is being done to the resource region-wide" Never really looked at it like this. When I moved to Tennessee a couple years ago, I was shocked to fully understand the deer regulations here. They seemed very excessive and I wondered how does any deer make it to the next year! I have since come to see that things have really worked pretty well as a whole. Lots of opportunity for the meat hunters and somehow a pretty good number of big bucks. I know there's not as many Booners as some states, but where the bucks are allowed to age (Cades Cove, Presididents Island come to mind) the deer here can certainly get pretty big! I have found what you said in this post to be true, and should be the governing principle the state uses. [/QUOTE]
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