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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5368663" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>No doubt, the summertime "velvet" hunt can only accurately be described as a "trophy" hunt.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At best, this statement is only partial true.</p><p>I believe the bigger reason is to improve the overall hunting for those lacking private lands to hunt.</p><p>Many of the "bonus" bucks have traditionally been killed mainly by the most avid hunters who were also limiting out on private lands as well.</p><p></p><p>Add to this many avid hunters have often killed multiple "bonus" bucks on multiple WMAs <u>annually</u>. This is not necessarily anything "bad", but it does come with a price to the majority of hunters who do not eat, sleep, and dream deer hunting. Most now just want (or get) to go 2 or 3 times a year, and have a good opportunity. </p><p></p><p>Eliminating "bonus" (extra) bucks for the most accomplished hunters doesn't keep any of them from killing a buck --- but they do have to consider the implications more, as it means they limit out quicker statewide.</p><p></p><p>The actual buck kill may not go down on WMAs so much as there is just a change in which hunters are killing those bucks.</p><p></p><p>Even though I might personally be benefited by more "bonus" buck opportunities,</p><p>I do understand the "mixed blessing" aspect about it, and how it may help more hunters than it harms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5368663, member: 1409"] No doubt, the summertime "velvet" hunt can only accurately be described as a "trophy" hunt. At best, this statement is only partial true. I believe the bigger reason is to improve the overall hunting for those lacking private lands to hunt. Many of the "bonus" bucks have traditionally been killed mainly by the most avid hunters who were also limiting out on private lands as well. Add to this many avid hunters have often killed multiple "bonus" bucks on multiple WMAs [U]annually[/U]. This is not necessarily anything "bad", but it does come with a price to the majority of hunters who do not eat, sleep, and dream deer hunting. Most now just want (or get) to go 2 or 3 times a year, and have a good opportunity. Eliminating "bonus" (extra) bucks for the most accomplished hunters doesn't keep any of them from killing a buck --- but they do have to consider the implications more, as it means they limit out quicker statewide. The actual buck kill may not go down on WMAs so much as there is just a change in which hunters are killing those bucks. Even though I might personally be benefited by more "bonus" buck opportunities, I do understand the "mixed blessing" aspect about it, and how it may help more hunters than it harms. [/QUOTE]
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