Says it affects raccoon and oppossum too
http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/950
http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/950
I think our season is already too long. This will continue to lower our deer population.
What does this mean? I read it but don't fully understand?
It looks to me that it removes the sex specific harvest limits and replaces it with a 12 deer either sex total, unless I'm missing something. It also eliminates the 1 buck with at least 4 on one side rule.
It looks to me that it removes the sex specific harvest limits and replaces it with a 12 deer either sex total, unless I'm missing something. It also eliminates the 1 buck with at least 4 on one side rule.
That's only if your land is enroll in the DMAP program and then the state (DNR/WRD official) or a consultant evaluates your property and determines what your harvest should be if I am not mistaken. It's not a blank check for you to harvest what you want if you're land is not enrolled in the program. Though I am not up to speed totally on the program so elfiii correct me if I am wrong.
If someone just has to kill 12 deer, I'd rather see it be mostly bucks than does in the area I hunt. Either way it would be irresponsible for the herd in the area but at least there would be enough fawns the next year to replace most of them if the does were left alone.
I never have fully understood this. So maybe after I explain my thoughts you can explain yours.
Everyone says shoot more bucks, less does. Lets assume for this example its November. Pre-rut.
Here is my take. If I shoot a doe, that doe may have been bred soon, meaning she could have twins... so if I shoot that doe, that possibly took 3 deer from my herd for next season.
If I shoot a buck, he may have bred 3 does. That means I keep 6 possible deer from being introduced to my herd, plus kill the buck. So a 7 deer loss.
But you may say, "Another buck will breed those three does!" Well, that's not always true, and if I keep killing the bucks, my buck numbers are dwindling. Soon I may have more does than the bucks can breed.
I am NOT a pro on this.. but its my thought process. I'm sure someone much more well versed in deer population and what not can give facts on why it may be better to kill bucks than does.
However, I will say this. In Texas, we have 208ac of low fence land. We are a 1 buck county... can only kill one a year. We also have to get permits to take does(just how our county works). We usually take a few does during bow season(no permit needed) and after they fill the freezer, we may not fill our buck tag. I'd say on average we have about 12 does and 4 bucks taken off our property every year by my dad and his buddy, and any guests they may bring up there. Maybe 7 hunters total. 3 to 1 ratio, and our bucks are thriving and doing very well.
That's only if your land is enroll in the DMAP program and then the state (DNR/WRD official) or a consultant evaluates your property and determines what your harvest should be if I am not mistaken. It's not a blank check for you to harvest what you want if you're land is not enrolled in the program. Though I am not up to speed totally on the program so elfiii correct me if I am wrong.
Code Section 27-3-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting seasons
10 and bag limits, promulgation of rules and regulations by board, possession of more than the
11 bag limit, and reporting number of deer killed, is amended by revising subsections (a), (b),
12 and (g), as follows:
13 "(a) It shall be unlawful to hunt the following game species at any time during the periods
14 set forth below:
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I may be wrong but I don't think this type of legislation actually sets the seasons and bag limits. It just sets boundaries. For example it says that the "maximum" deer season dates are sep 8 - jan 31. I interpret this to mean that deer season cannot start before sep 8 and run longer than jan 31. This does not have to be the actual season date but they must be within these maximums.
Same for the bags limits. The bag limit for deer does not have to be 12 per day and 12 per season but it can be no more than that.
It looks to me that it removes the sex specific harvest limits and replaces it with a 12 deer either sex total, unless I'm missing something. It also eliminates the 1 buck with at least 4 on one side rule.
Congress...since when?...Don't you really mean the State Legislature??.... Congress sets the bag limit, ......