Anyone paying attention to Michigan?

[craigrh13]

Surprise! There's a late push for Earn a second buck! Some commissioners want it to be on the honor system(just report a doe tag as harvested) statewide or just LP. some want mandatory check in and only for a few high cwd counties in zone 3 or all of zone 3.

 

[SirChooCH]

Surprise! There's a late push for Earn a second buck! Some commissioners want it to be on the honor system(just report a doe tag as harvested) statewide or just LP. some want mandatory check in and only for a few high cwd counties in zone 3 or all of zone 3.

Honor system would be tough as much as I like to trust people are good until proven otherwise. They mentioned EAB in the last NRC meeting but the DNR said it would take 5 years to allow it in the app...not sure why? Possibly they want a feature like Kansas where you would have to submit a photo of the deer as proof before allowing the next tag for sale? Idk.

 

[craigrh13]

No way in hell would I trust the honor way. Not with how many garbage ass hunters we have here. I was on the phone with one of the commissioners today about this. I told them the only way I could even remotely support it is if it was zone 3 only, only does(no spikes or button bucks) and Mandatory physical check in.

 

[Scandiacus]

Surprise! There's a late push for Earn a second buck! Some commissioners want it to be on the honor system(just report a doe tag as harvested) statewide or just LP. some want mandatory check in and only for a few high cwd counties in zone 3 or all of zone 3.

Thanks for the info! Can you earn the second buck before getting the first? In other words, could you shoot a doe in the Early Antlerless season and then go into the Regular Firearm Season with two buck tags ready to rock?

I'm all for cracking down more on CWD.

Unrelated, but are you able to share if eliminating the Limited Firearm Zone is still holding majority support?

 

[KenLee]

State of Oklahoma: "Hey Michigan, Hold my Beer!"

Oklahoma Is Now Releasing Pen-Raised Deer into the Wild as Part of a Vast CWD Experiment

Under a new and highly controversial law, Oklahoma has started releasing pen-raised deer into the wild in an effort to combat CWD.

www.outdoorlife.com

Our legislature is the world wide center of clown science with legislators that own deer farms.

Heck, they'd need to be released into subdivisions to have a chance against predators in most areas.

 

[craigrh13]

Thanks for the info! Can you earn the second buck before getting the first? In other words, could you shoot a doe in the Early Antlerless season and then go into the Regular Firearm Season with two buck tags ready to rock?

I'm all for cracking down more on CWD.

Unrelated, but are you able to share if eliminating the Limited Firearm Zone is still holding majority support?

Like I said. This is still one of many idea being bounced around. I had heard that it would require the purchase of the combo. I wouldn't think it would matter when the doe was shot. But again, still in the planning and discussion phase. I would be very surprised if something like this actually happens.

Based on what I know and have been told the limited rifle zone is going away. But like anything else that could change. I've banked on the change and have offloaded all but 1 of my straight walls and wood almost all of my ammo to get ahead of it.

 

[Scandiacus]

Based on what I know and have been told the limited rifle zone is going away. But like anything else that could change. I've banked on the change and have offloaded all but 1 of my straight walls and wood almost all of my ammo to get ahead of it.

Roger that, thanks! Makes sense to sell complete rifles now before the value craters. I don't have any complete straight wall rifles I would plan to offload, but I'm absolutely chomping at the bit to re-barrel my 350 Legend AR, and maybe pick up another bolt gun in a proper caliber. Because I've always expected the straight wall rules would go away some day, I've been very picky about what rifles I've bought for deer hunting - just a 357 lever gun that I enjoy for its own sake regardless of regulations, and that 350 upper which is just a barrel-swap away from any other AR-15 compatible cartridge. But I'm waiting for May 13 before doing anything.

 

[Rich M]

Did harvest across the board drop to dismal numbers matching your personal observations?

I don't trust any hunter who thinks thier 10 days in the field a year gives them more knowledge than the across the board collective data. Now if the data has been manipulated to fit the narrative that's a far different concern.



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That’s fine. Really dont care what you think. We saw a lot of deer, state had doe slaughter and then very few deer seen for 10 years. Somehow they disappeared.

The folks we hunted with went from regularly shooting large bucks to hunting out of state. Was a large enough case study for me.


Why do folks get uptight about the winter kills? Same thing, just not hunters doing the dirty work.