Kansas NR draw

[The_Squatting_Coon]

I expect you are not old enough to remember Kansas used to have a legitimate conservative NR lottery system like Iowa? One that kept the pressure down. Then a lame duck legislator sponsored the bill that liberalized the system to benefit the outfitting business he ran in retirement. What a guy! Can’t remember but maybe around 2010. Illinois did the same thing and went from a NR quota of 11k to basically OTC/22k. The Big Three used to be IA/KS/IL. I used to hunt all three. Now it’s just Iowa. Last man standing. I actually joined the Iowa BH Association. Because I admired their hard work to beat down greased politicians. Ravin has three lobbyists every year trying to kick the door down, plus several other special interest groups. But IBA is still holding down the fort.

I prefer educated DNR professionals managing deer herds conservatively over greased politicians. Sadly, their hands are mostly tied behind their backs. These days the only thing they are allowed to manage are squirrels & rabbits.

I guess I’m not old enough no sir, I started going to Kansas in 2012. I also haven’t noticed a ton of pressure either, I think some people’s idea of hunting pressure is different than others. Being from Louisiana, our pressure is way worse than Kansas from my personal experience. There’s a reason we don’t have an issue with NRs like other states claim to have.