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.

 

[Zim]

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.

Yes I’d say that happened just before you began. And yes everything is indeed relative. In the 90’s it was common to pass on 140’s in all three states. KS & IL public used to be great. Every new liberal policy erodes the quality incrementally. These days way too many 130” bucks are taken, ruining the quality. The IL properties I hunt are jammed with MS, AL, GA, FL, LA & MI hunters even if I use my boat to get remote. Hell one dude was filming for his YouTube channel and selling t-shirts & caps. My favorite spot almost all the residents have been pushed off to private land. Used to be so much better. You should have seen the giants these state’s public produced. But they are like hen’s teeth these days. Still better than pathetic MI & IN public. But no way I’m driving all the way to KS anymore for $500 tags for the same overpressured deer I can for $26 next door in IL.

 

[voltage]

Those damn liberals