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Originally posted by Wolvie
That is you and me,...not the other Million or so hunters,.....
Let`s look at it this way,....
In 2005 you probly filled your tag,...in 2006 you no longer "Haul" your deer ot turkey to a "Check Station", instead you take it home and hang it,...and call from home to let the DEC or DNR know you made a harvest,....LEGALLY.
But let`s say that there is 350,000 more hunters who do that as well,....but there`s let`s say 50,000 more who dont?!
Now in 2007 you arent seeing the deer activity you seen the past 2 years,...and then 2008 comes up and now deer are rarely even seen,....Now do u get what I am talking about?
NY has that problem,.....over hunting cause there are those who don`t hunt legally or ethicially.And now they dont have to "Haul" there harvest to a "Check Station", instead they can "Haul" it home and not make the call.
And before it is even said,...not everyone is into mounting their heads,..you can purchase a antler mounting kit for alot less then having a textadermist do the mounting and having a number to show that it was a legal kill.
This is why I oppose such methods ,they are unethicial, and very bias as to the hunter who feels that now he can hunt all he wants until ,.whenever!
I mean while the DEC and or the DNR are at it , why not just allow everyone to hunt whenever,wherever, for however long they want?!
There has to be guide lines, and rules,..if the guide lines are not in place,..then rules are just words and nothing more.
As I have said before not everyone is an unethical or should I say poacher,..but why make it easier for those that are?!!
I can only say this,...in closing,...I hope that the "Honor System" works in Maryland,..and or anyother state considering that option,...but I can tell you all this,..NY is paying for it big time,..I am talking about NY hunters,...and yes the deer herd itself.
If you don`t believe ,.talk to some public land hunters,not lease land hunters,....but then again ask them if the deer herd in NY is shrinking,...I think you`ll change your views,..and in a year or 2 ,..you will be made to change your views due to the simple fact that you won`t enjoy hunting as much if you don`t have anything to hunt.
Later ALL
SAFE HUNTIN~
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you are not making any sense?? why is it easier for someone to break the law with the new system. If ANYONE shoots a deer it is still the honor system as to whether or not they check it in. Whether someone has to go to a checking station or phone it in and get a confirmation # doesn't make a difference it is still on the honor system. If someone don't want to do it they are not going to check it in, and if you get caught with an unchecked deer the penalty is still the same. I think that would be a more likely deterrant. make the penalty for not checking it in a stiffer fine or lose your hunting priveleges for a longer period or something to that affect.
If someone shoots a deer I can almost say for certain that the person is going to be MORE likely to check it in the less hassle it is to do so.
In Maryland I am allowed to shoot 12 deer with the shotgun 10 antlerless and 2 antlered (not that I would shoot that many) but do you think me or anyone else is going to want to run to the checkin station for everyone of those deer or do you think I would be more likely to call it in and get my confirmation #?
Really with the amount of overpopulation of the deer heard in Maryland I don't think the DNR really cares one way or the other as long as the hunters are shooting the deer and helping to get the population back to a reasonable level. But I do know with being able to shoot that many LEGALLY and with the new call in program to check a deer in, I know a "a few" people that probably would not have bother to check the deer in at a checkin station but they are more than happy to pick up the phone and call it in or logon to the net and fill out a form.
It's just like 10-15 years ago when Maryland had a one (1) deer limit a LOT of people didn't check in the deer they shot because they would take the whole week of deer season off from work and if they shot a deer the first day or two, then their hunting was over. once they put a multi deer bag limit into affect those people started checking in their deer because they didn't have to quit hunting after they checked in the first one, and most of them only killed one deer a year anyway.
Idunno I personally just can't see a down side to making it EASIR to check a deer in. between hauling a 140 pound deer in and out of my truck at the checkin station or taking it home and hanging it 1 time, making a phoen call or logging onto the internet to fill out a form. I know which I prefer to do and I know which one would make more more likely to check the deer in, and it isn't hauling the deer to a checkin station