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Originally posted by Wolvie
I have seen and heard certain people here in this state (NY) , who have killed a deer and or turkey and didnt call to report it.
Now just to let ya know, I did report them, and gave all the info I had to the DEC,...but I see they are still hunting, and hunting illegally.
Of course now they arent so forth coming about their bragging of be A - HOLES and killin everything in sight.
I know it is much easier to call or get online,...but as I said these are my views and I dont see it being of any benefit to hunters or DECs Or DNRs, to have the right numbers of what has been harvested,....Ny has that problem now,...EXAMPLE: Last year (about this time), The NYDEC had stated that the 2004/2005 season was going to produce record deer kills,..and that there was 100 deer per square mile.
NOT!!!!!
When it came to the Nitty Gritty,..and the truth came out,..alot of hunters where highly ticked off that the deer numbers were so low and that at the end of the season there wasnt a record deer kill instead there was a record number of complaints and upset hunters.
Alot of tags were not filled and I feel that was partly due to the poor recordings of deer being reported killed and alot that werent reported taken.
The honor system doesnt work here, and I dont see it working in any state.
I do however wish any state that adopts that system all the best.But remember in a few years or so or even less,..Wolvie told ya so.
Again I would like to remind everyone that I believe in seeing is believing,...
I know I dont make any sense,....but then again we`re not dealing with sense here,....since we arent,...deer numbers will fall,...hunters will become more upset,..and tags will not be filled in the coming years,...then again all I can say ,...I told ya so.
Later ALL
SAFE HUNTIN~
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OK last thing I am going to say on this then I am going to totally drop it and not bring it back up.
You are saying the HONOR SYSTEM doen't work where you are. OK, I'll give you that... Taking a deer to the checkin station is "THE HONOR SYSTEM" If a person is the type person that isn't going to call in and report a deer or turkey they killed then guess what...... They sure as heck ain't going to drive there sorry butt to the checkin station and check the deer in that way.
I will totally agree with you when you say that there are a LOT of deer killed that do NOT get checked in, but those people are NOT going to check them in no matter what system is in place. So why would you punish all the other good people that DO want to check their deer in and be legal?
Unfortunatly there is NO way to FORCE someone that kills a deer to check it in, whether they check it in over the phone or at a station. Unless of course you hire a few thousand DNR police to scour the woods for hunters with dead deer and check them in on the spot.
this concludes my opinion and posting on this subject Thank You