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Longer hunting season have it open till February or March
Go back to that but with a doe then u could get a tag for a buck people want to get a buck and not shoot a buck
It used to be when I started hunting you could that it was hard to get a doe license buck only unless you had a doe
No one trusts game wardens
DNR manages for their wallet. They couldnt care less about their customers.
How about drop the doe tag prices. Yeah everyone wants to shoot their 2 bucks. But why make them the same price? Just my thoughts
9 day season should only be muzzle loader only, food plots apple trees ect. No difference then spread out bait , ban was done first with democrats governor s , which was feelings, just like ban on wolf hunts , no dove hunt in mich , are leaders in mich dnr suck! Get the insurance, liberals out of there now! Mich is going like cal.
Exactly
I appreciate all of your podcasts. This one in particular was very thoughtful. I live in a state relatively new to CWD and most of the push back has been because my state has started to limit baiting. As a teacher myself, I wish you had pushed back on the deer farmer when he insinuated that wildlife agencies are manufacturing hysteria to pad their budgets. The DNR doesn't own the wildlife, the people of the state own the wildlife. DNR's manage wildlife for the public trust. A question that has come up on the Meateater podcast in regards to CWD, if you knew a harvested deer had CWD, would you feed the meat to your kids? Keep up the good work.
Every time I watch something of yours I like it more LOL.
Hunting has turned into a big buck culture. Social media has a lot to do with it.
Manditory reporting is Bull Shit.
The fact is the state gained $18,424,788 just for the 2023 deer season. That is if every hunter only bought one permit. Assuming half of the hunters purchased 2 tags then the state gained $24,368,268 yet they are broke. Seems outlandish to me...
As an avid bowhunter on both public and private land and, professionally, a statistician, Here are my observations about hunting in Michigan. Where I have spent my entire life. 1. As long as hunters continue to selfishly, go after bucks, Regardless of deer herd management, You will continue to have a problem. 2. As long as the d n r remains as arrogant as they have for the last twenty five years, All the recommendations from those people actually suffering under the existing situation will never change. 3. Related to number 2., I can guarantee you that That the conclusions that they draw from the surveys are indeed skewed. They are not only skewed, but I suspect have been manipulated To continue to purport a narrative, buy the d. N. R., Which is essentially one of laziness and incompetence. Just my opinion of course
Good info thanks, very important ? What color camo is best. Not pattern just the best colors to use.
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One buck (or one archery buck and one firearm buck)and lower the cost of doe tags. Our family each person bought 6 tags every year and once they raised the prices everyone dropped to one tag or they just used their buck tag for a doe. We hunt for food once its cheaper to raise meat we quit hunting. Not to mention QDMA people around us won't let people do drives anymore like they used to back when everyone farmed. Also why not work with more farmers giving out more damage permits and add them to the hunters helping land owners. As we live off deer meat having a health herd is important. This is michigan to quit comparing to other states. If you think other states do better move there. Also against mandatory reporting, make it voluntary with incentives like $5 off a license or something. Just my thoughts. The economy is so bad raising prices will just make alot of poor people quit hunting. Willing to listen and change mind if it makes sense.
I'm all about getting kids into the woods and teaching them good woodsman skills.. I feel taking a 8yr old kid into the woods and taking a nice mature buck in September isn't teaching the kids anything. When I was a kid, we had to have had a hunters safety certificate and had to wait until I was 12yr old to use archery equipment and at least 14yr to have rifle with an adult. But that taught me alot about hunting and woods but I was at an age I was retaining the information and had the drive to better myself every year. A lot of these youth hunters 7-10yr old for example are not learning anything about hunting and to be honest I know that a 8yr old kid is not shooting this nice big buck at 300yrd with a 300win mag... pretty sure dad "helped". I know that's not every case but I know for a fact it happens a lot.. Needs to be looked at more of an education stand point vs the money side of it
Here really is the issue the possiblity that that deer was shot on the otger property illegally hasnt been and still isnt totally out if the picture. If the deer was found ontheir place i am not saying he did or didnt gave permission on there but thats why you just follow the rules. The permission Once again, this is why hunting media makes us our own worse enemy. If that guy just never said anything hed probably been totally fine. FYI most police investigations take more than a few days if its thats serious of a case.
Too many idiots thinking they know what’s right. I’m never going to a check in station on a tight schedule as it is. That’s dumb as hell. That’s another way to get rid of another hunter. If they want bigger bucks then make it 4 points on one side, or have the discipline to let the little ones walk. Some of these liberals in the mucc and dnr are just going to keep fucking up the system. Bring back the real muzzle loader season. General gun hunters are idiots. Hunting has become so political it’s bullshit, there’s no tradition here anymore!
Too many idiots thinking they know what’s right. I’m never going to a check in station on a tight schedule as it is. That’s dumb as hell. That’s another way to get rid of another hunter. If they want bigger bucks then make it 4 points on one side, or have the discipline to let the little ones walk. Some of these liberals in the mucc and dnr are just going to keep fucking up the system
Never understood the whole 30 point buck b.s. 120 150 lb buck or doe I hunt to put meat in the freezer period.
The youth hunt doesn’t work
I saw to many bucks and not enough does last year in me trip Detroit, season was boring, we need more does around
The DNR is a joke
The "Permission slip" is absolute stupidity of a law. Some laws need to change! My state the hunter has the right to "recover" If legally shot on land permission was granted (no slip!) Hunters must recover without the weapon used. Simple, effective!
Hunt to eat, that just might help 😊..Young children? "Your gutting this out".No chicken nuggs 😂
Me an my buddies were just talking about how we felt like deer could develop an immunity to cwd this is cool news
Well..not much will change for myself as a traditional bow hunter..I get satisfaction just being out hunting..and its icing on the cake if I get close enough to get a ethical shot. usually a couple stumps get stuck for fun on the way in and Antlers..or smooth skull, venison tastes great. My trophy is in the ability to do it by skill alone.
Never heard my dad complain about deer hunting...45+ years of just Michigan public land and he did good some years and didn't see a deer worth the drag other years but never complained about what everyone seems to cry about now.
There is only one way to have better bucks, let them grow. Only one way to better even the M to F numbers. Force hunters to fill doe tags. Cant kill bucks in September and expect a better herd. Also cant expect to make a hunter by doing this. Either you love it or you do not, no amount of influence will change that. I skipped school to hunt. Lost jobs over hunting. Tried to make all my kids the same. Only my daughter has that itch, one son could take it or keave it and the other son doesn't like killing animals. I never forced it, just presented the opportunity that was always available. The avid hunters are the ones who will get it done. They just need to implement a scientific plan and closely monitor the results in order to make proper adjustments.
we only have 60% of the deer hunters than in the 70's
True! How do we reach more hunters… see this podcast for thoughts on that kzread.info/dash/bejne/np5mm6pvlKuelJM.htmlsi=s0_KZlLmh7F41wiB
@adamlewis_outdoor your fighting a whole political party. Teaching kids in school all guns are bad, killing animals are bad. And a 21 year old age minimum law for owning even a shotgun does nothing for getting teens into hunting. Parents that try to get their kids into hunting have a constant battle against what the kids are brainwashed with every day.
"Excursions". Your data is flawed. COUGAR MOVES IN, DEER MOVE OUT. (Your getting paid to get the shit WRONG, OLD TIMERS already knew).
And how do we know your “data” is accurate? How do you know a cougar moved in on their test?
The best way to increase hunter numbers is to bring back baiting! The regular Joe, who's hunting public land will see more deer, increasing his hunting experience, whether he kills deer or not!
Just a bunch of jealousy by the powers that be. Big Bucks can make even supposed honest folks do crazy things. I can’t believe that if this was taken illegally that he would have been so open and telling of the situation.
I no ive probably done about all the above except the blowing out scrapes. I don’t do mock scrapes and I don’t hunt scrapes much. I try to stay off of them a ways
How about lowering the cost of doe permits. Here, shoot does and pay $20 a tag in this economy?
20$ isn’t a lot of money
@@greatlakeshuntingandtracki5450 It's not $20, it's $31 for one tag. You forgot the base license, so basically you are paying almost a dollar a pound for the meat. That is before other fees such as gas, processing, ammo, etc. etc.
@@charlie21gunner87 if you’re hunting for purely economic value and not the passion of hunting or conservation, you’re probably better off working on your career making more money would be a better return on investment for you.
@@greatlakeshuntingandtracki5450 I hunt for the passion for sure but ultimately I also feed my family, manage the herd in my area, and also manage the land on our farm. If I can do that economically all the better.
Create a HAP permit. I get it’s expensive but likely not much over lease prices. If the HAP land gave me lots of acreage options id jump at the chance to buy a $200 permit to hunt on a chunk of land that limits hunters. If it was divided into zones and each hunter signed a zone i would like that even more. I get its the honor system but typically hunters like to stay away from eachother
I like this idea. I also like the idea of limited areas where you sign in by private ID number - so it is clear where areas are pressured or not, and hunt quality is better due to knowing this up front
Seems like younger hunter numbers are dropping is because weve made it so easy for them starting out with crossbows extra seasons. I was born in 1984 almost everone hunted when i was in school. Getting my first deer with my Browning compound hooked me for life, the challenge,rush etc. kids starting now mostly use crossbows and its not enough challenge to make them addicted and passionate about hunting, making archery season super easy is not making more lifelong hunters
Agree, and there are cultural things too at play, things transitioned from sustenance to sport more
@@adamlewis_outdoor Absolutely right the cultural situation is really the root of the problem. And for the people that argue against making youth season a doe tag, dont realize most hunters first deer is a doe mine was and most fellow hunters in my age group was when youre young and trying to bag your first deer its not about antlers its about the experience. Hopefully youth seasons will change to doe only!
Yea but you didn't have x-box either most likely.. unfortunately, entertainment is so easy these days that having to work hard to get a deer has become a turn-off to teens. Back the in the day and til now that's what drives me. But very different lives than teens now.
You forgot we didn't have any youth seasons let alone clothing and gear tailored for us. We had to be 12 to bow hunt and 14 years old to use a firearm and if you were lucky enough to have a dad that would let you use his 20 gauge with slugs or a 30-30 of you hunted up north other wise you rattled your brain shooting a 12 gauge with 3" slugs or dad's 30-06. God do I remember that chit show
How about a mandatory survey after season that everyone has to submit from like January to April online or mailed. Simple form with your deer harvested along with questions about deer numbers seem throughout season and hunter numbers etc. And you should just have to report harvest location by township not exact location and regulate from there, most northern lower townships dont need as many doe permits as most southern lower townships. Not a one size fits all situation for the whole state.
Maybe
This is the ethics of the Hunter I had 2 6 pointers and a 4 on my stand last year I didn't take any of them.. I took five doe 2 with my my tag and bought the other 3 for $20 each. I think people need to get ethics in their hunt and start stepping away from them smaller bucks. It seems that people see a rack and all common sense goes out the window and think nothing of the future..
One buck period!
OBR won’t improve anything
Why not?
@@adamlewis_outdoorwe already had it in Mi , and someone who is going to shoot a immature buck will anyway. Look at the data APR’s work and Mi is a special candidate because of the number of hunters compared to other states. People always tout OBR as the answer because other states have it . The NW 12 and private ground all over the state and country prove APR’s and appropriate doe harvest work . I hunt in the tb zone , we manage our habitat and herd and it works .
Agree with the doe only youth season. Also more small game hunting at a young age. When they worry about hunter recruitment it shouldn’t be just deer hunters