Doc Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 So what do you all think are the pros and cons to a "1 buck per year" rule? That would pertain to all seasons/all weapons. Good idea? ..... Bad idea? .....why? Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBUCK Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Well I guess I am really mixed about this. The state that our herd is in it would probably be a good thing and allow the buck to doe ratio to come into a better balance. However, I think that NY has to many "slob" hunters wo will use their sisters mothers brothers aunts boyfriends daughters tag to harvest more than one. I have seen it done to many times in the past. Personally I would not mind it, since I have changed my ways of hunting and hold out for a decent buck and have no problem shooting a doe instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Don't know. I always want to fill my buck tag with a bow. So that is one. But with a rifle, I'm more concerned about shooting does. I'd probably be alright with a 1 buck per year limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kracey Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit That would be pretty good most likely. Most people would hold off shooting the little bucks and that would allow more bigger bucks for th following year and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge4x4 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit i dun't know...it wouldnt be as fun cause you would only be able to get one. here in illinois, we can get 2 bucks in all seasons, and unlimited does as long as we have tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I have mixed feelings about this. The first thing that comes to my mind is how I am going to feed my family. With the exception of a hamburg patty there is no beef in my house. It takes 3 deer to feed my family for 1 year. I have never cared for beef and I really don't want to feed it to my family. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Are we just talking or is this a NY proposal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LDB Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit We have a 1 buck/year limit in most of Saskatchewan, and it seems to work pretty good. However, our deer probably carry about twice as much meat as a buck in a southern US state, so the meat problem is usually not that big of an issue. There are usually plenty of doe tags (mule deer and whitetail) available for anyone who wants to keep hunting after tagging out on a buck if they need more meat. The one buck per year limit requires you to be much more selective. I've passed on bucks in October that I likely would have shot if it had been November, simply because I did not want to end my hunting season early on a marginal buck. Maybe forum members who wondered what the heck I was thinking when I passed on this buck didn't realize it was two hours into the hunting season and we have a one buck per year limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Indiana is in the midst of a 5 year trial of "OBR" or "One Buck Rule." There is no consensus as far as the rank and file hunters go, but some folks are convinced that it has increased the average size of bucks taken. (The local measurer for P&Y/B&C, for one, and he sees a lot of deer every year.) Others feel that it has cost the DNR too much in revenue from lost tag sales. Check into the Indianasportsmen.com and hoosierhunting.com for the spirited debates... HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit If you like big bucks, good idea I think. It's been that way forever in Ohio as far as I know. If you like meat, there's plenty of does and fawns around--at least in Ohio. If you're strictly a meat hunter and shoot anything (which is fine in my book, not looking to start an argument), than it's bad because if you need the meat, and a nice deer walks by, then you can't legally take the deer because you're "tagged out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit There has been a one buck per year limit here in PA for as long as I have been alive. With the amount of hunters in this state, allowing more then one buck a year to be taken would wipe out the buck population pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KSNimrod Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Kansas currently has a one buck limit. I do think it's helped me be more selective in which deer I shoot and how quickly I make that call in the season. We've also got a pretty liberal doe tag allotment so meat is usually not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad dryden Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I think its a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit Like Hoosierbuck said, we just came off year 3 of 5 here in Indiana with OBR. This is a very HOT topic among hunters in Indiana. There are passionate opinions on both sides. It has actually divided the hunting community more than any topic ever has, in my opinion. Personally, I like OBR and hope it stays. I have my reasons that matter to me. If you like big antlers, I believe it is working here. Others hate OBR and would argue that, fine with me too. I just know what I see in the woods since OBR (big deer). Ultimately, the suits in Indianapolis will decide the fate of OBR. Hunters will have little say in the final ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit In La. we have a 6 deer limit. I personally would like to see them drop that down some or either go to a tag system with only 2 bucks and 4 doe. I would like to see the limit down to 3 or 4 deer total though. The habitat can suppor them, they just don't grow old enough to have any horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I wouldn't mind seeing a 1 buck limit for a few years.In a normal season i don't usually get more than one buck anyways,and usually fill my freezer with one or two does.We have the 2 buck rule in Illinois.If i got a nice buck early I would still hunt the rest of the season for some doe meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit We set it county by county depending on the deer population. Of course, in Texas we actually go out and count deer every year, so we've got an accurate number to go by. Most counties are one buck, but some are two or three. And that's for all season's combined. If you shoot a buck during bow season, you're finished if you're hunting a one buck county. This year, we may go to a slightly different system that would allow a hunter to take two bucks from two different one buck counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhardwoods Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I'm with buckbuster 1 buck limit since i've been alive. I would love to see county by county regulations set by the PA game commsion like texan was speaking of. Cody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gobblergetter15 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit In missouri each buck has to have at least four points one each side and I like that better than a one buck limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit My area has been seeing more than average big deer since the one-buck rule went into place. Here are two examples from last season. The first from the county I live in, and the second from one county over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I live in the area of Sask where you can actually shoot 2 bucks. I would like to see it as one per year. ALOT of people shoot 2 smaller bucks simply b/c they feel ashamed to shoot a doe. They'd rather brag to people about the 4x4 they shot than dream of mentioning they shot a doe. You can shoot either a doe or a buck with your either sex tag and I'd bet more tags get thrown away than put on does. If we cut it down to one buck per year, we'd start to see a better balance of bucks to does, right now it is getting out of whack up here. One province over in manitoba, you can shoot a buck with a bow, another with a muzzloader, and another with a rifle. I'd rather see that in Saskatchewan. 95% of the bucks here are shot with a rifle. I'm sure we'd have less bucks taken here if we offered the opportunity to take 3 bucks. Most people hunt sloly with a rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit I could live with 1 buck per season as long as I would be able to shoot a couple of does to get the meat my family eats during the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit [ QUOTE ] Are we just talking or is this a NY proposal ? [/ QUOTE ] Just talking. There has been no proposal here in NY or even a hint of one, to go to a 1 buck rule. I will say this.... I would be entirely for such a rule, but only if there was a guarantee of permits for antlerless deer. I definitely would not want to see someone get their buck early in the season and then have to sit out the many weeks of the remainder of the various seasons. With that one little, but important caveat, I think I could become enthusiastic about the idea. It might even teach some of these "I only hunt bucks" fanatics that there is challenge and enjoyment in taking a doe. Most of us understand the management benefits of doe harvests, but many of us also would like to let all the does go by as long as we have another buck tag in our pocket. This could be a way for the various state game departments to finally get hunters to harvest does where needed. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit [ QUOTE ] Well I guess I am really mixed about this. The state that our herd is in it would probably be a good thing and allow the buck to doe ratio to come into a better balance. However, I think that NY has to many "slob" hunters wo will use their sisters mothers brothers aunts boyfriends daughters tag to harvest more than one. I have seen it done to many times in the past. Personally I would not mind it, since I have changed my ways of hunting and hold out for a decent buck and have no problem shooting a doe instead. [/ QUOTE ] I agree as long as they give out the proper amount of doe permits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Re: 1 buck per year limit For some states yes and for others no. This particular state has an overpopulation problem in many areas. Cutting the buck quota to 1 will put fewer hunters in the woods for the 4 month season we have. That could be extremely detrimental to the deer herd here. This state used to be a 5 buck state until they reduced it to 3 about 6 years ago. 2 would be OK with me and still keep enough hunters in the field to try to keep the herd in check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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