camoman1 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Thought you guys/gals would want to see this. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/80867957.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yup saw that, it just keeps getting worse.:no: :hammer1: Best news the DNR could have gotten...shoot em all :gunsmilie: :gun2: :2guns: :gun_bandana: :gun1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I think Deer Hunting in Wisconsin will be ruined in the near future. 20 years from now or less the DNR will be apologizing for what it has done. I know a lot of people reported seeing many fewer deer this year (me included) and the number taken was down also. The part of the article that talks about the DNR's plan being to soft is scary to me. I love hunting, and spend a lot of time and money doing it, but deer hunting in Wisconsin is losing its luster. I think the goal is to strengthen the herd by getting rid of CWD, hopefully in the long run it will be beneficial, but I think there is going to be a significant drop in a healthy herd with all the push to combat CWD. I wish I could afford an out of state license, I would look into Iowa or Illinois if I had the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 by the way thanks for posting the link to the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeaveragehunter Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 You were wrong, I did not want to see that. haha but not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 You were wrong, I did not want to see that. haha but not really Yeah I guess 'you should see this' would have been better:) haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggunner Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) No surprise there. The mismanagement of our deer herd is criminal. I personally wish they would either close the state to all deer hunting for two seasons, or at least make it so no doe tags are issued for the next two years and the only bucks that would be legal to harvest would have to have a minimum of six points. I know most if not all of you would strongly disagree with me as this would be a bitter bitter pill to swallow. Hey it would really stink for me too as I LOVE deer hunting more than anything else, at least I used to until the last couple of years. Just think how much things would improve if they put my laws into effect. Edited January 9, 2010 by sluggunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 I wouldnt have a problem with there being a minimum point total on bucks and only being able to shoot those bucks, but you know they would make exceptions for youth hunters, and there would probably be some catch to go along with it. The other thing I was thinking about is that there is no way for someone to look at a deer (at least in most cases) and know if it has CWD or not, so if the sharpshooters are sent out to kill deer and they shoot 10-20 deer, what are the chances of any of them having CWD? How does taking out 10-20 healthy deer improve the herd? This whole thing really angers me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 I wouldnt have a problem with there being a minimum point total on bucks and only being able to shoot those bucks, but you know they would make exceptions for youth hunters, and there would probably be some catch to go along with it. The other thing I was thinking about is that there is no way for someone to look at a deer (at least in most cases) and know if it has CWD or not, so if the sharpshooters are sent out to kill deer and they shoot 10-20 deer, what are the chances of any of them having CWD? How does taking out 10-20 healthy deer improve the herd? This whole thing really angers me. They arent trying to shoot the deer with CWD. Like you said there is really no way to tell what deer has it. They just want to shoot as many deer as they can to prevent it from spreading because that is the only method of controlling it that they have. Unfortunately that means the DNR will keep handing out antlerless tags and keep EAB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Don't forget that idiot Russ Feingold wants to give you a tax credit for donating venison to food pantries. Seems there has been a decline in donations, donations that have become relied upon by the pantries. Here is why I find that ironic................he and Gov. Dumb Dumb Doyle have our state in the top 5 highest taxed states and now it is published that Wisconsin has more government employees than manufacturing employees. What a disgrace! They are also liberal democrats who are for aggressive gun control and have attempted many times to rob moneys from state fish and wildlife stamps to balance their spending budget. They don't like hunters, but still want our help. The decline in venison donations is because PEOPLE NEED THE MEAT FOR THEMSELVES !!!! Dah!!! People can't afford things like they used to. So what will CWD do to this in the future? Will people quit eating it because they may think it was an infected deer? It is a sad state of affairs. My Mother-in-law stopped eating all venison after CWD was announced. She had been eating it all her life till then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Im not sure if Im a fan of point restrictions. I dont know all the anwers to this CWD riddle, but losing public support for their efforts wont help anything. I wish I knew all of what is going on behind the scenes with the NRB and the DNR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Don't forget that idiot Russ Feingold wants to give you a tax credit for donating venison to food pantries. Seems there has been a decline in donations, donations that have become relied upon by the pantries. Here is why I find that ironic................he and Gov. Dumb Dumb Doyle have our state in the top 5 highest taxed states and now it is published that Wisconsin has more government employees than manufacturing employees. What a disgrace! They are also liberal democrats who are for aggressive gun control and have attempted many times to rob moneys from state fish and wildlife stamps to balance their spending budget. They don't like hunters, but still want our help. The decline in venison donations is because PEOPLE NEED THE MEAT FOR THEMSELVES !!!! Dah!!! People can't afford things like they used to. So what will CWD do to this in the future? Will people quit eating it because they may think it was an infected deer? It is a sad state of affairs. My Mother-in-law stopped eating all venison after CWD was announced. She had been eating it all her life till then. Only good thing is that Baldy wont be around much longer. Hopefully Neuman or someone else that actually hunts and has some brains will take over the office....I wont hold my breath though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Man you guys are in a bad bad situation...My dad processes deer in Northeast IL, litteraly a stone throw away from the WI border...He lost a ton of business this year due to low deer harvest numbers in WI, and some customers who didn't go at all... I think the "Kill Em All" attitude is the wrong way to go. Like may of you have stated, it is not helping the heard, but at the same time, how do they know that it is helping the problem? More than likely, it is not. By the time those sharp shooters kill one infected animal, it could have spread it to 10 others...and for the one infected animal they killed, they probably killed 10 that were not infected. It seemsl like a never ending circle of pointlessness. Northern IL has a CWD issue in 5-6 counties, and sharp shooters were involved about 7 years ago, and on a very limited basis in areas where the heard was heavily infected - not all over the whole northern half of the state. I know i am not from WI, but i feel for you guys up there...I think there needs to be a little more brain before the braun in this case...Seems like the WI government is pretty quick to get guys out there descimating the heard before crunching numbers and devising a well thought out plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike L Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 The wisconsin DNR are useless, pathetic ignorant people. I think they did nothing good for our deer herd in the last 10 years and I don't how much more damage the herd can take. Hunting is my life and means everything to me and the 2010 deer seasons and what the DNR come's up for a plan to fix these problems are going to make my choice real easy to move out of state. I'll probably move where the hunting is good. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 The wisconsin DNR are useless, pathetic ignorant people. I think they did nothing good for our deer herd in the last 10 years and I don't how much more damage the herd can take. Hunting is my life and means everything to me and the 2010 deer seasons and what the DNR come's up for a plan to fix these problems are going to make my choice real easy to move out of state. I'll probably move where the hunting is good. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE] Ive heard ohio is really really good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 WI. deer herd will never come back until the Wolf and Bear issue is under control...that means killing at least half of them! Until we have a fawn crop that survives to replace the deer ones killed, it will keep going down hill..NEXT YEAR WILL BE WORSE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 The DNR wants to kill deer, I don't think they mind if bears and wolves are doing it, so I don't see them doing anything about that anytime soon either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 The DNR wants to kill deer, I don't think they mind if bears and wolves are doing it, so I don't see them doing anything about that anytime soon either.\ nobody said the DNR had to shoot them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strutstopper Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 They seem stupid even though im from Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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