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Oregon- Malheur River Unit # 66 for mule deer.
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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 638872" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>I respectfully disagree.</p><p>I've counted well over 300 deer in Desolation unit, & Summer units on multiple years, & have seen less than 5 bucks most years. The ratio is SO poorly controlled that the few bucks we do have get so bred down its a wonder they ever make it thru the winter.</p><p></p><p>I am of the opinion that you should have to cull at least 2 does before you ever get a buck tag untill the population has a better balance.</p><p>Elk, well, that's a lil different. Cats & Wolves need to be eraticated. There are so many tags, so many predators, & not enough Elk left to hardly make it worth a hunt. Human population has exploded, & as a direct result, the game gets coralled into smaller areas. easy picking for top predators. ODFW seems to have forgotten that they decided to "manage" game herds thru hunting. That doesn't leave room for "managing" game with predators in the mix as well. They're after $ bottom line. They're trying to make both sides happy, which doesn't work. If you "manage" game, you "manage" it. That makes greenies mad. Politics gets involved, & wherever politics & $ are involved, common sense leaves, & chaos ensues.</p><p>ODFW doesn't have a clue what thier roll is, nor how to accomplish it if they did. They just want more $ for less game, & to look good in the liberal papers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 638872, member: 22166"] I respectfully disagree. I've counted well over 300 deer in Desolation unit, & Summer units on multiple years, & have seen less than 5 bucks most years. The ratio is SO poorly controlled that the few bucks we do have get so bred down its a wonder they ever make it thru the winter. I am of the opinion that you should have to cull at least 2 does before you ever get a buck tag untill the population has a better balance. Elk, well, that's a lil different. Cats & Wolves need to be eraticated. There are so many tags, so many predators, & not enough Elk left to hardly make it worth a hunt. Human population has exploded, & as a direct result, the game gets coralled into smaller areas. easy picking for top predators. ODFW seems to have forgotten that they decided to "manage" game herds thru hunting. That doesn't leave room for "managing" game with predators in the mix as well. They're after $ bottom line. They're trying to make both sides happy, which doesn't work. If you "manage" game, you "manage" it. That makes greenies mad. Politics gets involved, & wherever politics & $ are involved, common sense leaves, & chaos ensues. ODFW doesn't have a clue what thier roll is, nor how to accomplish it if they did. They just want more $ for less game, & to look good in the liberal papers. [/QUOTE]
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