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<blockquote data-quote="BrianID" data-source="post: 1576215" data-attributes="member: 104589"><p>I've hunted mule deer in Idaho for over 20 years. Deer numbers are cyclic and many areas were affected by the recent bad winter. In my opinion the mule deer initiative hasn't done anything significant to improve the deer hunting. Habitat has been a big factor in the decreasing deer numbers. More difficulty in finding mature bucks is a result of predators. Humans are the number one predator of mature mule deer bucks. Today's hunters are much more effective at killing mature bucks than they were 20 years ago and much more effective than than they were 60 years ago. Hunters have more effective weapons, optics and ability to travel into remote places. Another big factor is that a higher percentage of today's hunters are hunting for horns than they were in the past. There are still many mature bucks in OTC units in Idaho but they are more difficult to locate when the season is open. Bucks that survive more than 4 seasons have found a way to avoid hunters. Private land helps some bucks survive. Mature bucks on public land become nocturnal and/or stay in heavy cover when the season is open. I've killed a couple mature bucks right out of their beds and I knowfor a fact that both of them bedded down before legal shooting light. If you want to hunt mature muley bucks that feed out in the open during daylight then you are going to have a hard time on public land Idaho OTC. Idaho OTC is managed for opportunity, not quality. You will find much better quality on Idaho's controlled hunts or hunts in other states. If you want an opportunity to hunt you can find it on an OTC hunt in Idaho but don't expect a mature buck without a lot of luck or a lot of hard work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianID, post: 1576215, member: 104589"] I’ve hunted mule deer in Idaho for over 20 years. Deer numbers are cyclic and many areas were affected by the recent bad winter. In my opinion the mule deer initiative hasn’t done anything significant to improve the deer hunting. Habitat has been a big factor in the decreasing deer numbers. More difficulty in finding mature bucks is a result of predators. Humans are the number one predator of mature mule deer bucks. Today’s hunters are much more effective at killing mature bucks than they were 20 years ago and much more effective than than they were 60 years ago. Hunters have more effective weapons, optics and ability to travel into remote places. Another big factor is that a higher percentage of today’s hunters are hunting for horns than they were in the past. There are still many mature bucks in OTC units in Idaho but they are more difficult to locate when the season is open. Bucks that survive more than 4 seasons have found a way to avoid hunters. Private land helps some bucks survive. Mature bucks on public land become nocturnal and/or stay in heavy cover when the season is open. I’ve killed a couple mature bucks right out of their beds and I knowfor a fact that both of them bedded down before legal shooting light. If you want to hunt mature muley bucks that feed out in the open during daylight then you are going to have a hard time on public land Idaho OTC. Idaho OTC is managed for opportunity, not quality. You will find much better quality on Idaho’s controlled hunts or hunts in other states. If you want an opportunity to hunt you can find it on an OTC hunt in Idaho but don’t expect a mature buck without a lot of luck or a lot of hard work. [/QUOTE]
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