Fortunately our game dept is a separate entity, politicians can't touch them. My concern for Minnesota and other states like them is with lobbyist for deep pocket anti's. Spread enough money around and hunters get screwed.

These kinds of rules do more harm than good. I found when antler restrictions are imposed and special restrictions on certain days, bucks are shot accidently and left in the field. Either have one way or the other period!

Florida is lucky enough to have its' own systems that is seperate from the politicians (the FWC)... or atleast I would like to think. But I feel for you. To me, politicians should stay out of something they have no idea about... leave it up to someone who actually knows what the hell they are talking about.

Deer management shouldn't come from legislators. Numebrs can be given to them, but unless there is solid, factual and knowledgeable input from DNR officials there cannot be proper management. Even DNR offocials sometiems would rather be on a golf course thanewading through a trout stream, which makes thign even more difficult. How is this for a fact: Almost 20 thousand more deer have been harvested in one year in West Virginia than the previosu year. Is that not disgusting? This is an example of proper legislation backfiring, in some sense.

it's getting just as bad here in co. most of the wildlife officers can't even interpret some of the rules. how's this for crappy? i didn't get drawn for my antelope tag this year and because fewer deer tags are going to be given out for the area i put in for i may not get drawn for that either. i may be really screwed for the whole season. i can't imagine not being able to hunt at all! i wish they had told us about the deer tags before we put in for them!

In NJ game management, or lack thereof, is very political. Just look at the bear problem in N.W. Jersey. After the last bear hunt a few years ago, the number of nuiscance bears, and bear/human conflicts dropped 50%. Same with the previous hunt. Since then our idiot Governor would rather spend Million$ of taxdollars on non-lethal bear manegement(birth control, education etc.). NJ is one of the most bankrupt states in the nation, with the highest taxes. Hunters would pay to control the bears based on science. Our legislators aren't listening and don't get it.

Well in africa olliphants almost became extinct untill they started charging outside hunters for killing them and having the money from it be earmarked for theire preservation.. now those same funds not only protect olliphants but rhinos etc. and the populations of those are rising!! Why cant it work in the us too?? Hunters rights associations should fight to "make it so!" (Proverb pickard):P