Harvest trends will let you know whether something is going right or wrong....also with your logic all deer management techniques such as recording deer killed, their weights, aging by jawbones and ect should just be stopped since they are a waste of time since nobody anywhere knows exactly how many free ranging deer there are.....

If you honestly can't figure that out, then you either just don't get it or you're to hard headed to listen.

Harvest trends will let you know whether something is going right or wrong....also with your logic all deer management techniques such as recording deer killed, their weights, aging by jawbones and ect should just be stopped since they are a waste of time since nobody anywhere knows exactly how many free ranging deer there are.....

I really think a graduate student in sociology could write an interesting dissertation by studying the posts in the General Forum of aldeer.

On about 99% of all subjects, the forum seems to be totally populated by Republicans who take the extreme far-right view on everything, and think Democrats should be publicly executed.

But on issues related to wildlife management, more state rules, about half the board become Socialists. And many become flat out Communists. I'm just kidding. No, I'm not.

I got the survey and opposed everything. I am a Freedom-Loving, True Blooded American Individualist who doesn't need the dang government to give me any additional orders. They already control way more of my life than I want. Those of you that want more laws and rules in your life should move to China so you can be with more people who think the way you do. Kidding again. Not completely.

The NRA has taken the position of not giving another inch because they know the ultimate end of all gun control initiatives. Why do people think the government is gonna be any different on wildlife issues? When they passed the 3 buck limit, one of the committee members said it was a "good beginning." Where do you think its gonna stop? Government never stops; it always wants to move to the next step and gain more control and power.

I have been outraged by the fact that the legislature keeps robbing funds that were supposed to be set aside for the dcnr and using them to fund prisons. If they think they have enough money to even consider setting up checking stations, maybe our hunting license money oughta go to prisons instead of us having to pay new taxes. I'm pretty sure if they propose new taxes for prisons, aldeer is gonna be 100% against it. Its likely gonna be one or the other, so get ready to open up your billfold to pay a lot more for prisons if you really want checking stations. How many are willing to pay a lot more taxes to get these checking stations? Please tell us if you are so that the rest of us will know you are a Commie.

The day the set up checking stations will be the day I make big changes in my hunting. I am not gonna risk my life to drive to Selma, AL at night to check in a stinking deer.

Frankie, It takes data to properly manage anything. This is just another data collection tool.That being said, making it mandatory is the only way to make the data collection even close to accurate.

[quote=IDOT] to fill it out and send it in or face a fine ?

Here in Oregon, every tag sold is to be reported OR person pays a $25 per tag fee not reported on his next license purchase. It could add up for the lazy type. Separate tags for deer, elk, turkey, goat, desert goats, and so on...

I really think a graduate student in sociology could write an interesting dissertation by studying the posts in the General Forum of aldeer.

On about 99% of all subjects, the forum seems to be totally populated by Republicans who take the extreme far-right view on everything, and think Democrats should be publicly executed.

But on issues related to wildlife management, more state rules, about half the board become Socialists. And many become flat out Communists. I'm just kidding. No, I'm not.

I got the survey and opposed everything. I am a Freedom-Loving, True Blooded American Individualist who doesn't need the dang government to give me any additional orders. They already control way more of my life than I want. Those of you that want more laws and rules in your life should move to China so you can be with more people who think the way you do. Kidding again. Not completely.

The NRA has taken the position of not giving another inch because they know the ultimate end of all gun control initiatives. Why do people think the government is gonna be any different on wildlife issues? When they passed the 3 buck limit, one of the committee members said it was a "good beginning." Where do you think its gonna stop? Government never stops; it always wants to move to the next step and gain more control and power.

I have been outraged by the fact that the legislature keeps robbing funds that were supposed to be set aside for the dcnr and using them to fund prisons. If they think they have enough money to even consider setting up checking stations, maybe our hunting license money oughta go to prisons instead of us having to pay new taxes. I'm pretty sure if they propose new taxes for prisons, aldeer is gonna be 100% against it. Its likely gonna be one or the other, so get ready to open up your billfold to pay a lot more for prisons if you really want checking stations. How many are willing to pay a lot more taxes to get these checking stations? Please tell us if you are so that the rest of us will know you are a Commie.

The day the set up checking stations will be the day I make big changes in my hunting. I am not gonna risk my life to drive to Selma, AL at night to check in a stinking deer.

there you go we could be just like them . we could also mandate that ever kill has to have weight and age too

i remember when they banned some traps up there , they were fineing people for trapping moles . lol

Survey from the DCNR ... Questions about:

— whether you hunt deer, turkey
— area in the state (has 5 areas)
— whether you support/oppose mandatory check-in
— how you would want a check system (phone, computer, physical check station, etc.)

And then the survey crashed while I was filling it in.

Apparently the rumors of big changes on the way are true, or some of them.

Since you DCNR and CAB guys covertly monitor this site, here's a suggestion not just from me but by many: Publicly explain with good reasoning how this information will be used for the biological benefit of deer and turkeys, and how it won't be used to create trophy bucks for the QDM crowd. Because that's a huge perception by a lot of Joe Average hunters.

Thanks for at least asking for public input about it with the survey, too, unlike the comical screw-up from a couple of years ago.

I really think a graduate student in sociology could write an interesting dissertation by studying the posts in the General Forum of aldeer.

On about 99% of all subjects, the forum seems to be totally populated by Republicans who take the extreme far-right view on everything, and think Democrats should be publicly executed.

But on issues related to wildlife management, more state rules, about half the board become Socialists. And many become flat out Communists. I'm just kidding. No, I'm not.

I got the survey and opposed everything. I am a Freedom-Loving, True Blooded American Individualist who doesn't need the dang government to give me any additional orders. They already control way more of my life than I want. Those of you that want more laws and rules in your life should move to China so you can be with more people who think the way you do. Kidding again. Not completely.

The NRA has taken the position of not giving another inch because they know the ultimate end of all gun control initiatives. Why do people think the government is gonna be any different on wildlife issues? When they passed the 3 buck limit, one of the committee members said it was a "good beginning." Where do you think its gonna stop? Government never stops; it always wants to move to the next step and gain more control and power.

I have been outraged by the fact that the legislature keeps robbing funds that were supposed to be set aside for the dcnr and using them to fund prisons. If they think they have enough money to even consider setting up checking stations, maybe our hunting license money oughta go to prisons instead of us having to pay new taxes. I'm pretty sure if they propose new taxes for prisons, aldeer is gonna be 100% against it. Its likely gonna be one or the other, so get ready to open up your billfold to pay a lot more for prisons if you really want checking stations. How many are willing to pay a lot more taxes to get these checking stations? Please tell us if you are so that the rest of us will know you are a Commie.

The day the set up checking stations will be the day I make big changes in my hunting. I am not gonna risk my life to drive to Selma, AL at night to check in a stinking deer.

When they passed the 3 buck limit, one of the committee members said it was a "good beginning."

i remember when they banned some traps up there , they were fineing people for trapping moles . lol

I've been to Oregon and no offense the other guy from Oregon , but once the people of Alabama becone anything like the people of Oregon we got problems. I think the folks in alabana want limited gov. I want limited gov. But where citizens can not control the outcome without gov , and it's impacting our civilization as a whole "negatively" , then we need gov. Now, the role of gov, can be limited or it can be burdensome. We simply need limited gov to monitor our wildlife resources. That is it.