Originally Posted By: Hogwild
Originally Posted By: Deadwood
I've personally noticed that as the hunting regs increase, the compliance with the law has decreased, just going by the few conversations I've had with other hunters. Not a free-for-all anarchist style, but more of a civil disobedience type thing. Some of the hunters I know just manage their kills and reporting on the down-low, and use their own common sense to manage THEIR particular land and herd. Surprisingly, it's mainly the older hunters that refuse to be pushed around. They just aren't loud about it.


Ironically, many of these gentlemen are older landowners who have always taken good care of their properties and have high-quality hunting.


I'll be danged if I'm gonna be the one to rat them out, either. DCNR is losing the confidence of most of us in my circle anyway. They can play whack-a-mole trying to bust these old farts or they can come up with some sensible management that is based on science, such as the jawbone studies I keep talking about. Same thing is happening with the recreational fishing sector down here. I know dads of 8 year olds that know how to prepare a ditch-bag for snappers.