Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by hallb
Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by hallb
I don't understand how you can claim the game check numbers are total garbage b/c 50% of people aren't even using it and then in the same sentence rely on it for some kind of hardcore evidence of anything.


The same way a timber cruise only samples 10% to get an estimate for the entire stand.....You dont have to sample 100% to get a good idea of what is occurring.


Uhhh, but a stand of timber is pretty consistent throughout. What numbers and type of deer various types of hunters that aren't reporting are killing across the state are not.


Most hunters are a 0, 1, 2 or 3 when it comes to buck harvest…….There’s really not a whole lot of variance. You don’t have to count that many to get a good rate for each of those categories. I bet by the time you survey a 1000 people you already have a good ballpark figure……With a few hundred thousand hunters out there, sampling 65% like we’re doing probably gives a pretty accurate number……Accurate enough anyways……it’s the change from year to year that were really watching anyways……”trends”.


So how many people were all in on the game check the last 2 seasons and then this year said screw it, ain't worth it? You sure do make a ton of assumptions, most hunters are 0,1, 2 or 3...that's hilarious. I can't wait until next season when the numbers align with this seasons...