Guess I'm part of the problem, Gob.
I don't subscribe to Wildlife Trends, although Andy is kind enough to send it to me. I enjoy reading it very much.
I'm not a member of AWF. I also visit the DCNR site regularly but have yet to see anything significantly displayed, promoted, publicized or put forth about fetal survey info and how it relates to seasons, breeding, etc.
You know well enough the common guy doesn't keep up with this either. You know that. Right? Sure you do. The main reason you know all this is because you're in the wildlife and resources industry. Only the true diehards would be keeping up with fetal info and its publication in wildlife and biological periodicals.
Find each hunter? Go door to door?
Y'know what? That's not impossible given the INTERNET and how easily available it is to disseminate information in today's world.
Stand at the door at CAB meetings and provide handouts? Why, they don't even have a specific agenda available beforehand about what's going to be discussed, unlike some states (Tennessee, specifically), so people will have an idea other than from email scuttlebutt about what's going on. Providing information about fetal studies, fisheries research and other topics at the door might be a welcomed by the attendees.
Digging up studies and info is a good suggestion. It shouldn't be so damn hard for the average guy to do it, though. Wildlife Trends - I just went to their site - requires subscription and membership to view any articles. AWF requires membership and a lot of people don't want to join, for various reasons.
The state agency that does these things does it with public money and the info is public. It should be easily provided to the public without the public having to search high and low, hard and fast, to find it. But it's not an uncommon problem among state and federal agencies throughout the nation.
