Originally Posted by joshm28
Originally Posted by Fishduck
Assuming no change in the harvest, and the quoted numbers, we have 25% compliance. That is pathetic and shows a total lack of support for the program. IMHO the Gamecheck system is a failure.


That’s a big assumption. I’m of the firm belief that the estimated harvest numbers are way OVER estimated.

I’m a numbers guy so I can see value in the system. It’s not perfect but we have to start somewhere.

I also believe the state should implement a harvest data collection by having each hunter provide kill data for the previous year before they are allowed to buy a license. They could also add a sliding scale question of “Were deer sightings up down or stayed the same the previous year? Again it’s not perfect but in order to have data to base decisions on you have to have a starting point


You are also making a big assumption that previous harvest numbers were overestimated.

Most of us don't shoot 3 deer a year and kills are based on how often we knock off the safety. Hard to regulate that via any system.