So you would think that whatever impact baiting was going to have would play out in the first 3-4 years of it being legalized and that would be that…..BUT…….thanks to the way we’ve educated the public on “buck to doe ratios and how to fix them”…..I don’t think that’ll be the case…..

I’ve said this before but I’ll throw it out there again…….I think you’re going to get an initial impact on the buck populations in the first several years but once hunters start seeing fewer bucks, more late born fawns, weaker ruts, less opportunities, etc…etc…..they are going to start hammering the does and in doing so create a second wave of impact/change…..I think that’s the phase we’ve probably entered…..South Alabama hunters shot the chit out of does last year compared to normal for some reason…..Either hunter attitude changed or there was a big influx of additional hunters......either way a bunch more does got shot.....which most likely is going to result in less bucks being produced.....


Last edited by CNC; 10/29/24 11:52 AM.
Folks that know don't shoot old does........ wink