CWD extended season???????????

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Went to one of the cwd zones which was open till Dec 20 last weekend.

So the goverment extends the season to thin out the the deer, but gettjng permission to hunt on private property, basically the entire wmu, was like pulling hens teeth.

All the hunters are driving around doing drive by shootings like gangsters , how is game management ackomplished in these zones, I would hate to have a draw tag for that wmu, it would be a waste of money.

So when the deer are stumbling around the farmers yard in a crazy state, potetionaly infecting the live stock, maybe they should have let a few hunters hunt there property.

We were bow hunting, not rifle hunting so all we wanted to do is spot and stalk, no noise, no chance of shooting a cow or horse, or a bullet flying a stray , the only evidence that we would leave is some foot prints in the snow and if we were lucky a red spot also.

Okay , where is the spell check?

Also I have to say there are allot of land owners who are great in allowing access to there property, not in this area though.
 
After you have had machinery shot up and fences cut or tramped down it dampens your enthusiasm for allowing anybody but well known aquiantances on your property. The bottom line is if you own the property you do what you like with it. A few slob hunters spoil it for the rest.
 
but they will be the first people complaining to the fish & wildlife about thier crops & feed getting spoiled by all the deer. Just because there are some a**holes out & about that call themselves hunters doesn`t mean everyone that hunts is!!
 
cwd....

Yes there are the ah**** who vandlize while they are hunting, but no one asks to hunt on someones property, then goes and cuts there fence , shoots there tractor, if a hunter asks for permision , it shows that he has respect for the landowner, and 9 out of 10 times will conduct himself in a respectful manner. Hunters are an important part of game management, as are the landowners.
If I had 500 deer eating, shi#ing, pi##ing on my hay bales, do I let the hunters shoot some of them, or do I restrict access, then claim crop damage and collect monies. Before crop damage due to wild life is paid out the landowner should have to show a log book or something with records that he allowed so many hunters access. Hell ,any of you farmers have gopher, magpie, crow ,skunk, porcupine , rabbit, coyote, deer , moose ,elk ,bear, problems just pm me, or put a post on the forum. And while I am out at your farm I have been know to fix a fence or wire something up. ( I am an electrician )

Still I would like to know how game management is done in ares where access is not permited to hunters.
 
jdrigger said:
but they will be the first people complaining to the fish & wildlife about thier crops & feed getting spoiled by all the deer. Just because there are some a**holes out & about that call themselves hunters doesn`t mean everyone that hunts is!!
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Yup. But losing a part of the crop is a different issue than having to fix a concave in a combine, or windows on a tractor, because some dolt shot it. The right to allow or deny access to anyone they please, comes with ownership.

Own a quarter, and park something valuable on it, and you'd start to understand. Until then, if you want to hunt, it'd be a good time to start cultivating a relationship with one or more landowners. Once you have a contact, you'd be surprised as heck how many doors open for you from there.
Be at least a little bit gracious, when you have to suck it up and accept that your requests have been turned down.

Getting whiny about them not letting you on, just makes you deserve a :slap: . Keep in mind WHY the farmers don't look at every guy they've never seen before, that's knocking on their door or phoning them, like they are long lost friends.

The idiot 'hunters' have screwed it up. Now the Hunters have to deal with that to, if they want to get in somewhere.

Cheers
Trev
 
When did you do your permission drive? The earlier, the better. I had my MD map and phonebook out in August and secured lots of land. The last thing that Landowners worry about in December is another allowing another person on their property.
 
hakx said:
When did you do your permission drive? The earlier, the better. I had my MD map and phonebook out in August and secured lots of land. The last thing that Landowners worry about in December is another allowing another person on their property.
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Bang on...for the most part I have land tied up in the summer months but still make some phone calls and drop-ins through-out the fall....

there's lots of reasons they may not have let you on....hunting reserved for friends/family on their private land, a couple other groups have already been given permission, a handful of deer may already have been taken and they felt that was enough for the season, hunting reserved for locals only....

I'm with you on the thought that the guys asking for permission aren't the same ones that cut fences and shoot holes through equipment and livestock.
 
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