Why is there no 5-day antlerless hunt on private land this season? I'm wondering what the motivation was for not offering the hunt this season. I have not read any discussions on the change during proposals presented prior to the rulemaking. I've come up with some of my own ideas as possibilities.
1) It may be an attempt to get hunters to shoot does rather than pass them during the season with the goal of more does and less bucks killed.
2) The hunt was for private land in Unit-L only in the past (also CWD Unit when it came into being). Maybe it was removed for simplification of regulations.
3) Maybe it was a concern over fairness between public land hunters and private land hunters.
I'm curious if anyone has run across an explanation on this.
1) It may be an attempt to get hunters to shoot does rather than pass them during the season with the goal of more does and less bucks killed.
2) The hunt was for private land in Unit-L only in the past (also CWD Unit when it came into being). Maybe it was removed for simplification of regulations.
3) Maybe it was a concern over fairness between public land hunters and private land hunters.
I'm curious if anyone has run across an explanation on this.
