Even if you are hunting with a bow? I didn't realize this until today. If you can only hunt on weekends, this sucks...
That's my thought too Jake. With the new telecheck what is going to keep people from shooting a big buck and calling it in as a doe.
Why would you even call in?
I would venture to guess Wildlife Officers will be quick to follow up on any bucks killed on Monday. Three or four years ago I bought a tag on the way to hunt on opening day. I shot a deer within minutes of getting into the stand and tagged it in on the way home. I had that tag in my pocket for probably less than an hour. About a month later, a WO knocked on my door and wanted to know how it was that I killed a deer so quickly after buying the tag. I told him the story, it was true, and he left. I would guess they will be doing similar follow-ups after the muzzy season.
I've never been good enough to kill a buck in early or mid-October, so it makes little difference to me. To those that can pattern and kill a good one in on that weekend, I can certainly understand. Looking at personal history, I've lost NOTHING by them making it doe only.
I've never been good enough to kill a buck in early or mid-October, so it makes little difference to me. To those that can pattern and kill a good one in on that weekend, I can certainly understand. Looking at personal history, I've lost NOTHING by them making it doe only.