WOW!!! That took some time to read through all that!
I have to agree with joe, The change to a county system will, in the long run, be a good thing. The first thing i did, as I'm sure every one else did, was find my county on the list.
Crawford, 3 either sex, 1 antlerless... my first thought, Why is the limit still 4 deer? there arent that many here! Then i thought about it. Most guys wont burn a $24 tag on a doe. So in this case, you can actually shoot one cheap doe, and if you want to shoot another, it'll cost ya. Adjusting the bag limit in the future for just crawford county will be a lot easier than trying to make an adjustment for the entire zone b.
I thjink it sucks we cant legally kill a buck the second weekend of october. But as stated before, its gonna happen anyway.
I am surprised the dnr is going with the early muzzy season from a safety standpoint. The trees are still holding most of their leaves at that time. Doesnt the dnr hunter safety program preach "know your target, and beyond"? If you are hunting field edges and shooting into open areas, ok. But i wouldnt be surprised to hear about guys getting hit by stray bullets because the hunter couldnt see any further than a hundred yards or so.
All in all, thing wont change much for me. I will still buy one of each tag, and do my best to fill those.