Steve Graf wrote: The WRC says our herd is “sustainably decreasing”. Which is code talk for “we’re making the insurance companies happy now cause they give us stuff”.
I heard about the auto insurance companies pressuring game agencies. Mostly in the east, but it’s an issue all over. I am also worried because The Wildlife Society and biologists are talking about moving away from public hunting as a management tool and using private sharp shooters to reduce white-tailed deer populations. I understand that it’s especially hard to draw bow hunters into suburban neighborhoods to shoot does and fawns (can’t use rifles in city limits right), but I think it would erode the hunting opportunities and tradition. It’s a topic that is on the periphery of most western hunters, but something we all should be watching and discussing.
Good luck with the coyotes, current belief is you’ll have to remove 75% of the population to make a difference.
