Post by tynimiller on Jul 23, 2015 15:58:21 GMT -5
Gonna dissect it and analyze correlations perhaps a little more but here is the rough/small segment of hunter survey conducted late June to as late as July 21st entries. 204 entries total after taking blank ones out...was posted here, Indiana Sportsman, IWDHM Facebook and their forum, emailed to IBA/IDHA and QDMA (whether they posted or not was up to them).
Now that I had to analyze this, I've learned how to better improve the surveys in the future and hope to do that moving forward...express thoughts, ideas and whatever else this survey triggers (good, bad or indifferent).
I stress again obviously one cannot pull conclusory statements from such a small segment of hunters but it is what it is.
I'm having some difficulty getting the PDF to upload (as it would seem the website has reached it's limit or something like that when I try (error message).
Will attempt to have it available asap....in meantime let me attempt to do a text copy and paste of the frequency tables:
On your primary deer hunting property, did 2014 see an [ ] overall deer sightings...
Increase 16 7.8%
Decrease 142 69.6%
Stable/Consistent 46 22.5%
On your primary property for deer hunting, how many acres total are there?
Less than 10 8 3.9%
11-25 11 5.4%
26-50 35 17.2%
51-75 18 8.8%
76-150 56 27.5%
More than 150 74 36.3%
Left Blank 2 1.0%
Found it interesting that greater than a 1/3 of all those that responded have what I personally would consider large tracts of ground to hunt…contradicts the mindset or statements by some that say primarily we are a bunch of small parcel hunters…
How would you describe your localized deer herd population over the past 2/3 years (on your primary property)?
Extreme Decrease 55 27.0%
Moderate Decrease 64 31.4%
Slight Decrease 38 18.6%
Stable/No Change 25 12.3%
Slight Increase 11 5.4%
Moderate Increase 9 4.4%
Extreme Decrease 2 1.0%
Left Blank 0 0.0%
Stated Decrease 157 77.0%
Stable 25 12.3%
Stated Increase 22 10.8%
In the past 2 calendar years have you done anything substantial for habitat improvements on your primary hunting property?
Yes 100 49.0%
No 55 27.0%
No/Not allowed 49 24.0%
Left Blank 0 0.0%
Yes/Just Plots 34 16.7% of total
Yes/Not Just Plots 66 32.4% of total
All No Answers 104 51.0% of total
Are you happy with the current state of the localized deer herd in your primary grounds area?
Yes 45 22.1%
No 132 64.7%
Cannot Properly Tell 24 11.8%
Blank 3 1.5%
Are you for the current OBR?
Yes 163 79.9% ---61 (37%) it raised the age bracket of bucks.
No 39 19.1% ---32 (82%) said a reason was it caused too many does to be harvested.
Blank 2 1.0%
Did you harvest a 2014 buck, if so when?
No 111 54.4%
Yes, prior to firearm… 28 13.7% ---30.8% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Yes, during firearm… 56 27.5% ---61.5% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Yes, after firearm… 7 3.4% ---7.7% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Blank 2 1.0%
Now that I had to analyze this, I've learned how to better improve the surveys in the future and hope to do that moving forward...express thoughts, ideas and whatever else this survey triggers (good, bad or indifferent).
I stress again obviously one cannot pull conclusory statements from such a small segment of hunters but it is what it is.
I'm having some difficulty getting the PDF to upload (as it would seem the website has reached it's limit or something like that when I try (error message).
Will attempt to have it available asap....in meantime let me attempt to do a text copy and paste of the frequency tables:
On your primary deer hunting property, did 2014 see an [ ] overall deer sightings...
Increase 16 7.8%
Decrease 142 69.6%
Stable/Consistent 46 22.5%
On your primary property for deer hunting, how many acres total are there?
Less than 10 8 3.9%
11-25 11 5.4%
26-50 35 17.2%
51-75 18 8.8%
76-150 56 27.5%
More than 150 74 36.3%
Left Blank 2 1.0%
Found it interesting that greater than a 1/3 of all those that responded have what I personally would consider large tracts of ground to hunt…contradicts the mindset or statements by some that say primarily we are a bunch of small parcel hunters…
How would you describe your localized deer herd population over the past 2/3 years (on your primary property)?
Extreme Decrease 55 27.0%
Moderate Decrease 64 31.4%
Slight Decrease 38 18.6%
Stable/No Change 25 12.3%
Slight Increase 11 5.4%
Moderate Increase 9 4.4%
Extreme Decrease 2 1.0%
Left Blank 0 0.0%
Stated Decrease 157 77.0%
Stable 25 12.3%
Stated Increase 22 10.8%
In the past 2 calendar years have you done anything substantial for habitat improvements on your primary hunting property?
Yes 100 49.0%
No 55 27.0%
No/Not allowed 49 24.0%
Left Blank 0 0.0%
Yes/Just Plots 34 16.7% of total
Yes/Not Just Plots 66 32.4% of total
All No Answers 104 51.0% of total
Are you happy with the current state of the localized deer herd in your primary grounds area?
Yes 45 22.1%
No 132 64.7%
Cannot Properly Tell 24 11.8%
Blank 3 1.5%
Are you for the current OBR?
Yes 163 79.9% ---61 (37%) it raised the age bracket of bucks.
No 39 19.1% ---32 (82%) said a reason was it caused too many does to be harvested.
Blank 2 1.0%
Did you harvest a 2014 buck, if so when?
No 111 54.4%
Yes, prior to firearm… 28 13.7% ---30.8% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Yes, during firearm… 56 27.5% ---61.5% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Yes, after firearm… 7 3.4% ---7.7% of all those that did harvest a buck.
Blank 2 1.0%