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Post by whitetailhunter on Jul 2, 2009 15:42:00 GMT -5
I just signed up
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Post by tickman1961 on Jul 2, 2009 15:45:06 GMT -5
Didn't work for me either. I will keep tring. I need another trophy spot. I'll kill my does at home. This program will not work if you are not willing to kill the farmers does....dead deer is the only result these farmer want.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 2, 2009 16:04:14 GMT -5
Didn't work for me either. I will keep tring. I need another trophy spot. I'll kill my does at home. This program will not work if you are not willing to kill the farmers does....dead deer is the only result these farmer want. Yep. If I was a farmer I'd say kill three does before you kill a buck. Kill a buck before the three does and you can go look for another place to hunt...
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Post by Old Ironsights on Jul 2, 2009 17:06:34 GMT -5
I'm in. Not that I particularly care about killing a Buck, but the way it is worded "do you want the opportunity to..." is odd.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 2, 2009 18:09:49 GMT -5
I'm in. Not that I particularly care about killing a Buck, but the way it is worded "do you want the opportunity to..." is odd. OI, I'm guessing that maybe some farmers want to protect bucks for themselves, family or paying hunters??
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Post by duff on Jul 2, 2009 20:54:38 GMT -5
Signed up, bring on the antlers...just kidding guys. I am mainly a doe hunter. Wife can pick out buck meat from 100 miles away. Not sure how she can tell as I sure can't but I have specific orders to only shoot does unless the BIG guy shows up. That meat gets donated. Fine with me. I'll take 3 does and start duck/goose hunting.
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Post by hunter7x on Jul 3, 2009 11:19:47 GMT -5
I wish they would have worded 2 questions differently. how many antlerless are you willing to take? I would have liked to have answered as many as needed or something along those lines instead of a number only answer. And would you like the opportunity to shoot an antlered deer yes or no...well yes but I understand this is herd reduction and thats not why I would be there. Should be interesting to hear feed back from those selected.
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Post by tenring on Jul 3, 2009 12:16:10 GMT -5
Anybody hunt around Amish country? I do! Can drop off any and all deer I take and make good friends in the process, simple, easy, and accounts for more hunting days.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Jul 4, 2009 19:21:47 GMT -5
I'm in. Not that I particularly care about killing a Buck, but the way it is worded "do you want the opportunity to..." is odd. OI, I'm guessing that maybe some farmers want to protect bucks for themselves, family or paying hunters?? Probably, but the word "opportunity" is misplaced. A better question would be "Are you willing to shoot does only unless asked otherwise by the land owner?" The question as written assumes you are looking for a buck "opportunity"/implicit permission, the question assumes you would accept an opportunity if given the permission. I also agree that typing in an arbitrary number that you are "willing to kill" is kind of silly...
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Post by Hawkeye on Jul 4, 2009 21:05:32 GMT -5
I really wonder how many farmers are just waiting for this list of willing hunters to come out so they can have dozens of non paying strangers running around on there land. Especially when there are many many hunters paying farmers and lease agents thousands of dollars to hunt.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Jul 4, 2009 21:13:46 GMT -5
I really wonder how many farmers are just waiting for this list of willing hunters to come out so they can have dozens of non paying strangers running around on there land. Especially when there are many many hunters paying farmers and lease agents thousands of dollars to hunt. Pay to Play... Sport of Kings... No wonder people drop the sport...
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 4, 2009 21:14:12 GMT -5
I really wonder how many farmers are just waiting for this list of willing hunters to come out so they can have dozens of non paying strangers running around on there land. Especially when there are many many hunters paying farmers and lease agents thousands of dollars to hunt. Good question... Hopefully the DNR did some ground work on this and lined up some farmers. Maybe working with the Farm Bureau?
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Post by mbogo on Jul 11, 2009 9:35:38 GMT -5
I really wonder how many farmers are just waiting for this list of willing hunters to come out so they can have dozens of non paying strangers running around on there land. Especially when there are many many hunters paying farmers and lease agents thousands of dollars to hunt. Pay to Play... Sport of Kings... No wonder people drop the sport... What sport is not pay to play? What you invest into the sport determines what you get back out of it. The alternative leads to a tragedy of the commons.
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Post by parrothead on Jul 12, 2009 17:19:39 GMT -5
I wish there was a part to tell about ourselves in some detail so they could have a little background on us.
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Post by deerman on Jul 13, 2009 12:40:14 GMT -5
Is there a cut off date for sign ups? If so, I'm assuming that it when the farmers will get the list of applicants and start setting up interviews?
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Post by Old Ironsights on Jul 13, 2009 16:11:44 GMT -5
Pay to Play... Sport of Kings... No wonder people drop the sport... What sport is not pay to play? What you invest into the sport determines what you get back out of it. The alternative leads to a tragedy of the commons. Does it? The investment in the sport goes to equipment and time - both of which are, or can be, the relatively minimal in real dollars. But if all the Land is beholden to the Big Money guys, then there is nothing for Joe Sixpack - no matter how dedicated a hunter he may want to be. When only the Elite can afford to Hunt, it will be no problem for the anti-Elite to shut it down alltogether... because Joe Sixpack will have no personal incentive to vote against PEATard stupidity. If it gets to the point where Leased Land is the Norm,then the State may as well give up the idea that the Game belongs to the People, because they who control the Access become the defacto owners of the game. Call it Free enterprise if you want to, but it will still kill Hunting as a legitimate "everyman's" sport.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jul 14, 2009 10:10:59 GMT -5
What sport is not pay to play? What you invest into the sport determines what you get back out of it. The alternative leads to a tragedy of the commons. Does it? The investment in the sport goes to equipment and time - both of which are, or can be, the relatively minimal in real dollars. But if all the Land is beholden to the Big Money guys, then there is nothing for Joe Sixpack - no matter how dedicated a hunter he may want to be. When only the Elite can afford to Hunt, it will be no problem for the anti-Elite to shut it down alltogether... because Joe Sixpack will have no personal incentive to vote against PEATard stupidity. If it gets to the point where Leased Land is the Norm,then the State may as well give up the idea that the Game belongs to the People, because they who control the Access become the defacto owners of the game. Call it Free enterprise if you want to, but it will still kill Hunting as a legitimate "everyman's" sport. here!
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jul 14, 2009 14:23:26 GMT -5
Great idea! I signed-up.
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