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Post by firstwd on Jan 8, 2011 20:28:33 GMT -5
Are you asking if you must EAB in a urban zone by taking a urban doe or just a doe period? Lol. Idk, I will have to read over it again. The way I read this is to hunt a UDZ in September or until the end of January one would have to have a UDZ license. In order to take an antlered deer with a UDZ license an antlerless deer must be taken on an UDZ license. If an antlered deer is taken between October 1 and the first Sunday in January in an urban zone it can be tagged with an archery (or crossbow) license without tagging an antlerless deer first. A second antlered deer could still be taken in an UDZ with an UDZ license after an antlerless has been tagged with an UDZ license. Personally, I don't like it unless there is a very cheap bundle of all 4 UDZ licenses. I realize there are some hunters that hunt UDZ just for a chance at an "extra" unpressured buck, but the idea is to reduce deer in the UDZ's. The current license cost makes the EAB somewhat counter productive.
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Post by js2397 on Jan 8, 2011 20:44:21 GMT -5
I think you have it right firstwd.
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Post by danf on Jan 8, 2011 22:33:17 GMT -5
I was asking if there had been a change in the licenses in the last 2 years. Before we moved there was no specific UDZ license- it was simply an archery license or "extra" archery license. I am in agreement with the cost of the licenses though, if they want them utilized the price for the 4 needs to come down, even if it's similar to the antlerless licenses where the first one is full boat and the remainder are $15.... Not sure how I feel about the EAB proposal, but I doubt it will affect me personally any time soon.
I'll say it again though- you guys be glad you have deer to be fighting over... When we were home for Christmas I saw more deer DEAD along the side of the road in a weeks time than I've seen on the hoof up here in the last year......
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Post by tenring on Jan 8, 2011 22:43:00 GMT -5
Saw two fresh road kills coming back home tonight from just over the north part of Crane.
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Post by HuntMeister on Jan 8, 2011 22:49:39 GMT -5
As I understand it you need an archery extra license to tag a "urban" deer... I was asking if there had been a change in the licenses in the last 2 years. Before we moved there was no specific UDZ license- it was simply an archery license or "extra" archery license. .
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Post by js2397 on Jan 9, 2011 8:41:23 GMT -5
I think with the new proposal they are going to create an urban tag.
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Post by schoolmaster on Jan 9, 2011 9:01:15 GMT -5
My chances of getting to hunt in an urban zone are as about as good as getting to date Miss America. So any of you guys that are not in favor of EAB in the urban zone you are hunting, kindly give me your spot and I would gladly shoot a doe first.
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Post by tjmurf on Jan 9, 2011 23:56:50 GMT -5
My chances of getting to hunt in an urban zone are as about as good as getting to date Miss America. So any of you guys that are not in favor of EAB in the urban zone you are hunting, kindly give me your spot and I would gladly shoot a doe first. I don't have a problem with problem with the EAB in the UDZ I usually first take a doe or 2 anyway. I have yet to ever start hunting Sept 15, Oct 1st is good for me. The problem I have is the way the UDZ is being managed here in Tippecanoe Co, or not managed. The North of St Rd 28 rule I think is out dated. I know of several people that hunt South of 28 that have run out of tags for the past 3 years trying to get the deer reduced. In the eastern 1/3 area (South Fork of the Wildcat Creek) south of St Rd 26 we have been seeing a major drop in numbers over the past five years. I live, travel and hunt this area. Along I-65, one area I hunt we use to to see road kills along the hill side year round. I have only seen one there in the last 3 years. It's the same for the rest of that area, very few road kills. They use to be a daily site. The largest area I hunt just south of St Rd 26 East and county line we use to see 60-70 this time of year, now you may see 10 grouped up for the winter. I haven't take a deer there since 2003, just yots. The more true urban areas around Lafayette have to many deer and very few people will let hunters in. From the people I have talked to west and north part of the county the numbers are doing well. This year I bagged my does at the Prophetstown State Park hunt and the buck I took in muzzle loader season came from out side the county. I think it's time for DNR to review the UDZ here and maybe shift the area.
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