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This dandy forky was taken in mid August during 1st weekend of deer season. August? Temp soared to 100 degrees F. that day.
I often saw does but rarely saw bucks. Why? Napa County has not had a doe season since early part of JFK administration. Why? County Board of Supervisors has to okay a doe season as proposed by Wildlife Professionals. In this anti-hunter region, it would be political suicide to vote for a doe season. No kidding.
Current law bans lead core hunting bullets. Why? To save the endangered condors (buzzards). No kidding.
We lived in northern California for 11 years but left in 1993 for a number of reasons. We loved our friends, climate, and amazing variety of terrain. But the very strange hunting laws are not missed at all.
TR
Fire Up the Grill - Hunting is NOT Catch & Release!
And when Auto Insurers pull out because of an exponential increase of Vehicle/Doe collisions, they will nodoubt try to regulate the Insurance companies into staying - regardless of the death toll.
Bambi & Buzzard are WAAAY more important than people.
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It is amazing that not one of the PINHEADS that passed this ruling cared about people who eat the game that is shot with lead core bullets. No one eating venison ever wondered, gee where did the 30 gr of lead go when the recovered bullet was 120 gr instead of the original 150 gr. Most hunters try to recover the bullet in the animal to get an idea of bullet performance or just plain curiousity, unless it is a complete pass through.
Unless it was a gut shot animal, the missing lead is in the meat to be consumed by the hunter, not the entrails left behind. If lead is to be banned for human protection it would be one thing. But these idiots are concerned with only one thing, making it more difficult for hunters to enjoy their sport. Just a bunch of bureaucratic buzzards protecting buzzards that can fly. From what I've heard and read the Barnes 150 gr 30/30 bullet kills deer like nobody's business. I would pay for their premium bullet because of its performance and because I may be concerned about lead ingestion, not because some bureaucrat decided I had to.
plus, I read that one year they did allow hunting of does. Two years later there was a record harvest of fork bucks. Having fewer does competing for the winter food supply increased the birth rate and the actual number of animals.
"I'll tell you what living is. You get up when you feel like it. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is."
They do have some doe hunts in certain areas but they are limited
to junior hunts.Some are bow or muzzle loader only with the option
of a doe or forked horn or better.The only real good thing about them
they are later in the year between nov. jan. Most of our seasons
are early when its 80-100 degrees.
I got the impression when we lived in Solano County that the Calif. State Assembly didn't really want hunters to be successful. The many layers of applications, deadlines, access, and other factors verified this to me. But once a hunter jumped through all the hoops he would find vast areas to himself with no other hunters around. For example, the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness of Alpine County requires access permit, fire permit, camping permit, park at trailhead permit, and appropriate Zone Hunitng License. The hunters who are focused and hit the deadlines on time receive many square miles of un-inhabited wilderness for terrific hunting of big mule deer or big blacktail hybrid deer.
In contrast, South Dakota Gov't wants hunters to mange the herds for them. Far less obstacles. Here we have " any deer " licensing. This means buck, doe, fawn + doesn't matter if whitetail or muley. The State knows that across the gender lines a certain percentage must be taken or the long tough winter will take its toll. These are best licenses to have in your pocket because you can hunt for a big buck early on and if unsuccessful, take a doe on last weekend for tasty meat.
It comes down to the philosophy of hunting as a constructive tool to manage wildlife as a re-newable resource. Some states embrace hunting while others... well you know.
TR
Fire Up the Grill - Hunting is NOT Catch & Release!
The statement of no doe hunting isn't entirely accurate. Nearly all regions of the state have at least one either sex hunt. it may be archery only, and thus not as effective, but it's doe hunting, nonetheless.
In the southern part of the state there's no "hoops" to jump through. Due to limited numbers of deer in certain areas, there are "draw only" tags, but that's in many states as well.
As for the local politics, I have no reason to doubt what you say, most are just flat ignorant or arrogant, or both.
The southern areas have never been so isolated, but with the new lead ban, they might get that way.
As for "managing" the herds, the lions are actually more effecient than we are, except they have no controls except supply and demand.
I'm expecting to see more and more attacks in the news, from Coyotes and lions, after the lead ban also. Less hunters = less pressure = less human presence in the woods = braver cats and dogs = more attacks.
So far, two seperate coyote attacks in as any weeks, not in the same area either.
