Vermont Hunters, Your Feedback Is Wanted!!

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The State of Vermont wants to hear from hunters. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will be holding meetings around the State during the next month or so.

Some of you may know that Vermont changed up their deer hunting regulations back in 2005.

So Vermont hunters look for these meetings. It is important to provide feedback and our insight as sportsman. There will be certainly some ideas of interest to you at these meetings.

Matt

Attended the first deer meeting last night in Lyndonville, VT. While there was a good turnout, I would say that those there were not representative of most of us who hunt in northern VT, both in demographics (lots of 60+ gentlemen there) and attitude.

Many comments were made regarding the management of our deer herd and what I observed is that the average attendee lacked a basic understanding of wildlife biology, the limitations of our biologists and the general need for our deer herd to remain below its carrying capacity. One thing that was not addressed to my satisfaction was the deer yard situation; I believe we are closer to being over-browsed than the state thinks. Also, I believe the buck:doe ratio as quoted is wrong (1:2.5) and the method of collecting this data may need to be revised.

I seriously doubt the effectiveness of these meetings as a forum to actually make sound recommendations to our deer herd. I think the state may need to move to a survey with every license sold so that the outspoken minority does not further detract from Vermont’s hunting.

Anxious to hear other’s opinions….

Matt
http://www.skinnymoose.com/norm Norm

Thank you for letting us know how the meeting went. Hopefully they will take all opinions into consideration and work things out for the best of the average hunter in Vermont.

I am looking forward to others who have or are planning on attending one of these events.
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