Two buck limit in the future?

[Willie]

See..


Indiana General Assembly, 2015 Session#

Thoughts?


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[Bfish]

I think at least where I live that the population ratio is already so out of whack that this isn't a good idea. However, I am sure they know more than I do. I personally wouldn't care. I only shoot a buck if it's huge/bigger than one I've shot before. Otherwise I am picking out the tender/tasty looking doe for some good meat!

 

[jerrob]

Nope. These liberal bag limits that we've had on antlerless deer the last few years is why the hunting was so sporadic this past season, however, we should revisit this option just as soon as we have way too many trophy bucks running around the woods.

 

[M4Madness]

...we should revisit this option just as soon as we have way too many trophy bucks running around the woods.

The one-buck rule has no bearing on growing trophy bucks.

 

[Crappiepro]

2 Buck Limit means in 2 years after its passed, everyone will have a chance to take a 150 pound trophy 6 pt and a monster spike if their lucky!!
No Thanks!!

 

[Porter]

The one-buck rule has no bearing on growing trophy bucks.

I do not agree with this at all, since the one buck rule I and indiana in general has seen more and bigger bucks than ever before.

 

[trailrider]

I'm still a proponent of a limited draw for 2 bucks. I think it would encourage some hunters to take mature small rack bucks in heavily populated areas early season before the breeding starts. Just my opinion and I'm usually wrong.

 

[bwframe]

It's about time!

1-2? years after I laid out a pretty major (for me) investment in a lifetime comprehensive license, they stole one buck a year from me. I have never been happy with that.

I think we've taken way too long to prove that the one buck rule "for bigger racks" is baloney.

 

[Willie]

2 Buck Limit means in 2 years after its passed, everyone will have a chance to take a 150 pound trophy 6 pt and a monster spike if their lucky!!
No Thanks!!

They are talking about no more than 100 tags and if a person is lucky in a one week season the first week of January only they might kills a buck.. IF (and that is a big IF) every lottery tag winner killed a buck it would be ONE buck per county. Yeah, the buck herd would be devastated to a point of no return...

 

[M4Madness]

I do not agree with this at all, since the one buck rule I and indiana in general has seen more and bigger bucks than ever before.

Look at the buck harvest for each year since the inception of the one-buck rule. More bucks are being killed now than ever before.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-2013deerseasonsummary.pdf#12

Also, remember that button bucks are bucks that just haven't grown antlers yet.

 

[Willie]

An aging deer hunter populace that is getting more selective in what they will shoot is what I say is the prime factor in seeing more and larger bucks..

 

[longbarrel]

They are talking about no more than 100 tags and if a person is lucky in a one week season the first week of January only they might kills a buck.. IF (and that is a big IF) every lottery tag winner killed a buck it would be ONE buck per county. Yeah, the buck herd would be devastated to a point of no return...

By this logic, I say bad idea. Just another way for the state to make more money. For 1 buck per county for one week, stoopid

 

[Willie]

Yes, it is supposed to me a money maker... They might sell a 100 but they won't get any of my money. A one week season the first week in January? No thanks..

The wording says that the DNR "MAY"'do this. My guess is they won't...

 

[tenring]

1500 bucks for a 2nd buck tag sounds reasonable.