Quote:
Originally Posted by MathGeek
"Brown is down" is essentially the same as deciding that the rules imposed by the state are sufficient for managing the herd in a given location without imposing additional restrictions.
Saying that "brown is down" isn't management is equivalent to saying that the governing authorities who set the rules are incompetent and have not properly applied management principles in setting the rules the way they have.
Do we really need to have additional rules at the local property level to say we are managing the herd? Is there nowhere in Louisiana where the state's rules are sufficient management?
|
Sorry, but I'm going to be
that guy that brings this back up. If you think for one second that even half of what LDWF does is defined by science, you need to climb down out of that tree you're living in. LDWF, just like many wildlife agencies, is driven by politics. The reason the turkey season is set as it is is because of politics. Heck, isn't that what "W" has been preaching on the trout situation on big lake for the past 1,000,000 years?!?!
Yes, there are parts of the state that cannot support the deer limit that is set. It's called carrying capacity. Some habitats do not have the same CC as others. I've had this discussion before, and the guy made a point that I still don't agree with. He said that if area A doesn't hold as many deer as Area B, you won't kill as many deer there. So, whether that area has a 6 deer limit or not, it doesn't make a difference.
I call bologne on that. If you have 2 hunters on a property, and you've only got 10 deer frequenting that property, you could theoretically kill all those deer off, assuming the sex ratios are right.
Even if you do not kill them all off, you could drop that population to a certain level that keeps it from coming back. That is why some species have gone extinct.
Also, if you continually kill young animals, eventually, you are going to skew the population to older individuals, and eventually you will not have a population.
That is all theory and principle, but its not out of the realm of possibility. So yes, to answer your question, in some areas state regulations may not be sufficient. But then again, look at Texas. They establish different limits for different parts of the state, and it is because of differences in the deer herd and habitat.
And it really isn't any one's place to tell someone else what they can or cannot do on their property anyway.