Proposed Deer Management Units

[Carpn]

I haven't given it much thought , but my first reaction looking at it is Wtf?
We'll see how it turns out . Seems like they change enough every yr to keep people on their toes , but this seems pretty major .

 

[Jackalope]

I will be split into two different sections. Where I do most of my hunting is lumped in with counties heading west to Indiana and traditionally low deer density areas. On my personal woods, this property is lumped in with Bellefountaine and these areas of higher deer density. I am scratching my head. Honestly? Just looks like they used 1-75 to split areas because it was a convenient dividing line. Sure isn't because the difference in deer 2-3 miles away (as the crow flies.)

Like I said. It has nothing to do with managing deer.

 

[MK111]

Roads and rivers are easy dividing lines. That's what happen in Butler County use the N-S river to split the county into 2 units.
Haven't looked but i would think high and low populations has something to do with the units. More people in a area there is less room to deer so they think plus it cuts down on accidents.

 

[Archertl]

Washington state does the same thingthey are called Game management units here. In Ohio it this the county system makes a lot more sense.

 

[motorbreaker]

Not sure I'm liking this. A major road splits two units in my area, and I hunt on both sides of that road. Curious to see what the differences are as I don't see any major changes in the size of the deer herd from one side of the road to the other.

I would see this as an advantage. You can get permits for both areas and kill more doe.

 

[Bigslam51]

I would see this as an advantage. You can get permits for both areas and kill more doe.

That could be another reason the DNR is doing this.

 

[Big_Holla]

I would see this as an advantage. You can get permits for both areas and kill more doe.

Hopefully it isn't a lottery system to add to the frustration!!

 

[teenbowhunter]

Although a lottery system might help with the tiny public areas that get wiped out every year

 

[Big_Holla]

Although a lottery system might help with the tiny public areas that get wiped out every year

Now that is one good thing that Michigan has done well on and that's separate public from private when it comes to antlerless permits. Knowing that state land gets pounded much harder there are different quotas when it comes to those antlerless permits. Will be interesting to see where it goes from there.

 

[Joel]

I wonder if they're going to drop the bag limits again next year. Anybody keeping up with the harvest numbers this year compared to the last couple seasons? I haven't seen them yet this year.

 

[antiqucycle]

Some ODNR employees trying to justify their jobs. Has Zody's replacement been hired yet?

So what happens when you shoot and the deer runs to a different zone. Lets just ban shooting does on public areas.