Questions about hunting blacktail does in CA.
#14
Giant Nontypical
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Admittedly, that was more than 20 years ago. I have no idea what CA does now since I swore my shadow will never fall on that state again when I left there on 03 Dec 1993. But I do know it is still nearly impossible to take a doe and if the Game Dept wanted them taken they could get the regs amended to allow it. Since they either don't or can't my money is on the fact that the Game Dept can't simply allow the taking of does.
You could always send an email to the game dept simply asking why the taking of does isn't allowed. Personally, it doesn't matter to me one way or another since I've shot my last blacktail in CA. If I want another one I'll head to OR, WA or AK. CA has absolutely nothing I need or want.
#16
Just speculating here...
In KS, the number of doe possible to hunt varies by DMU, deer management unit. In some areas, these units are just one or two counties.
Now, all of that is set up by the state, but it varies from unit to unit.
Is it possible that CA's county by county regs are similar to that? It may vary by county, but could potentially still be managed by the state.
In KS, the number of doe possible to hunt varies by DMU, deer management unit. In some areas, these units are just one or two counties.
Now, all of that is set up by the state, but it varies from unit to unit.
Is it possible that CA's county by county regs are similar to that? It may vary by county, but could potentially still be managed by the state.
#17
I'll look it up again but I'm 99% sure our county doesn't have any game laws, I know they don't enforce any game laws.
Maybe CalHunter will see this and chime in.
Yep, there are definitely too many does. I've talked to a biologist in Wyoming that said we need to start shooting does too.
I looked around a bit and can't find any county regs, can you send me a link? It would be really hard to figure out because a lot of the deer zones encompass multiple counties and if each county had different regs it would be impossible to enforce.
Maybe CalHunter will see this and chime in.
Yep, there are definitely too many does. I've talked to a biologist in Wyoming that said we need to start shooting does too.
I looked around a bit and can't find any county regs, can you send me a link? It would be really hard to figure out because a lot of the deer zones encompass multiple counties and if each county had different regs it would be impossible to enforce.
Here's part of the answer. It's convoluted in CA. Or as Flags put it (paraphrased of course), CA is messed up.
And here's another part.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunti.../comments.html
Last edited by CalHunter; 05-01-2014 at 08:43 PM.
#18
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As I said, which CalHunter just validated, the counties control the doe hunting and not the Dept of Game and Fish since they have veto authority over the Dept of Game and Fish. Just one more reason not to set foot in the Land of the Looney ever again!
#19
From what I can gather, no the counties don't control the doe hunts they just have a choice to allow DFG to have a doe hunt in their county. A county can't set up a doe hunt on their own, it has to originate from DFG. But, it is a good idea letting local communities manage their own land/herd don't you think?
#20
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From what I can gather, no the counties don't control the doe hunts they just have a choice to allow DFG to have a doe hunt in their county. A county can't set up a doe hunt on their own, it has to originate from DFG. But, it is a good idea letting local communities manage their own land/herd don't you think?
As to local control, I guess if you want some idiot on a county commission with no training or education in wildlife management deciding what you can hunt, then you will like it. As for me, I want trained biologists making those decision instead of a housewife from Burbank that sits on a county commission.
And you wonder why the rest the country laughs at CA and the people from there. Do us all a favor and stay there so you don't pollute the res the country with your screwed up ways.