deaddeer

After 5 years of AR, Mich. DNR is recommending that due to insufficient hunters and landowner support in DMU 118, that AR be discontinued. A survey conducted showed that only 57% of the hunters that hunted that DMU,supported continuing the antler restrictions and by law they need 66% approval.

vtbuckrulrss

yahoo!! common sense prevailing, i just feel sorry for those that had to put up with AR'S for so long. how can i find out the details, so i can pass this around? where did you find this info, i hit the mdnr, what a mess, couldn't find/go any place?
Pat

PABowhntr

So, will it be discontinued for just that one area or for the whole state?

deaddeer

DMU 118 was the only DMU that had AR in Mich. Only two states have statewide AR , Miss. and Ark. In Miss. the buck harvest decreased by 20% and rack sizes are decreasing in areas with the best soils. In Ark. buck harvests declined by 40% and BB have to be tagged as antlered buck.

Martin Cougar

Is there a link to the information about Michigan. Like vtbuck... I checked the MDNR and couldn't find anything about this.

deaddeer

Here's the link.

http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publicati...vey_dmu118.pdf

Martin Cougar

Thanks

vtbuckrulrss

hey, i may be wrong, but it sure looks like there is more than one area there that has AR's. i hate the whole idea of them, but to fight them, we have to tell the whole truth and not stoop to their level, deaddeer.