Changes To Archery Mule Deer.

packhuntr · #1 12-14-2012, 10:40 PM

I have heard some things regarding the new changes to our mules and our archery hunts but dont know whats up for sure. Anyone know the particulars on this deal?

gramps73 · #2 12-14-2012, 10:51 PM

From what I have heard it will be draw starting next season, no more general tag for mule buck..
IMO just shut it down to out of province and things will work them self out..

H380 · #3 12-14-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gramps73

From what I have heard it will be draw starting next season, no more general tag for mule buck..
IMO just shut it down to out of province and things will work them self out..

Sorry Gramps , that would be too simple .

gramps73 · #4 12-14-2012, 10:54 PM

just saying, but i know what you mean..

H380 · #5 12-14-2012, 10:58 PM

Maybe just a rumor but I heard that all outfitter mule tags have been pulled as a result of the new draw . May or may not be true , but I am willing to give up my general tag if that is correct .

wbl170 · #6 12-14-2012, 11:06 PM

Outfitter tags pulled? I wish but highly doubt it.

Rhino81 · #7 12-15-2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by H380

Maybe just a rumor but I heard that all outfitter mule tags have been pulled as a result of the new draw . May or may not be true , but I am willing to give up my general tag if that is correct .

not true at all. 2014 will implement a handful of zones go on draw. By 2015 province wide. Reliable source. Sorry, outfitters will not be affected.

#8 12-15-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gramps73

From what I have heard it will be draw starting next season, no more general tag for mule buck..
IMO just shut it down to out of province and things will work them self out..

A large number of WMUs are scheduled for draw but not all.

pottymouth · #9 12-15-2012, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sheephunter

A large number of WMUs are scheduled for draw but not all.

The pressure that's gonna create on those non draws is going to be scary.

I also heard that the draw will be one muley draw for bowhunters and rifle guys. For at least 2 years, until the Ibm contract is up. Then they may consider splitting the two, like the antelope draw.

This draw is just plain dumb!!!

#10 12-15-2012, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pottymouth

The pressure that's gonna create on those non draws is going to be scary.

I also heard that the draw will be one muley draw for bowhunters and rifle guys. For at least 2 years, until the Ibm contract is up. Then they may consider splitting the two, like the antelope draw.

This draw is just plain dumb!!!

Ya, no doubt surrounding general WMUs will quickly surpass the 15% minimum. I'm not sure a decision has been made on the draw type yet but I know ESRD recommended one draw as it is now.

Huevos · #11 12-15-2012, 01:24 AM

When I was a kid we had a 3 point rule on mule deer. If we are worried about numbers of deer, why not just start with some restrictions on what you can harvest? For starters, currently, I can shoot any mule deer with a bow, why?
Wouldn't it make more sense to leave it general season to collect all the revenue from all the guys who buy tags and change the animals to 4 point or better? Another option is to shorten the season. Maybe another is to limit landowner tags. As a land owner, why should I have the option of buying a mule buck tag every year I don't get drawn? Nice for me, but hardly fair. So many options, why a draw? Just a thought, but i am no biologist.