Comments on: Biological and Other Compelling Needs for Antler Restriction

By: Marc Alberto

Marc Alberto — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:23:22 +0000

If you want any of these articles to appear on NYBowhunter.com just let me know and I’ll get them up so others can see them. I can also try to get them on Outdoor Life as I’m currently writing for the Big Buck Zone blog.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:35:31 +0000

Knowledge is desperately needed to offset the overly competitive nature of hunters in heavily populated New York State. The greatest obstacles to QDM in NYS are unspoken and psychological (ie. fear of failure). “Gotta get my buck!” Most successful hunters do not value ethics as a main priority and the ones who benefit the very most from QDM are the poachers who get dramatically increased access to much better “racks”, to offset their masculine inadequacies, at the expense of the deer and ethical men.
Until we understand what the true motivations are, how dirty and lawless rural New York “hunting” truly is, and dramatically improve our law enforcement commitment to this valuable and majestic resource, we can’t address the unspoken obstacles to the antler restrictions which are long overdue. What keeps good men on the defensive is a lack of confidence that one officer per DMU can protect a quantitatively reduced and qualitatively enhanced resource for law abiding citizens.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:01:05 +0000

[Comment moved to Vassar Deer Cull Blog]

http://www.hvqdma.com/vassar-college-deer-cull/

By: Jason @GameGlide.com

Jason @GameGlide.com — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:39:17 +0000

Very good article. I live in PA and we have had antler restrictions in place for under 10yrs. It is still a matter of debate here.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:29:33 +0000

Thanks Ron. We appreciate your support. As for the article, all the credit goes to Dick Henry (I just make it pretty). We are also very interested in the final results of your Antler Restriction poll found here: http://www.hudsonvalleysportsman.com/index.php/topic,748.0.html .

Keep coming back!

By: Ron Lambertson

Ron Lambertson — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:10:51 +0000

Very interesting article. Lou, If you would like we can make a special place in the Hudson valley sportsman blog for informational articles like this or we can post a link in the forum.

By: John F Larsen

John F Larsen — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:16:10 +0000

How about submitting this excellent article to the various publications that most hunters subsribe to such as, New York Outdoor News, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, New York
Sportsman, Sports Afield, etc. For instance in NY Outdoor News “Letters to the Editor”
there is always an ongoing debate about the pros and cons of antler restrictions. This article would certainly provide the needed information to settle outdated and misinformed preconceptions of this issue. This is the first I have seen of actual field data findings to support AR and I’m sure that other sportsmen would find it most helpful in making a determination as to for or against.

By: Bruce O. Freligh

Bruce O. Freligh — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:15:22 +0000

Hello Richard,
I have been following the 3 pt. on one side for the last four years and haven’t seen much of an improvement on the lands and club lands I hunt. Many are not pleased with this trial by the NYS DEC biologist for herd antler development. I believe our WMU’s are shot out and we can’t get access to criticle private land and state land enclosed by posted private property.

We fought over this issue when you were with the NYS DEC even back to the days of Glenn Cole. Unless the NYS DEC sets realist quotas for the properties where hunters have access we are going to be fighting an uphill battle of herd reproduction. Genetics are so screwed up here in the Hudson Valley NY that we need at least a year or two of no hunting at all to stimulate the herds.

I am sure you will come back with some reasons to dispute my beliefs in this area. Until then we can agree to disagree on the NYS DEC methods.

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By: Lou Lynch - HVQDMA

Lou Lynch - HVQDMA — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:29:34 +0000

Great suggestions guys thanks. We are currently distributing these articles online via facebook and twitter. If you have any other suggestions for online destinations, let me know. I am not sure how to get the local newspapers to print articles like this but I will definitely look into it. Any help in that arena would be appreciated as well. Thanks again. – Lou

By: Ryan Trapani

Ryan Trapani — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:13:37 +0000

I would recommend some of the local newspapers such as New Paltz News or the Shawangunk Journal.

By: Bill Badgley

Bill Badgley — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:38:52 +0000

This is an excellent article, but it is it being published in places where it’s needed ? All of us can use a refresher course, but how do we reach the folks that are not QDM savvy ?