I got it in an email. I am not sure about an online link. There is an option to complete an active wildlife survey on the DNR'S surveys and reports section.
Did you ever apply?
I'm guessing that's why you received the survey.
What would you rather see? Points seem very fair to me. Makes planning easy.
Why's that? It seems to work good.
Nope. Bear population did not warrant it. Why was those wanting to run bears coming from out of state want it easier to get on them for training. Thus the reason for limiting hunters.
There was nothing wrong with over the counter tags. Actually the bear population was healthy in Michigan prior to the implementation of the lottery system. It kind of went along with hunter attrition. Now you have less hunter recreation because of limiting licenses.
That's the cost of a huntable population.
Lol you think the population would remain healthy if it was OTC? Everyone and their mother would hunt bear. This is not 1950.
I believe the lottery system did not get implemented tell 1995 maybe 1997.
Not so, it was a huntable population prior to the implementation of the lottery system.
Things are a bit different now. You'd have a lot more people targeting bear. At least until the population wasn't worth hunting.
Not very different at all. Check the stats and bear populations from the year before the lottery to 2020. What you have is a certain group instigating higher bear numbers to make it easier to run them with dogs. Not to hunt them with dogs but to be able to run then to help train their dogs in the off season.
