LOL they still won't if the bill passes. Most poaching is done without buying a license???? So what's the big deal? If the honest hunter who buys the license will automatically call it in if he is successful, I don't understand all this drama over a new regulation that is extremely helpful in harvest numbers and quickly not an estimate. Dang some of this seems like beating a dead horse. No logic in it, basically if you don't want to register your harvest, don't hunt, it's pretty simple to me.Whitmer was ready to sign a similar bill last summer but for political reasons, some POS killed the billed.
Civil infraction and $150 seem fair to me. People who poach still won't register their deer, just like last fall.
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She didn't sign the bill last year, it had passed all the way to her.Whitmer was ready to sign a similar bill last summer but for political reasons, some POS killed the billed.
Civil infraction and $150 seem fair to me. People who poach still won't register their deer, just like last fall.
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Because they added a bunch of stuff to the bill that was unrelated and unnecessary. She said she had no issue with the initial bill.She didn't sign the bill last year, it had passed all the way to her.
The article did say, " Data from last year’s hunt is already being used to craft better regulations for the 2023 season."Yup, now we know exactly how many deer were killed instead of some wild guess counting deer in the back of trucks. Hunting should be 1000 percent better next year with that information alone.
What they did was send her a bill to remove the ability of the NRC to do any deer registration. Not even close to the original law. Here is a summary: "House Bill 6354 would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to prohibit the Natural Resources Commission from issuing an order or interim order requiring a hunter to report the harvest of deer or to retain a harvest confirmation number for that deer. However, this prohibition would not apply to deer damage shooting permits or disease control permits."Because they added a bunch of stuff to the bill that was unrelated and unnecessary. She said she had no issue with the initial bill.
No it isn't, lol. What are they going to do, remove the universal antlerless tag? Nothing significant is going to change.The article did say, " Data from last year’s hunt is already being used to craft better regulations for the 2023 season."
No it doesn't, lol. We have no idea how many deer were killed or what the ratios are, lmfao.They also stated that, "The new system also offers really cool data."
Correct. First we would have to define what "better" is and no one agrees on that.We'll see if the regulations are better this year due to the new data. I predict a big, fat negative on that one.
No we don't know exactly how many deer were killed. The ONLY thing we know is how many reported their kills. I thought the WAG's were closer! LOL!Yup, now we know exactly how many deer were killed instead of some wild guess counting deer in the back of trucks. Hunting should be 1000 percent better next year with that information alone.
I could make an educated guess based on old data and come just as close as the DNR using the new regestration data with their fudging guesses.No we don't know exactly how many deer were killed. The ONLY thing we know is how many reported their kills. I thought the WAG's were closer! LOL!
Lets wait and see howe they use this new info in the next few years before calling it a win. I have my coubts but time will tellLOL they still won't if the bill passes. Most poaching is done without buying a license???? So what's the big deal? If the honest hunter who buys the license will automatically call it in if he is successful, I don't understand all this drama over a new regulation that is extremely helpful in harvest numbers and quickly not an estimate. Dang some of this seems like beating a dead horse. No logic in it, basically if you don't want to register your harvest, don't hunt, it's pretty simple to me.
Crap I would rather have baiting and feeding introduced then change whether it's a crime not to call it in. Just call it in dang. Sorry but I'm shaken my head trying to understand these threads and posts. I don't mean no disrespect I just don't see it as a big deal. Or a deterrent to go hunting.
It doesn't really matter how they use the data. That is a completely different topic and they could use the data in the same manner as before. What matters is the accuracy difference and cost difference between the old way and the new system.Lets wait and see howe they use this new info in the next few years before calling it a win. I have my coubts but time will tell
✋So does anybody think that decriminalizing and lowering the penalties for those that fail to register deer is a bad idea?
Amen. I would raise the fine and have the proceeds go to something like disabled hunts etc. we have enough of a perception problem in the general community as it is. Catering to garbage doesn’t help that at all. This is an extremely low bar. If you can’t meet it I don’t want you in the woods around anyone with a weapon. Your priorities, decision making, and lack of respect for the resource are all questionable at best.$150 and no hunting and fishing licenses for 5 years. Easy. If you aren’t responsible enough to spend 2 mins checking in a deer you’re not responsible enough to hunt or fish.
