Did the reduced antlerless permits help?
Contributors to this thread:Iowa
From: 12yards
16-Jan-15
Just wondering if you folks thought the reduced antlerless harvest and ending the January season has helped. Do you think deer numbers will climb in the next few years?
From: IaHawkeye
17-Jan-15
YES !!
From: 4nolz@work
19-Jan-15
yes because the winter kill should be at a normal level this year,they cant have fawns if they are dead.Twinning brings numbers back fast.The population should have some natural immunity to EHD for a few years if they survived it.Should recover by Fall 2016 imo.
From: ollie
20-Jan-15
Ending the late antlerless season should really help. Too many shed antlered bucks killed in the past.
From: cityhunter
09-Feb-15
The time to hunt and trap yotes in Iowa this will help the fawns
From: hawkeye arrow
12-Feb-15
Yes. But the DNR have something planned for Allamakee county. They are having public comment meetings in Harpers Ferry and Waukon concerning chronic wasting disease. I think these meetings are on the 17th. A week day so not many people will show. I'm sure they already know what they are going to do, and it won't be good for Allamakee county deer.
