Doe permits
Contributors to this thread:Massachusetts
From: spike78
13-Jul-18
It looks like they have increased the doe permits in most western zones. Would have been nice to know that prior to buying a license as I might have chosen a different zone. I guess western MA is now crawling with deer lol.
From: jdrdeerslayer
13-Jul-18
they dont want deer , i have no idea y else they would do this , i have not seen a increase in deer numbers i zones western 5-6
From: xi
13-Jul-18
Spike, think about it. Every state doesn't set their doe permit numbers until they have their winter survival and fawn production data. Then they set the number of permits available in each zone and then set the application period. Mass let's you apply Jan 1st, less than 8hrs after the previous season closes with NO data. I have zero faith in MASS wildlife concerning our deer herd management. Like I said, open the season October 1st and close it 2 weeks earlier in the month of December to save our deer yards in zones 1-4 !
From: Belchertown Bowman
14-Jul-18
Where you seeing that,.. was that zone 7 too or 6? or just 1-4?
From: xi
14-Jul-18
BB, zones 5-8 stayed the same in permit numbers. 7 is still at 2,250.
From: Belchertown Bowman
14-Jul-18
Damn it,.. screwed to the East. Screwed to the West,.. “Stuck in the middle again”.
:/
Well,.. others enjoy, have fun and bag a big one!
From: Proline
14-Jul-18
Xi. Pretty much spot on.
From: jdrdeerslayer
15-Jul-18
i agree with xi. i apply for a doe permit every year .....and have not filled one in since 03 or 04 .....by choice . the numbers are not there . i fill the freezer out of state
From: Ungie01201
16-Jul-18
I have certain areas in Western MA that I will fill a zone 3 doe tag and others I won't even consider.
