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<blockquote data-quote="willystruck" data-source="post: 2411374" data-attributes="member: 10468"><p>I've lived in the Grand Lake area for 15 years or so. The population here has grown a huge amount in that time. In the last few years the buck to doe ratio has evened up somewhat. I still see 5 to 8 does to every buck but that is much better than 20 to 1 as it was in the past. Biggest problem at this time seems to be sharing of habitat between deer and humans. Lots of folks hitting deer on the roads, even in town, and lots of complaints of deer chowing down on the expensive landscaping around the big $$ lake homes. </p><p>I've also seen more bigger racks on bucks and had a chance to watch a few grow from fawns to adult 6 & 8 points before they became wary enough to stay out of sight during the times I'm around.</p><p>I believe that for my area, the 2 buck limit is working and would only like to see an expanded doe limit or incentive to take more does out of the population. I know that other areas of the state have experienced lots of different circumstances that affect the population, therefore a state wide reduction in limits, buck, doe or both would not be in the best interest of the population state wide. </p><p></p><p>BTW I'm a meat hunter and try to put 2 or 3 in the freezer every year. In the last several years only one was a buck. He was a mistake due to low light conditions amongst other things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="willystruck, post: 2411374, member: 10468"] I've lived in the Grand Lake area for 15 years or so. The population here has grown a huge amount in that time. In the last few years the buck to doe ratio has evened up somewhat. I still see 5 to 8 does to every buck but that is much better than 20 to 1 as it was in the past. Biggest problem at this time seems to be sharing of habitat between deer and humans. Lots of folks hitting deer on the roads, even in town, and lots of complaints of deer chowing down on the expensive landscaping around the big $$ lake homes. I've also seen more bigger racks on bucks and had a chance to watch a few grow from fawns to adult 6 & 8 points before they became wary enough to stay out of sight during the times I'm around. I believe that for my area, the 2 buck limit is working and would only like to see an expanded doe limit or incentive to take more does out of the population. I know that other areas of the state have experienced lots of different circumstances that affect the population, therefore a state wide reduction in limits, buck, doe or both would not be in the best interest of the population state wide. BTW I'm a meat hunter and try to put 2 or 3 in the freezer every year. In the last several years only one was a buck. He was a mistake due to low light conditions amongst other things. [/QUOTE]
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