As I normally agree with yours!

However the DMP route should not be the only route available for people to manage their land as they see fit. The Rules and Regs should be used to conserve wildlife where they need conservation. Landowners shouldn't be forced to be on a government program so they can manage their wildlife under the supervision of a government employee.

Don't get me wrong. Night hunter and Matt are great guys and do a great job. I am friends with a few other wildlife biologists with the State as well and think the world of them. Also, many of the landowners I work with DO participate in DMP, some for decades and I encourage it. However, I don't want them to HAVE to be on it to get doe tags when they need to kill does.

If I have a landowner, who manages strictly for quail for instance, will the State issue unlimited doe tags for this landowner to reduce their deer herd down to a MINIMAL population? Deer compete with quail for food plants and he may not want deer jumping in front of his dogs. For whatever reason he may not want deer! He should have a right to manage that way, but I would bet that some State biologists would go along with it but some would NOT and that is the problem with another government program.