We keep up with kill numbers but nothing beyond that other than an occasional doe weight check. Most everyone puts their bucks on the scale because they want to. I used to feel like all that jawbone pullin and intense data keepin was necessary to run a hunting club but I�ve changed my mind over the last few years. If you know what you�re looking at�.and you�re there enough to see kills on the pole�.just eyeballing things is good enough.

I look at the habitat and assess the impact the herd is having there and I look at the deer hanging on the pole and assess the health of the individual there. If you can assess a healthy cow in the pasture, then you can assess a healthy deer on the pole. At least well enough for the precision we need. No need to measure with a microscope when the population is being cut with the precision of an ax. A calibrated eyeball is good enough. On top of that I ask members in casual conversation about the numbers of fawns they see while hunting. I feel like that�s about all the info I really need to for me to be able to make informed decisions that are perfectly adequate. Not saying that�s for everyone but there�s really no need in placing all of that mandatory burden on the club members . Not everyone is into �data� gathering like the rest of us.