You guys are arguing Game Check numbers. How accurate are they?????

They aren't

On the property I own, numbers of does and bucks are sim to last few years which mean they are good. Deer and hog numbers are down significantly at the hunting club I’m in

Plenty accurate enough to look at trends moving up and down over time…..The numbers in my area match up with what the hunters in the field are reporting that I've talked to……Although I think Game Check IS most likely underestimating the amount of change that’s occurring……In other words we’re looking at the legal harvest that was reported and the numbers from those folks is showing us that they have been killing more in some areas…..We can pretty much assume then that the folks not reporting are shooting more as well…..But it highly likely that they are shooting an even greater percentage MORE than the increase game check shows from the legal folks…..That’s why I say its accurate in showing us the up and down but may be a little shy of showing us just how extreme the change actually is……Long story short....its likely even a little worse in reality.

You got him, twice.

We haven't been killing them. There was a 150 acre cut next door, but everybody claims that don't bother the deer.

We haven't been killing them. There was a 150 acre cut next door, but everybody claims that don't bother the deer.[/quote]

10-4. Some of my land was cut too and I think it did bother mine. It'll be interesting to see how it goes next year.

That's only because you dis count every person that disagrees with you!

I’m going with this was the best hunting weather we have had in Jackson county in a few years. The last two years we had quite a few weekends that the paint rock was flooded they created access issues for us. Not a single time this year. Good weather helps us a lot.

Jackson Co trend line for the last five years…..

Bucks…..2946………2626……..3104……..2471……..3301
Does……1875………1669……..2360……..1794……..2253

But what if folks are being more compliant and recording more and more in game check. So the uptick is more of a better compliance count than kill.

Whats the ratio of kills bucks to does. Is it 2 bucks per doe killed or at least more bucks than does killed. If so is that not skewing the buck to doe ratio.

Then that would mean the down swing in the counties down here like Macon and Bullock is even worse if the 5 year lows we see this season are being helped out by better reporting compliance…….And the counties like Fayette or Pickens that are showing stable numbers across this time period would actually be trending downward……As it is though I don’t think that’s the case…… I’d bet compliance is at a point now where pretty much those who do it do…..and those who don’t….don’t…….