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They might be looking at the amount of out of state hunters that hammer the Pine Bush. You have been there, quite a few MA plates. Also groups of hunters consisting of 4 or 5 vehicles parking right off New Karner Rd. So if all the people hunting that small area were give 4 DMPs, it might create an issue in the over all population.

 

They also have a few things wrong about 4B.

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It's more likely "misuse" means guys putting the 4J tag on a deer killed elsewhere. I heard a couple guys hinting at that for a different western zone while at Wally World getting my sons tags. I would bet that a number of guys do that because DMPs can be hard to come by if at all in some zones in this side of NY. 

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It's more likely "misuse" means guys putting the 4J tag on a deer killed elsewhere. I heard a couple guys hinting at that for a different western zone while at Wally World getting my sons tags. I would bet that a number of guys do that because DMPs can be hard to come by if at all in some zones in this side of NY. 



Yep. Definitely folks out there picking those tags up and knocking deer down elsewhere.

Forcing hunters to acquire the tags in 4J will definitely cut down on some of the abuse, but won't prevent some (especially this side of the river) from heading over and grabbing one or two.


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They might be looking at the amount of out of state hunters that hammer the Pine Bush. You have been there, quite a few MA plates. Also groups of hunters consisting of 4 or 5 vehicles parking right off New Karner Rd. So if all the people hunting that small area were give 4 DMPs, it might create an issue in the over all population.
 
They also have a few things wrong about 4B.


I also enjoy how the report admits that accessing land in 4J is an obstacle, but the goal of reduction remains the same, even if the Pine Bush is the ONLY public land available to hunt.

Those are some pressured deer, for certain.

I didn't read up on 4B...


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4B has three public lands to hunt. Not a one is actually "suburban", and none of them are easy to hunt!  One is a big swamp, another is thick with under growth, and one is so small that the locals have cut off the best areas to hunt in. There are houses in the areas of public land, but not really near a city or full blown 'residential area'. There are homes near by, but not close enough to be called "suburban hunting". The Pine Bush is suburban.

 

TPB is a mecca, it's big, but not really that big. It's surrounded by the thruway, Albany Street, Central Ave., the RR tracks, Washington Ave., gas stations, strip malls, and there are more homes and businesses surrounding it then any public land north of NYC. IMO, the Pine Bush is like hunting in the city. 

 

 

 

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On 10/21/2016 at 5:00 PM, ....rob said:

They might be looking at the amount of out of state hunters that hammer the Pine Bush. You have been there, quite a few MA plates. Also groups of hunters consisting of 4 or 5 vehicles parking right off New Karner Rd. So if all the people hunting that small area were give 4 DMPs, it might create an issue in the over all population.

 

They also have a few things wrong about 4B.

Yup. Work around the bush every day. Lots of MA plates this year again. 

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