Interesting timber article

[mallardchaser]

http://www.agfc.com/hunting/Documents/GTR.pdf

[Long Cut]

That was a very good article. Thank you for posting.

[Up2Early]

AGFC did a good job laying out the reasons for the changes they're going to make. The higher water levels have damaged a lot of habitat. More natural (lower) water levels will make for some interesting times in the public woods.

Most of the folks over there like to drive the boat to the hole they're going to hunt and there might be some walking required now. Less water also means less huntable area and most of the public woods are already overcrowded. The AR boards are being lit up with complaints about OOSers and the general consensus (desire) is that AGFC will do something to restrict non-resident access to certain public lands. Interesting to watch - I don't think they know what they're asking for.

[cupnglide]

I haven't hunted that many of the AR WMAs. But the few I hunt regularly all show signs of sick trees in places. It's better that AGFC get a plan in place to protect and perpetuate the resources rather than ride this horse into the dirt. Honestly with the flyway seeming to shift westward, now is the time to take steps to restore the health of the woods and cultivate the preferred species.

A lot of the locals are tossing around the idea of a draw. They don't know what they're asking for. I've accepted that I'll never hunt as an adult all the MS places my dad and me visited when I was a kid. Draws....

[mfalkner]

good read

[Trip]

That is a good read...

As someone that hunts the AR wma's quite regularly, I really hope these regulations the AR guys are asking for doesn't backfire on them. Everyone is crying about the overcrowding but a little scouting can get you away from the crowds quite easily, even on dry years like we just experienced. My opinion is that guys are going to the same popular spots that everyone knows and races to and they're having mediocre hunts at best. When they get back to the crowded parking lot, they're blaming it all on the out of state license plates they see...