The game wardens in my county have made a lot of folks quit hunting. Constant harassment and false accusations. They do this all the time, they’ll show up at your house a day or two after you’ve tagged your deer, they’ll demand you take them to the exact location of the kill, if you refuse they threaten you with fines and even arrest. They then spread lies throughout the community about these individuals who don’t comply and say they are poachers without any evidence of any crime being committed. They are flying drones constantly trying find people putting out minerals or corn on their private property, setting up surveillance cameras on folks private property. It’s just gotten way out of control, to much power and not the brightest tools in the shed either and when they come up on your front porch with their hand on their gun it’s immediately apparent that the situation could escalate very quickly and it’s not a pleasant experience.
@@Meh-hr7gq think about the difference it may take a Missouri resident five years to draw a Iowa firearm tag. When a Iowa resident can drive here buy cheap tags over the counter and hunt. They shud have to draw and pay twice wht tags cost.
Move the damn gun season to later November in Missouri. Start following Kansas with NR draws, I am a NR and own a farm in Missouri. Missouri could honestly be the best state in the US for Whitetail with a few minor tweaks, build it and they will pay and come.
When compared to most recreation and entertainment investments isn't hunting likely more a sport of opportunity/priviledge and deminished returns than many others?.. I hear people say take someone hunting but I doubt that includes an open invitation or key to the gates?.. In modern society hunting is for the most part just another hobby and comparibly expensive, limited, and even anti-social.
Big game hunting is basically a gentleman’s sport now. 1k for an average gun, 2-300 camo, $60 boxes of ammo and time off work. At a minimum. I go into the woods with 10k in gear. That is why there are less hunters.
You don’t need expensive gear to kill a deer though… just bought a gun for $600. You don’t really need camo to deer hunt tbh. I think a lot of people are under the impression you have to have the best gear to kill a deer
@@Treyno94 That is more true here in Maine but back in Cali lack of land access meant that you were paying for that. Also a rig capable of long distance cross canyon shots, ammo to practice, time off work, gear to walk in miles and miles and sleep outside most places in cali are no ohv. It adds up fast. A non entry level gun set up is 2k.
Well I wouldn't consider whitetail big game lmao. But regardless a cheap savage in 308 is about 300 bucks some brown carhart can be had for idk say 300 also. And we'll that's all you need really need hut ammo and ur looking at 1 1.30 a shot for factory ammo. What's so expensive about it
So much private and posted grounds, it's really hard to get a place to hunt without owning big lots of land. The younger generation don't wanna go out and beg just for a place to hunt. That's the problem in Arkansas.
The game wardens in my county have made a lot of folks quit hunting. Constant harassment and false accusations. They do this all the time, they’ll show up at your house a day or two after you’ve tagged your deer, they’ll demand you take them to the exact location of the kill, if you refuse they threaten you with fines and even arrest. They then spread lies throughout the community about these individuals who don’t comply and say they are poachers without any evidence of any crime being committed. They are flying drones constantly trying find people putting out minerals or corn on their private property, setting up surveillance cameras on folks private property. It’s just gotten way out of control, to much power and not the brightest tools in the shed either and when they come up on your front porch with their hand on their gun it’s immediately apparent that the situation could escalate very quickly and it’s not a pleasant experience.
@@DogFacePonySoldier sounds like Tennessee?
@@DogFacePonySoldier maine as well
Affordable access to decent places that are not packed with hunters is the biggest threat.
Exactly half the public land or more is full of non residents come here for cheap tags .
@ cheap tags you say……that’s terrible. Where is this terrible place? 🤣
@@Meh-hr7gq think about the difference it may take a Missouri resident five years to draw a Iowa firearm tag. When a Iowa resident can drive here buy cheap tags over the counter and hunt. They shud have to draw and pay twice wht tags cost.
hopefully numbers drop in my area by 50% be alot more enjoyable lol
When a deer hunt costs over 2 grand vs buying an entire cow for the freezer for about that price it's getting less accessible for most people
Have the out of state hunters that lease 2-3k acres shoot a doe before a buck
Move the damn gun season to later November in Missouri. Start following Kansas with NR draws, I am a NR and own a farm in Missouri. Missouri could honestly be the best state in the US for Whitetail with a few minor tweaks, build it and they will pay and come.
It’s no hunters though. Recruit more hunters that fixes everything.
Why move it to later November?
We don't want out of state hunters ther part of the problem flood in on public land so residents don't have a place to hunt.
@@Treyno94 let the big ones get through rut so they are harder to find is my guess.
@ well that’s no fun lol
When compared to most recreation and entertainment investments isn't hunting likely more a sport of opportunity/priviledge and deminished returns than many others?.. I hear people say take someone hunting but I doubt that includes an open invitation or key to the gates?.. In modern society hunting is for the most part just another hobby and comparibly expensive, limited, and even anti-social.
Deer tags are high and some states hard to draw
Big game hunting is basically a gentleman’s sport now. 1k for an average gun, 2-300 camo, $60 boxes of ammo and time off work. At a minimum.
I go into the woods with 10k in gear. That is why there are less hunters.
Cost and restrictions are why I switched to crossbow, which can be done for a lot less.
It’s plenty of hunters.
You don’t need expensive gear to kill a deer though… just bought a gun for $600. You don’t really need camo to deer hunt tbh. I think a lot of people are under the impression you have to have the best gear to kill a deer
@@Treyno94 That is more true here in Maine but back in Cali lack of land access meant that you were paying for that. Also a rig capable of long distance cross canyon shots, ammo to practice, time off work, gear to walk in miles and miles and sleep outside most places in cali are no ohv. It adds up fast. A non entry level gun set up is 2k.
Well I wouldn't consider whitetail big game lmao. But regardless a cheap savage in 308 is about 300 bucks some brown carhart can be had for idk say 300 also. And we'll that's all you need really need hut ammo and ur looking at 1 1.30 a shot for factory ammo. What's so expensive about it
Great episode gents! Love this type of content, hearing from local agents is great
I know it was mentioned at one point but was it ever explained how deer populations are estimated?
A bs guess! When they have drones and can do a better job at estimating deer population!
Let me tell you, Hunter numbers in Mississippi are not declining!!! Especially turkey hunters, it increases every year on public land
Have any deer ever died from CWD?
I hope hunter declines are real maybe they'll affect my area one day and it won't look like a pumpkin patch every time you go to the woods
So much private and posted grounds, it's really hard to get a place to hunt without owning big lots of land. The younger generation don't wanna go out and beg just for a place to hunt. That's the problem in Arkansas.
Our 5 acres is pretty dang good dosnt take much
I hear this all the time but I don’t see it with my own eyes. Anyone! Who is a public hunter will say the same.
It will not drop in my family I lromise