catfishcentral
12-19-2005, 02:07 PM
I posted these last year and got some feedback so I though I would post them again this year and see your thoughts. There's really not much this year on fishing but a couple of hunting changes. Allowing blackpower for a additional week which would be cool and then limiting the bucks harvested from three to two. I really don't know how feel about making the change to only two bucks. I know this will help in the size and quality of bucks taken but I guess I hate the thought of sitting in a tree and seeing a monster buck come by and I've already taken two already for the year. I've never taken more than two bucks anyway in a year so I guess I don't have a problem with it. I also like they will allow up to 6 deer intead of 4 taken with bow. Now with increased harvest on bow and longer mussleloader season more time in the woods to find that big buck. I also REALLY REALLY like the idea of being able to check deer by phone or computer as a option. I know Missouri started doing this year. I don't know how many times we have tried to check in a deer at night only to find the placed closed and others too far away.
Wildlife Department schedules public hearings
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will hold a series of public hearings Jan. 9-10 to gather input on a broad slate of proposed hunting and fishing regulations changes.
Most notable among the 42 proposed changes are extending the deer muzzleloader season to 16 days and reducing the total annual buck harvest from three to two.
“We are always looking for ways to provide more opportunities for the sportsmen of the state, while at the same time doing the best job possible in providing for healthy wildlife populations,” said Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “Lengthening the muzzleloader season will give hunters an extra week in the woods to pursue Oklahoma’s most popular big game animal.”
A second proposal would reduce the number of bucks that a hunter may harvest annually from three to two.
“We hope this proposed regulation will remind hunters that they are not just strict consumers of wildlife, they are truly wildlife managers. Every time a hunter pulls the trigger, he or she is making a management decision that will have an impact on the deer herd,” Shaw said.
According to Alan Peoples, chief of wildlife for the Department, the two proposals will be presented as a package.
“We believe these two proposals will benefit both hunters and the deer, but we don’t want to move forward on one change without moving ahead on both,” Peoples said.
Regulation changes can originate from a number of sources, including Department field staff, citizens and conservation groups. After being considered by a review committee, recommendations are scheduled for public hearings, which allow citizens to voice their opinions on the proposed changes. These public hearings constitute the public input phase of the process. The recommendations and public comments are then submitted to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, which can accept, amend or reject the recommendations. Hunting regulations changes would take effect in the Fall of 2006 and the fishing regulation changes would take effect Jan. 1, 2007
Other notable proposed regulation changes include:
Creating a new, youth-only spring turkey season on the weekend prior to opening day of the statewide turkey season.
Removing the regulation that limits hunters to one tom per day in the spring season.
Increase raccoon harvest limits from six to 10 daily.
Allowing limited harvest of red fox, no more than two per year.
Including Texas County (only west of State Highway 136) in the landowner and controlled pronghorn antelope hunts.
Reducing hunter education class hours from 10 to eight.
Also included in the proposed changes are regulations affecting striped bass hybrid and white bass limits on Sooner Lake and walleye, sauger and saugeye size limits on Murray and Foss lakes.
For a complete list of the proposed regulations click here.
Those who would like to provide input about the proposed changes, but are unable to attend one of the scheduled hearings, may e-mail their comments through the Department’s Web site at wildlifedepartment.com or by mailing comments to: Attn: Proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes-ODWC, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. All comments are weighted equally whether received in writing or delivered at a meeting. All comments must be received by Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m.
Following is a list of public hearing dates, times and locations:
Date: January 9, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Ada - Pontotoc County Technology Center - 601 W. 33rd
Caddo - Durant Fish Hatchery -2021 Caddo Hwy
Lawton - Lawton Public Library - 410 SW 4th Street
Okmulgee - East Central Electric Cooperative - 2001 South Wood Drive
Tahlequah - Indian Capital Vo-Tech - Herb Roselle Seminar Center - 240 Vo-Tech Rd.
Date: January 10, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Altus - Altus Public Library - 421 N. Hudson
Idabel - Kiamichi Technical Center - Intersection of Hwy 70 and 259 North of Idabel
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Tulsa - Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Campus - Aud. Rm A150 - 801 E. 91st St
Woodward - Northwest Electric - 2925 Williams Ave.
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Wildlife Department schedules public hearings
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will hold a series of public hearings Jan. 9-10 to gather input on a broad slate of proposed hunting and fishing regulations changes.
Most notable among the 42 proposed changes are extending the deer muzzleloader season to 16 days and reducing the total annual buck harvest from three to two.
“We are always looking for ways to provide more opportunities for the sportsmen of the state, while at the same time doing the best job possible in providing for healthy wildlife populations,” said Mike Shaw, wildlife research supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “Lengthening the muzzleloader season will give hunters an extra week in the woods to pursue Oklahoma’s most popular big game animal.”
A second proposal would reduce the number of bucks that a hunter may harvest annually from three to two.
“We hope this proposed regulation will remind hunters that they are not just strict consumers of wildlife, they are truly wildlife managers. Every time a hunter pulls the trigger, he or she is making a management decision that will have an impact on the deer herd,” Shaw said.
According to Alan Peoples, chief of wildlife for the Department, the two proposals will be presented as a package.
“We believe these two proposals will benefit both hunters and the deer, but we don’t want to move forward on one change without moving ahead on both,” Peoples said.
Regulation changes can originate from a number of sources, including Department field staff, citizens and conservation groups. After being considered by a review committee, recommendations are scheduled for public hearings, which allow citizens to voice their opinions on the proposed changes. These public hearings constitute the public input phase of the process. The recommendations and public comments are then submitted to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, which can accept, amend or reject the recommendations. Hunting regulations changes would take effect in the Fall of 2006 and the fishing regulation changes would take effect Jan. 1, 2007
Other notable proposed regulation changes include:
Creating a new, youth-only spring turkey season on the weekend prior to opening day of the statewide turkey season.
Removing the regulation that limits hunters to one tom per day in the spring season.
Increase raccoon harvest limits from six to 10 daily.
Allowing limited harvest of red fox, no more than two per year.
Including Texas County (only west of State Highway 136) in the landowner and controlled pronghorn antelope hunts.
Reducing hunter education class hours from 10 to eight.
Also included in the proposed changes are regulations affecting striped bass hybrid and white bass limits on Sooner Lake and walleye, sauger and saugeye size limits on Murray and Foss lakes.
For a complete list of the proposed regulations click here.
Those who would like to provide input about the proposed changes, but are unable to attend one of the scheduled hearings, may e-mail their comments through the Department’s Web site at wildlifedepartment.com or by mailing comments to: Attn: Proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes-ODWC, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. All comments are weighted equally whether received in writing or delivered at a meeting. All comments must be received by Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m.
Following is a list of public hearing dates, times and locations:
Date: January 9, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Ada - Pontotoc County Technology Center - 601 W. 33rd
Caddo - Durant Fish Hatchery -2021 Caddo Hwy
Lawton - Lawton Public Library - 410 SW 4th Street
Okmulgee - East Central Electric Cooperative - 2001 South Wood Drive
Tahlequah - Indian Capital Vo-Tech - Herb Roselle Seminar Center - 240 Vo-Tech Rd.
Date: January 10, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Altus - Altus Public Library - 421 N. Hudson
Idabel - Kiamichi Technical Center - Intersection of Hwy 70 and 259 North of Idabel
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Tulsa - Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Campus - Aud. Rm A150 - 801 E. 91st St
Woodward - Northwest Electric - 2925 Williams Ave.
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