2020-2021 DEER SEASON PROPOSALS Photo: Dan Bergeron 2020-2021 DEER - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2020-2021 DEER SEASON PROPOSALS Photo: Dan Bergeron

2020-2021 DEER SEASON PROPOSALS General Deer Season Framework: Regular Firearm: 26 days beginning the 2 nd Wednesday in Nov. • • Muzzleloader: 11 days immediately preceding regular firearm • Youth: The weekend before muzzleloader opens • Archery: Sept. 15 through Dec. 15 (92 days) • Either-sex throughout season and state • Archery and Firearm closes 1 week early in WMU A

General Background • Use Adult Harvest Sex Ratios (AHSR) to gauge hunting season impacts on the population. • Estimates of how many adult does need to be harvested to stabilize the population • Varies by WMU • Either sex days used control adult doe harvest. • Use historical success rates to estimate how many adult does will be harvested. • Varies by WMU and Season

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – A Note: Objective is 300 or 0.54 per square mile of habitat. 500 400 300 Number 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 1 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = +1% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – B Note: Objective is 125 or 0.38 per square mile of habitat 300 250 200 Number 150 100 50 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 1 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = +2% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – C2 Note: Objective is 90 or 0.39 per square mile of habitat 180 160 140 120 100 Number 80 60 40 20 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 1 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = +6% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – C1 Note: Objective is 65 or 0.33 per square mile of habitat 120 100 80 Number 60 40 20 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2021-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = +33% Reg. Firearm - 0 Reg. Firearm - 0

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – D1 Note: Objective is 170 or 0.79 per square mile of habitat 300 250 200 Number 150 100 50 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-18 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = +13% Reg. Firearm - 0 Reg. Firearm - 0

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1964-2019) With Objective WMU – D2W Note: Objective is 360 or 1.06 per square mile of habitat 700 600 500 400 Number 300 200 100 0 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/- 12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 3 Muzzleloader - 4 Reg. Firearm – 4 Desired Change = -32% Reg. Firearm – 4

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1964-2019) With Objective WMU – D2E Note: Objective is 20 or 0.19 per square mile of habitat 80 60 Number 40 20 0 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/- 12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Reg. Firearm – 0 Reg. Firearm – 0 Desired Change = +18%

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – E Note: Objective is 80 or 0.12 per square mile of habitat 300 250 200 Number 150 100 50 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 0 Desired Change = -27% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – F Note: Objective is 105or 0.23 per square mile of habitat 200 150 Number 100 50 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 0 Desired Change = -26% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1964-2019) With Objective WMU – G1 Note: Objective is 340 or 0.87 per square mile of habitat 600 500 400 Number 300 200 100 0 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/- 12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader – 5 Muzzleloader – 5 Reg. Firearm – 5 Reg. Firearm – 5 Desired Change = -33%

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1964-2019) With Objective WMU – G2 Note: Objective is 100 or 0.46 per square mile of habitat 180 160 140 120 Number 100 80 60 40 20 0 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/- 12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = -17% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – H1 Note: Objective is 460 or 1.24 per square mile of habitat 600 500 400 Number 300 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 3 Muzzleloader -3 Desired Change = +2% Reg. Firearm - 2 Reg. Firearm -3

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – H2 Note: Objective is 675 or 1.05 per square mile of habitat 800 700 600 500 Number 400 300 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 3 Muzzleloader -3 Desired Change = -3% Reg. Firearm - 2 Reg. Firearm -3

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – I1 Note: Objective is 215 or 0.67 per square mile of habitat 300 200 Number 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = -23% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm -1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – I2 Note: Objective is 260 or 0.73 per square mile of habitat 400 300 Number 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 0 Muzzleloader - 1 Desired Change = -2% Reg. Firearm - 1 Reg. Firearm - 1

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – J1 Note: Objective is 310 or 0.71 per square mile of habitat 600 500 400 Number 300 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader – 2 Muzzleloader – 2 Reg. Firearm – 1 Reg. Firearm – 2 Desired Change = -30%

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – J2 Note: Objective is 940 or 1.29 per square mile of habitat 1200 1000 800 Number 600 400 200 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 3 Muzzleloader - 3 Desired Change = -10% Reg. Firearm - 3 Reg. Firearm - 3

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1928-2018) With Objective WMU – K Note: Objective is 675 or 1.18 per square mile of habitat 900 800 700 600 500 Number 400 300 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% ES Days 2018-19 ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 3 Muzzleloader -3 Reg. Firearm – 3 Desired Change = -10% Reg. Firearm - 2

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – L Note: Objective is 525 or 1.37 per square mile of habitat 800 700 600 500 Number 400 300 200 100 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 ES Days 2018-19 Year ES Days 2020-21 Muzzleloader - 11 Muzzleloader - 11 Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% Reg. Firearm – 10 Reg. Firearm – 10 Allow crossbow use during the archery +2000 AO Permits +2000 AO Permits Desired Change = -31% season in WMU L w/ 1 tag w/ 1 tag

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective WMU – M Note: Objective is 535 or 1.17 per square mile of habitat 1200 1000 800 Number 600 400 200 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year ES Days 2020-21 ES Days 2018-19 Muzzleloader - 11 Muzzleloader - 11 Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% Reg. Firearm – 10 Reg. Firearm – 10 +4000 AO Permits +4000 AO Permits Desired Change = -49% w/ 2 tags w/ 2 tags

2-Year Running Average Adult Buck Harvest (1929-2019) With Objective Statewide Note: Objective is 6,350 or 0.80 per square mile of habitat 9000 8000 7000 6000 Number 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2019 Year Adult Bucks Objective +/-12.5% Desired Change = -19%