In Michigan, the full state harvest ratio sits close to 0.9 does per 1 buck, and within the Higher Peninsula, that quantity has dropped as little as 0.2 does per 1 buck in sure seasons. Over the previous 5 years, Michigan hunters have harvested a median of 52,000 extra bucks than does yearly.
About 6.8% of hunters (roughly 41,000 folks) tag out on two bucks. These hunters alone harvest roughly 82,000 bucks, which is greater than the full buck harvest of the complete state of Indiana.
Michigan presently leads the Midwest in hunter density, with roughly 10.7 hunters per sq. mile, far outpacing the regional common of 4.9 and greater than triple the density of Iowa. “What we want for administration is usually totally different than what folks desire for his or her recreation,” famous MI DNR Deer, Elk, and Moose Administration Specialist Brent Rudolph.
Rudolph admitted that merely giving hunters extra tags (as much as 10 antlerless) didn’t work:
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