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The deer herd had increased beyond what was practical. The numbers were out of control because we didnt kill enough does. The DNR was forced to do something about it. Thats what got us in this mess to begin with. The legislature got drug into it early on and then basically took over the...

I am a broker of ag insurance products and own farm ground. I have also been involved with federal crop insurance. I have never hunted in AK, not sure where you get your information. I have however fished there. I would recommend it to anyone that gets the chance. I have hunted in many...

Yes, they would go down and do go down when compaines experience good loss years. Even with a less extreme example of just lowering the deer population, the rates are less likely to increase. Insurance rates must be approved by the state insurance commissioners office and an increase must be...

I can agree that deer get blamed for a lot of damage that other animals do. I also have farm ground and have a lot of first hand experience with crop damage. But, I also see upwards of 50 deer at a time grazing every night in soybeans. Are you telling me that 50 deer a night for the entire...

Your car/deer stats seem to support the insurance companies position. The more recent stats occurred during lower deer populations.

I know some farmers that lose tens of thousands of dollars in crop damage every year from deer. I would LOVE to watch you tell any one of them that its a sham. Some of them are pretty big boys too. You might want to pack a lunch. Some farmers would love to see our deer population go back...

The DNR is not allowed to manage the deer herd and has not been allowed to do so for a few years now. That is the point you are missing. They agree with you that the population did not need to be lowered so drastically. That was never their management plan. You are chasing a ghost with that...

Feel free to look one up. Just posting what I found. I doubt if its any big conspiracy though. I spoke to a body shop the other day and they said they loved the high deer populations of the past. Especially when we have mild winters and other collisions are low. They thought the...

I absolutely agree that the bonus doe tags should never have been allowed on public ground. Terrible.

Just found this..... Interestingly, the number of miles driven by U.S. motorists, according to State Farm, has grown only 2 percent in the past five years ... while the number of deer/car smacks has surged 20 percent. From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010, there were approximately 2.3 million...

I have been in the auto insurance industry for 24 years. I can guarantee you that as deer numbers increased, so did auto/deer accidents. The number of claims the last few years has decreased as the deer population was brought under control. Depredation tags are not suited well to...

Of course the DNR wanted to lower the herd numbers. They were way too high. Far too much crop damage and far too many auto/deer accidents. Only the most stubborn will not admit to this. The DNR began a program to lower the numbers. The obvious way to do this is by harvesting more does. It...

They did a tremendous job bringing back the wild turkey. When I was a kid, we basically had none. We have enjoyed many years of great turkey hunting thanks to the IDNR. They also did an outstanding job in getting otters back in Iowa. If you enjoy trapping, there is nothing more fun to...

The DNR has zero to do with it. If the DNR was allowed to do their job, we would still have a quality deer herd.

The entire premise behind the push from NRLO's is to get a tag every year or preference because they own land. I have no idea if he supported a NRLO and don't care. Just pointing out the he seemed to miss the meat of the debate. As far as me owning ground.....I could not care less if you...

To answer your question.....yes, you missed a lot. Some day, you may figure out what it was you missed. For now, enjoy your bliss.

So you bought a truck instead of ground after your research suggests that ground will go up in value. Brilliant........not.

He also said, "I asked for a Bud Light, not a flashlight!"

You still don't get it. My opinion is that you are entitled to come enjoy your ground. I hope you do and welcome you to it. I have zero problem with that. Just know that there are certain limitations and there is good reason for that and I hope that never changes. But for some of the NRLO's...

I agree with the point that the thread was no different than many others. There were first hand accounts shared by both sides. Some had great experiences with the guy and others had terrible experiences with him. There was some information shared that would be extremely important to some guys...