Game/Fish Bag Limits

[Big Lee]

With the abundance of people fishing, and likely hunting this year as a result of Corona shut downs. What affect do you think this will have on Deer,Fish, Bird populations? Do you think 2021 we will see a decrease in bag limit's?

[SaintBlaise]

No way. The state doesn't monitor how many deer are harvested. I think the only fishing monitoring is on offshore species like red snappers and there's no way to keep a count on the recreational catches. Birds, if you are referring to ducks and geese, they are federally limited. If more people are hunting ducks and geese, less will be taken. The state will just be happy selling all of those extra licenses.

[ctom87]

With the abundance of people fishing, and likely hunting this year as a result of Corona shut downs. What affect do you think this will have on Deer,Fish, Bird populations? Do you think 2021 we will see a decrease in bag limit's?

Interesting subject. I wonder how many hunters may have been laid off and did not renew their lease, and if that would balance it out. I am not sure there would be much change. I think if it were to affect anything, it would more likely be fishing as it is year round and everyone seems to be going.

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[DUKFVR]

I don't think we will. I don't think it will make enough difference in kill& catch rates.

[bowhuntntxn]

This could actually be beneficial to the populations. More people catching fish will clean out most of the borderline size wise fish, and allow what's left to grow bigger. Less competition for baitfish and what not.

Same thing for deer. Less competition for available food sources men's what left will more and better food to eat, making the overall herd healthier. It might be a couple of years before the real benefits are seen, but in my mind that is how it should work out.

[Big Lee]

This could actually be beneficial to the populations. More people catching fish will clean out most of the borderline size wise fish, and allow what's left to grow bigger. Less competition for baitfish and what not.

Same thing for deer. Less competition for available food sources men's what left will more and better food to eat, making the overall herd healthier. It might be a couple of years before the real benefits are seen, but in my mind that is how it should work out.

Interesting. I didn't even think about that. You maybe right.

[scott.str]

Seems true on this. but i definitely see some guys on shore taking every fish. doesn't matter size or species its getting eaten.

This could actually be beneficial to the populations. More people catching fish will clean out most of the borderline size wise fish, and allow what's left to grow bigger. Less competition for baitfish and what not.

Same thing for deer. Less competition for available food sources men's what left will more and better food to eat, making the overall herd healthier. It might be a couple of years before the real benefits are seen, but in my mind that is how it should work out.

[BayouCat]

I could see an increase in poaching but not a decrease in bag limits.

[dgilbert]

It hasn't slowed nothing down.

[Big Lee]

I guess an added fear is an over abundance of Novice hunters out. Not identifying human vs deer. What is beyond the intended target. Etc. Same issues on a normal year, but double down with higher than normal numbers in the field.

[jds247]

Seems like it would cause a decline in hunters / fisherman . No money for leases or license gas etc.. but like was said above i bet there's a increased number of dirt road hunters..

[Fishcat91]

This could actually be beneficial to the populations. More people catching fish will clean out most of the borderline size wise fish, and allow what's left to grow bigger. Less competition for baitfish and what not.

Same thing for deer. Less competition for available food sources men's what left will more and better food to eat, making the overall herd healthier. It might be a couple of years before the real benefits are seen, but in my mind that is how it should work out.

I don’t think it’s beneficial at all for our fisheries at all. There has been more boat traffic then ever with this virus going on. Guys burning grass flats, burning shorelines, burning around back lakes leaving prop scars and killing sea grass..... the less grass we have for these trout to live in, the less trout we have. If they can’t hide from predators, and have good spawning structure it makes it hard to sustain a healthy population of mature fish. Now you bring in the In the fact that every Tom **** and Harry loads the coolers everyday they can, or keeps every fish for that special over the back stringer pic. A 25” trout is becoming the new 30”.... if you take a 10,000 acre pasture and everybody is shooting whatever walks out. Rather it be a 120” buck or a 180” buck. Eventually that 10,000 acre pasture will not be producing the trophy class deer it once did with no management program. Same thing goes for our fisheries.