State Game Laws you'd like to see altered or removed

[toddster]

In Illinois

1) be able to quarter out animal in field.

they let you do it only if you retain the sex of the deer.  I asked no, no one can give me an answer. 

2) Public land map in every parking area with "hunt board".

I have and know many of you did use one of these on a paid hunt, they have a board, to where you put a name/number to where you are going to be hunting.  You do not have to put the exact tree, but I feel that this would help one another.  This way I know roughly where someone is so I do not waste my time or ruin their hunt coming in.  This more importantly in the times that something has happened give the people searching for the hunter a place to start at. 

3) Use of Bicycling/Horse trails pay a fee.

I have seen way to many people get to enjoy themselves on our and anglers back.  They do not have to pay a fee for it, it was made using the money from hunters/Anglers.  Yet, the hunter/Angler must give way with nothing gained.  If they want the big parking area (woods lost) with electricity and hook up with concrete they should pay a fee for it, just as all of us happily do to Camp.

4) Herd Management
I understand and believe that it must be done, there are 5 counties in Illinois that for years they made it that a Doe can not be harvested for first 15 days of the bow season.  When I inquire as to reasoning, they said to increase population, makes sense.  But when I bring up, "On the 16th day of bow season, I can legally shoot 6 Does if I have the tags, what did we gain?  Would it not make more sense to limit firearms harvest (since they have a stronger impact on management than bow), they almost blew a gasket (loose money)."  It is about limiting Bow Season, not about managing the herd.  Sorry needed to get it off chest.

[Gil Verwey]

No deer drives on public lands, only on private lands should be allowed.

[MT STEVE]

Folks I haven't read through all of the post's so this may have already been mentioned. Here in MT I would love to see the ridiculous continuous 5 WEEK rifle season that runs right through the rut cut back to two weeks outside of the rut. End the automatic outfitter tag allotment. End the any weapon shoulder season for cow elk that runs from Aug. 15 to Feb. 15 in some areas of the state. Don't even get me started on the cost of license's and tags for a tax paying resident !