OH! I forgot to mention that some other states allow hunting to start on private land a few days ahead of the public land hunting season.
This targets nuisance animals and drives others away from private lands and increases yields on public lands.
Again none of this is new! Just a new generation rediscovering old knowledge using "new" technology!
John R CarpenterFebruary 17, 2022
I find it strange that this information is seen as unusual. Hunters have known the last several hundred years that firearm use announces to prey animals that a deadly hunter has arrived. And the smart animals move away from the noise.
For experienced hunters and older researchers, this is seen as common sense.
Previous studies such as in the American Hunter or American Rifleman documented this behavior in the 1950s and those articles referenced even earlier works.
Hunters learn that prey animals generally dislike sudden increases in other things like an increase in people noise and vehicle traffic. Over time, the normal use of the land, without harm to prey animals, allow those animals get used to that level of “noise.” But, a sudden increase of “noise” makes them nervous and many move away from such disruptions. Again this is nothing new!
My guess is that this study is nothing more than a re-discovery of behavior seen repeatedly over time. But sadly, non-hunters and those ignorant politicians and intellectuals will likely miss use such a new study for anti-hunting or anti-gun purposes.
Andre J. MostertFebruary 17, 2022
My wife and I live in the Dutch Fields area of Midway, Utah. Each year we see an increasing number of deer and moose moving into our and adjoining yards during the hunting season. We love to have them.
So far, we have not seen any elk in this settled area.
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John R CarpenterFebruary 17, 2022
OH! I forgot to mention that some other states allow hunting to start on private land a few days ahead of the public land hunting season. This targets nuisance animals and drives others away from private lands and increases yields on public lands. Again none of this is new! Just a new generation rediscovering old knowledge using "new" technology!
John R CarpenterFebruary 17, 2022
I find it strange that this information is seen as unusual. Hunters have known the last several hundred years that firearm use announces to prey animals that a deadly hunter has arrived. And the smart animals move away from the noise. For experienced hunters and older researchers, this is seen as common sense. Previous studies such as in the American Hunter or American Rifleman documented this behavior in the 1950s and those articles referenced even earlier works. Hunters learn that prey animals generally dislike sudden increases in other things like an increase in people noise and vehicle traffic. Over time, the normal use of the land, without harm to prey animals, allow those animals get used to that level of “noise.” But, a sudden increase of “noise” makes them nervous and many move away from such disruptions. Again this is nothing new! My guess is that this study is nothing more than a re-discovery of behavior seen repeatedly over time. But sadly, non-hunters and those ignorant politicians and intellectuals will likely miss use such a new study for anti-hunting or anti-gun purposes.
Andre J. MostertFebruary 17, 2022
My wife and I live in the Dutch Fields area of Midway, Utah. Each year we see an increasing number of deer and moose moving into our and adjoining yards during the hunting season. We love to have them. So far, we have not seen any elk in this settled area.
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