elk yinzer wrote:My take on the Sunday thing is it is not going to increase harvest that much, and here's why.
There is a common refrain that 10% of the hunters harvest 90% of the game. Statistics materially bear that out, and anecdotally most of us can agree to a remarkable degree in an age where we can't agree on anything.
I'll humbly place myself and a few folks I know in the 10%. I tag out most every year. Is Sunday hunting going to result in me tagging out any harder? Is another tag magically going to appear in my pocket? I don't freaking think so. Does a dead deer care if its killed on Saturday, Sunday, or Tuesday? Dead is dead. It's just about the choice, opportunity, and liberty to hunt when I choose. Yeah I'll probably hunt a little more, and maybe even be a little more selective on shot opps, but largely it just adds flexibility.
Now some guys don't get out much and this may increase their time afield, especially when it is shiny and new. There may be a small increase in harvest particularly if it is implemented in rifle season. But I honestly think the 90%, the guys that don't kill that often, there is a whole litany of reasons they don't kill many deer but I don't think lack of Sunday hunting is high on the list. Dedication and lack of skill are probably top 2 on that list and I don't see adding Sunday tremendously increasing those traits. There may be a small initial uptick in harvest but I think it will quickly normalize.
I agree with this