Speedway Flyer, Volume 20, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1952 — Page 3

A Report On the 1951 Deer Hunt Nearly everyone agrees that the 1951 deer hunting season was an unqualified success. Previous accounts in newspapers and magazines have generously described delighted hunters and amazed, but pleased landowners. A brand of consideration and cooperation not -exhibited in many years was displayed by hunters, farmers, and employees of the Conservation Department Some of the reasons that hunters and hosts met amicably on •common grounds are apparent Most participants considered the regulations fair and realized they were designed to protect all concerned. A mutual fear of firegutted woodlands and maimed participants induced an unusual degree of caution. Last, but not least, nearly every conservation officer in the state was on the alert for violations and encouragement of good sportsmanship. Statistics utilized to evaluate the 1951 hunt and plan future ones were obtained entirely from cooperative hunters. A total of 633 deerslayers brought their animals to checking stations where valuable information was obtained by Pittman-Robertson personnel and conservation officers. In return, they hog-dressed, weighed, and the age of vanquished white-tails.

Each of the 12,182 licensees was urged to return a self-addrtcsed, stamped hunter report card attached to their license. Slightly over 10,000 complied, thus providing a reliable record of the number and sex of the deer killed, type of weapon used, and hunting pressure by counties. Those failing to mail hunt reports will not be issued licenses for the next hunt. The above sources of information indicate that 13 per cent of the hunters who bought licenses were successful. This compares favorably with the success ratios of hunters in neighboring states. Furthermore, a total'of 631 licensees indicated that they did not hunt for various reasons, so 17 per cent of the hunters who sallied 4orth brought home venison. In the process, the lucky ones utilized but 7% hours, while unsuccessful nimrods hunted 13 hours during the three allotted days. Archery hunters, 116 of them, stalked their quarry for an average of 13% hours each. Two deer were taken, one by a 14-year-old lad. This form of hunting places emphasis on talking and recreation rather than the number of pieces of game taken. In return, archers were permitted to hunt in all open counties and on Brown County State Park where gun hunting could not be justified. About hair, 51 per cent, of deer taken were bagged the first day of the hunt. On the second and third days, 24 per cent and 25 per cent were recorded. Greatest success was attained between 7 and 11 a.m., for 59 per cent of the kills were made during these hours.

Based on interviews of 633 successful hunters, each man hunted about a day and a half, saw 3% deer, shot at .1% and hit one. The average range of the first shot was 48 yards. Evidently the shotgun slug was effective, for 47 per cent of the animals dropped in their tracks, 36 per cent ran from one to 50 yards, 15 per cent ran from 51 yards to a half mile, and two per cent ran farther than a half mile before dropping. Although deer browse through old fields and other open land, they sought woods and brush during the hunt. More than half, 56 per cent, was bagged in woodlands, and 27 per cent in brush. Others were found in weed fields, spoil banks, swamps, and cropland. Checking station examinations revealed some immensely important information on Indiana white-tails. Measurements and fights proved that they are considerably larger than their northern ancestors. This may be attributed to an abundance of feed on most of our range. But there were indications that the overpopulated herd on Harrison State Forest was eating itself out of house and home, and a herd reduction was needed. Animals from this area were smaller boned, lighter in weight, and were not reproducing as rapidly as deer from more sparsely populated herds.

It must be borne In mind that a number of trophy-sized animals had accumulated since 1934. During the first open season many of these were bagged, so we cannot expect to harvest as many record busters on future hunts. The “average” buck weighed 477 pounds live weight or 139 pounds hog dressed. His female counterpart weighed 130 pounds live weight or 103 pounds hog dressed. Bucks continue to gain weight until about 7% years old, but does weighed nearly as much when 2Vi years old as did older specimens. ‘ Bucks in the 5% -year age class averaged 191 pounds hog dressed and had 10 antler points. Those in that age class from the Strip Mine Herd averaged 243 pounds. One buck examined at Morgan-Mon-

roe State Forest weighed ST® pounds dressed or SS9 pounds live weight One from the Strip Mine Herd equalled that weight and another weighed 328 pounds. The largest doe examined came from the Strip Mine Herd; was 2% years old; and weighed 190 pounds live weight Reports of 400-pound bucks killed in Scott and Dubois counties were investigated, but could not be sustained. None of the 633 animals examined was found to be diseased, although a few bore scars previously inflicted by illegal hunters using .22 rifles and birdshot. Perhaps the most significant information collected was that on breeding. It was £pund that at least 32 per cent of the yearling does had produced fawns. This indicates that at least a third of our female fawns are bred when 5-7 months old and have produced a fawn by the time they are a year old.

Rapid reproduction such as this can enable us to harvest a large portion of our herd on a sustained yield basis if illegal hunters do not steal the surplus throughout late winter, spring, and summer months by killing fawns and pregnant does. Hunters and biologists learned much about the white-tail, but more important was the exchange of viewpoints between hunters, farmers, and members of the Conservation Department. Many of our neighbors from the northern part of the state were pleasantly surprised to learn of the recreational* possibilities of our public land. Hunting and fishing potentialities of reforested coal lands astonished those not acquainted with them. Farmers discovered that a deer on the hoof was worth a dozen slain at night by violators. Hunters amply demonstrated that they appreciated the right to hunt on private and public land. In brief, our herd has graduated to long pants. It is now an asset instead of a liability; Economics of the hunt are not well known, but

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many set the hunter coat of each white-tail bagged at SIOO. Farmers, merchants, and innkeepers need not be reminded that a legal harvest benefits the community and that illegal kills are a total loss. Just as one swallow does not make a* summer, one successful open season does not necessarily assure continuing white-tail prosperity, but it is a long step in the right direction. Some of the programs now under consideration are expansion of the occupied deer range, additional acquisition of public land, woodland game habitat development, increased law enforcement facilities, and closely coordinated forestry and game management practices. With continuing cooperation of land owners and sportsmen these practices will benefit all woodland game, including ruffed grouse, squirrels, and deer. (Courtesy Outdoor Indiana)

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