Was recently advised that the State of Tennessee Wildlife Resources was giving reconsideration to the computerized drawing system. Under the current system the first Saturday in August is the traditional day of Blind Drawings. Here is where Hunters gather at drawing sites and fill out a card and drop it in a barrel. At the deadline the barrel is spun and a name is drawn with that person choosing a blind site. The process is then repeated until all blinds sites are taken. Under the present system all someone has to do to better their chances is to buy their wife, girl friend or anyone for that matter, a hunting license and they have increased their chances of being drawn for a blind site. During the past fall there were over 2,500 people at one blind site competing for roughly 150 blind sites. With the other PHA's added in it came out to roughly 20 people for every available blind. What the State is proposing is having all hunters who would have "sign on" privileges apply together on an application form and letting a computer draw hunters to the number of available blind sites. Unbelievably this system, one that would appear to be a more "fair" approach at giving everyone an equal chance was approved last summer but was challenged and withdrawn at the last minute, leaving us to do as we always have. Here if you are drawn for a blind site you are required to furnish the blind. As long as you are in the blind before legal shooting time the blind is yours for the day. This leads to some individuals literally "homesteading" a blind with some groups camping out overnight in the blind. There has to be a better way. :evil:
I'm curious of those of you who hunt on the public ares. How does your state do the blind selection process. Is it first come first serve, The above lottery style or something else?? :?
Just curious..
Frog
I'm curious of those of you who hunt on the public ares. How does your state do the blind selection process. Is it first come first serve, The above lottery style or something else?? :?
Just curious..
Frog