(from round table meeting)
Bonus Antlerless Quotas for 2020-2021
Effects of EHD last year were considered in preparing the 2020-2021 Bonus County quotas
Quotas were kept low in southern part of Indiana which were most impacted by EHD last year
Quotas north of the EHD impacted area were raised by 1 in general (these were brought up to a CBAQ of 3. In 2019 most of these counties would have been a 4 before EHD occurred).
Last year adjustments were made due to EHD which resulted in no counties at 4 or above
This effectively eliminated the late Antlerless season last year - however, DNR allowed the Late Antlerless Season to occur in those counties that had a CBAQ of 4 or 8 prior to the EHD change.
This was reviewed again after the 2020-2021 seasons are completed
Again this year there will be no counties with a 4 or higher quota
However DNR believes that the late Special Antlerless Season had little impact on populations based upon past results
Data from past years shows that not many more deer overall are taken as a result of this
Based upon the results of past survey between 50-60% of hunters favored this season while 25-35% did not favor this season