I don’t think the current strategies are sustainable, or make any sense. They’re based on priors that are no longer realistic(lots of land, lots of critters, not a lot of people exploiting either).
I’d like to see a state do the following:
Give a 2-3 year warning that the new seasons wi be implemented. Give hunters the ability to identify their hunting group, exactly as large or small as they see fit. State tallies up groups, and divides total number of hunters in half. Every group is given an even or odd year hunting privilege.
Keep seasons, bag limits, etc exactly the same.
Now there’s half as many hunters hunting every year. Adjust management strategies (seasons and bag limits and weapon options) as is needed to maintain the resource.
Give hunters the ability to swap years, so long as they sit out a year, and there’s a corresponding group wanting to swap into their year(this will be incredibly easy and likely in 2024).
Half as many hunters, something like half as many people breaking laws. Half the need for enforcement.
Adjust license and use fees as is necessary to compensate.
Market harder to non hunting folks who can and should be using our amazing natural resources. Charge them for it.
I would love to have 18 months to prep for my next hunt!