What I think is happening is that they are trialling the proposed changes for next year. There's another post with a link to the ESRD December AGM Agenda, where the 2 tag idea was going to be presented as a recommendation for the next hunting system. They need to understand if issuing 125 licenses with 2 tags each is more effective than simply increasing the number of licenses each week. Also, they will get the opportunity to see if 125 hunters per week is manageable, compared to the current 100 per week.
In the end it comes down to herd reduction and what is the most effective and safe means to accomplish this.
I do agree that they still need to come up with a Management Plan, but these things take time and thoughtful planning. They don't want to repeat what has already happened. When they come out with something, we can only hope that it will have taken into consideration all parameters.
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