WV Hunters Opposing a Lower Buck Limit and License Increase Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/wv-hunters-opposing-a-lower-buck-limit-and-major-license-fee-increase.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:53 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Mel Avis [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199913?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Aug 2019 03:24:07 UTC 23199913 Shayna Elliott [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199620?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Aug 2019 07:27:00 UTC 23199620 Mr Adam Rader [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199105?utm_medium=rss I oppose lower the buck limit and raising license prices

]]> Mon, 5 Aug 2019 06:04:01 UTC 23199105 Marvin Jeffrey [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199074?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Aug 2019 05:07:18 UTC 23199074 Mr Eric Korn [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199032?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Aug 2019 04:06:40 UTC 23199032 Mr. Roger Treadway [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199026?utm_medium=rss It is imperative that the freedom of hunter’s choice of bucks be protected and the low cost use of our natural resources be maintained. The concept of forcing others to hunt in specific manners in order to ensure one’s own idea of trophy flies in the face of tradition, freedom, and biological facts on the ground. It should be and must be up to the individual Hunter to decide if he or she wants to lower their personal harvest from 3 to 2. It was as high as 5 when people had more freedom and a higher deer population (before the doe seasons) was evident. Those wishing to hunt for horns only can and free to do so on their private land and or pay someone to do so on private land. A person cannot eat antlers and therefor all they can do is brag like children about them if one focuses only on the size of antlers. The argument about killing does has no other affect but lower the overall deer population.

Instead of focusing on deer antler size (that is what the rise in license fees are all about) the DNR should focus on seeding more game animal species to hunt ie Boar Hog, more Elk, and Red Stag placed in different locations in all 55 counties. This would allow for more stamp revenue without affecting the cost.. Also they could open up the non-rifle counties to gun hunting and charge a trophy tag for archery or rifle killed deer in those four counties. Ensuring that those who want to horn hunt can do so in their traditional areas.

]]> Mon, 5 Aug 2019 04:02:10 UTC 23199026 Shane Massey [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199024?utm_medium=rss I am happy with the current buck limits set forth in the regulations.

]]> Mon, 5 Aug 2019 03:52:30 UTC 23199024 Josh Vance [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23199020?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Aug 2019 03:45:28 UTC 23199020 Mr James Utt [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23198534?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Aug 2019 01:57:34 UTC 23198534 Mr Chad Grove [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23147652?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:32:32 UTC 23147652 Mr Anonymous [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23075853?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 May 2019 09:10:51 UTC 23075853 Mr Darren Hall [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23020268?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 May 2019 10:07:07 UTC 23020268 Anonymous [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23005022?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:04:30 UTC 23005022 Mr David Newton [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22980887?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:07:12 UTC 22980887 Mr Robert Boone [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22976520?utm_medium=rss Support two buck limit

]]> Mon, 8 Apr 2019 08:05:53 UTC 22976520 Travis Shultz [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22943176?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:49:55 UTC 22943176 Mr Roger Brown [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22893653?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:21:00 UTC 22893653 Allen Wood [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22892510?utm_medium=rss I opposed lowering the limit to 2 bucks. Do the biologists think lowering the limit would accomplish anything, no.

]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:10:22 UTC 22892510 Mr Christopher Hedrick [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22870577?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Mar 2019 03:43:41 UTC 22870577 John Dellinger [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22869443?utm_medium=rss Lower the limit and watch hunters rush to hunt other states! Seriously is shooting around 700 third bucks hurting the herd?

]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2019 12:11:45 UTC 22869443 Mr Terry basnett [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22867367?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Mar 2019 12:49:09 UTC 22867367 Mr Anonymous [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22866537?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Mar 2019 03:05:54 UTC 22866537 Mr David Miller [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22865830?utm_medium=rss Decisions being made in regards to Natural Resources should stay in the hands of the DNR biologist and commission. Sound, proven research should be the driving force behind the managent direction of all wildlife and natural resources in West Virginia.

]]> Mon, 4 Mar 2019 04:50:24 UTC 22865830 Mr Kelly Bryant [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22865780?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Mar 2019 03:55:59 UTC 22865780 Howard Beaston [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22865607?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Mar 2019 01:28:28 UTC 22865607 Brandon Grose [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22865600?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Mar 2019 01:21:05 UTC 22865600 Mr Jonathan Anderson [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22865075?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 07:56:06 UTC 22865075 Bruce Pauley [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864963?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 06:57:01 UTC 22864963 Mr Rodney Harrah [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864867?utm_medium=rss I always thought the deer kill was to high and the license

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2019 06:05:47 UTC 22864867 Mr Gregory Fortney [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864796?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:23:57 UTC 22864796 Mr Johnny Payne [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864793?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:21:48 UTC 22864793 Mr. Chad Soice [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864777?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:10:57 UTC 22864777 Anonymous [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864655?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 03:53:15 UTC 22864655 Mr Bill Mooney [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864622?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 03:39:20 UTC 22864622 Mr Daniel Cheesman [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864616?utm_medium=rss To target youth hunters license appears to be more like an anti hunting agenda. It’s cheaper to buy a video game, than take them outdoors to appreciate what God made. Hopefully the great residents see that the old Democratic Party is not the one of our parents. They are anti everything that hard working Americans are for.

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2019 03:36:19 UTC 22864616 Mr Ted Payne [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864606?utm_medium=rss We pay Biologist to set our game limits. Let them do their job

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2019 03:32:31 UTC 22864606 Mr Jeff Davis [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864585?utm_medium=rss Minimal increases spread across a number of years. Biologists should decide harvest numbers according to betterment of the herd. NOT A FEW POLITICALLY CONNECTED GROUPS!!!

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2019 03:20:39 UTC 22864585 Mr Joshua Elliott [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22864553?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Mar 2019 02:59:39 UTC 22864553 Mr Coltin Huffman [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22862918?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Mar 2019 05:26:47 UTC 22862918 Mrs Christina Cavender [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22862769?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Mar 2019 03:11:10 UTC 22862769 Mr Anonymous [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22862765?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Mar 2019 03:05:48 UTC 22862765 Alvin Ferrell [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22861434?utm_medium=rss The buck limit is fine a 3. Very few kill a 3 buck anyway. The price jack in those bills is just stupid.

]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2019 04:12:54 UTC 22861434 Mr Fred Saffouri [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22861158?utm_medium=rss Let science decide the logic and quit raising the cost on a population that has a large low income population!

]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2019 01:35:35 UTC 22861158 Bobby Acord [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22860112?utm_medium=rss I agree with this petition

]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2019 01:04:24 UTC 22860112 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22859809?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:09:10 UTC 22859809 Jessy Roberts [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22858334?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:57:30 UTC 22858334 Robert Goff [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22858013?utm_medium=rss Hunting seasons and bag limits should be left as they are and the prices of licenses are to high now

]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:30:37 UTC 22858013 Anonymous [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22857077?utm_medium=rss Leave the buck limit and pricing along

]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:04:15 UTC 22857077 Mr James Sattlee [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22856968?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:26:28 UTC 22856968 Mr Anthony Peters [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22856264?utm_medium=rss Please keep our tags,license,and prices the same Thank you

]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:55:59 UTC 22856264 Mr Anonymous [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22855595?utm_medium=rss Even though I’m not entirely opposed to a compromise and the buck limit being lowered to two bucks, in reality, it shouldn’t have to be if the poaching were to controlled a little better. Poachers seem to target bucks way more than does no matter the size. It’s a shame to punish the law abiding hunters because of poachers. I’m definitely opposed to raising the cost of licenses while lowering the buck limit because of those that refuse to obey the law. I would feel better about leaving the buck limit at 3 with antler restrictions put on the second and third bucks and raising the cost of licenses to provide additional funding to hire more DNR officers to help control poaching. I know the doe population has to be controlled as well and that should be county specific because of the existing populations.

]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:37:16 UTC 22855595 Mr Shane Burnette [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22855563?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:26:27 UTC 22855563 Mr Troy Walters [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22854456?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:43:37 UTC 22854456 Mr Braden Martin [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22854415?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:25:32 UTC 22854415 Cameron Lloyd [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22854404?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:23:00 UTC 22854404 Mr Shannon Stephens [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22854176?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:01:43 UTC 22854176 Mr Anonymous [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22854113?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:40:22 UTC 22854113 Ben McGraw [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22853982?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:46:55 UTC 22853982 Ms. Patricia Hale [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22853448?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:27:03 UTC 22853448 Anonymous [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22853375?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:56:27 UTC 22853375 Ricky Nottingham [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22853313?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:36:58 UTC 22853313 Newman Brown [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852936?utm_medium=rss I oppose lowering the buck limit

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:59:01 UTC 22852936 Mr James Ashworth [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852821?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:20:47 UTC 22852821 Anonymous [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852539?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:00:38 UTC 22852539 Anonymous [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852507?utm_medium=rss They can leave Hunting alone They’re already picking on everything else

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:50:54 UTC 22852507 Mr. Edward Foster II [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852478?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:43:23 UTC 22852478 Mrs June Castle [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852466?utm_medium=rss WV game biologist and and Commission should make this decision on the buck limits.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:41:15 UTC 22852466 Especially. Parricia Pellecchia [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852446?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:34:29 UTC 22852446 Rev Reggie Woodrum [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852398?utm_medium=rss Please take a look at our WMA’s that have horn restrictions and a one buck limits already. Not too much has changed in 18 years in these WMA’s. These changes will not profit WV. These changes will drop revenue and decrease the hunting potential in our state. Please keep all the tags in place that we already have, if it is sustainable within our deer herd.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:20:09 UTC 22852398 Andrew Lowe [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852313?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:46:03 UTC 22852313 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852172?utm_medium=rss We are WV we are not OH

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:42:06 UTC 22852172 Justin Conner [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852102?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:46:57 UTC 22852102 Mr. Hunter Ramsey [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852098?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:45:44 UTC 22852098 Mr. Cody Ramsey [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852094?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:43:28 UTC 22852094 Mr William Bowden [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852090?utm_medium=rss Do not lower the buck limit or raise cost of license

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:41:47 UTC 22852090 Mrs. Patricia Ramsey [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852088?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:40:36 UTC 22852088 JOSHUA MICHAEL [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22852035?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:02:59 UTC 22852035 Mr Jeff Ritter [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851988?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:29:30 UTC 22851988 Mr Anonymous [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851978?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:18:49 UTC 22851978 Mr Jerod Burgess [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851874?utm_medium=rss I am against lowering the buck limit. I think it is a bad idea and does nothing to gain bucks like you see on TV. What the deer heard needs is food plots and better nutrition. A 6 year old malnourished buck will be no bigger then a 3 to 4 year old well nourished buck. Our state has some pretty massive bucks but those bucks didn't reach that size or age by being dumb and walking through the woods at noon during hunting season. The deer these people see on TV from other states are on Deer farms where they are bread specifically for their genetic material and they are bought for the same reason. Those who want 130 to 140 inch white tails running all over the woods likened have spikes and four points now aren't living in reality. If a guy kills a 140 inch buck now he has a trophy that he hunted hard for. But the guy who harvests a spike on the last day of buck season has a even better trophy because he was able to provide food for his family. They say just kill a doe, I say don't tell me how to hunt and what I should consider a trophy.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:26:43 UTC 22851874 Mr Arvis Toler [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851810?utm_medium=rss I'm agreeing 100% our DNR should make

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:20:44 UTC 22851810 Mr James Arthur Ii [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851662?utm_medium=rss I totally disagree with raising the residence license fees. Hunting is supposed to be for families to be able to take the whole family hunting and if you raise the fees you are going to hurt the law abiding people of WV.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:27:06 UTC 22851662 Mr Brian Ramsu [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851623?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:04:34 UTC 22851623 Anonymous [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851562?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:36:03 UTC 22851562 Anonymous [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851550?utm_medium=rss Leave the buck l, limit at 3.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:28:51 UTC 22851550 Gary Taylor [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851523?utm_medium=rss Do not lower buck limit or raise license

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:14:36 UTC 22851523 Mr Joshua Fox [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851521?utm_medium=rss I support the reduced buck limits, but not at the expense of huge revenue loss, job loss, and major license cost hikes.
Bear guiding and baiting will ruin this states heritage of bear hunting and turn it into a disaster.
Leave the game management to biologists, not law makers qnd politicians !!

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:13:44 UTC 22851521 Ray Smith [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851472?utm_medium=rss Then governor Joe Manchin raised the prices of the hunting & fishing license so much that a lot of people couldn't afford the new license and the extra tags. Please keep the price affordable..

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:59:34 UTC 22851472 Mr Dewayne Harrah [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851437?utm_medium=rss I oppose lowering the buck limit and price increase on hunting license

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:46:01 UTC 22851437 Mr Bill Brooks [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851436?utm_medium=rss oppose !!

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:44:50 UTC 22851436 Mr. Mel Avis [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851420?utm_medium=rss I do not support lowering the buck limit. Last year there was only 771 3rd bucks by hunters, less than 1/4 of 1% across the state.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:40:30 UTC 22851420 Alvin Kowalsky [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851376?utm_medium=rss Don't lower the limit on bucks

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:28:59 UTC 22851376 Alan Price [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851353?utm_medium=rss Leave the buck limit as it is.
And increasing the cost of licenses is only going to make more people quit hunting, including me, and I've been deer hunting since the 1980's.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:21:04 UTC 22851353 Mr. Aaron Fry [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851317?utm_medium=rss Keep it how it is

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:13:13 UTC 22851317 Tim Mihal [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851299?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:08:13 UTC 22851299 Mr Michael Cox [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851291?utm_medium=rss No lowering our limits and No raising our license fees.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:05:37 UTC 22851291 Steve Basnett [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851290?utm_medium=rss The WV DNR biologist has done a great job managing the deer herd over the years and should remain in control of bag limits and ALL wildlife decisions making! about 20 years ago we had the most unhealthiest deer herd I've ever seen. It wasn't nothing to see 30 deer on every sit. Now with proper management we have less deer, but a better overall herd and bigger rack bucks. The bills to increase the license is ridiculous. This will drive hunter away from buying a license and cost the DNR a ton. Pure stupidity.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:05:35 UTC 22851290 Kari Mihal [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851287?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:04:22 UTC 22851287 Mr Juddie Burgess [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851270?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:59:15 UTC 22851270 Mr. Jeremiah Elliott [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22851263?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:57:50 UTC 22851263