Not trying to argue about all of this. I just honestly do not believe the new check in system will make any significant change.
There WILL be a few people who abuse the new system, but a new system will NOT create a bunch of new poachers and skew the kill numbers.
Look at it this way...............how many people on this board have poached a deer because of the new system?
Exactly. I would guess that nobody has. The people on this board are no different than the vast majority of hunters in Ohio. Now I am not talking about poachers. Those people poached during the old system, poach during the new system, and will poach under the next system. But the overwhelming vast majority of hunters will not poach no matter what check in system is used.
We can all make up "what ifs" and try to think of ways the new system can be abused, just like we can about the old system. But just because something can be done, doesn't mean it will be. If you were an honest hunter before the new system, you still are. If you were a poacher before the new system, nothing has changed for you either.
I have read many posts where people are talking about not seeing any deer and blaming that on the new system. But I believe the kill numbers so far are only down about 5% from last year (according to a previous post).