Month: April 2018

Deer Governor

  The Governor of Minnesota has the power to structure state agencies like the DNR, so I reached out to all of the Democratic and Republican candidates for their ideas on how to fix a lack of accountability and transparency in DNR deer policy and management decisions.  Only Jeff Johnson has answered my query. Read the document, and you will find he would be adding data metrics that will be used…

Bartylla on ‘doe factories’

For today, let's talk about what these dreaded "Doe Factories" are and how to avoid them. The premise is simple, and was fairly accurately in its inception, yet has morphed into something that's irreparably flawed and far closer to fantasy then reality. What causes a "Doe Factory"? Let's start with how I firmly believe you can create the feared, loathed, dreaded and mourned for what's been lost Doe Factory. It's…