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re: This is why we don't shoot nice deer
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:24 pm to mylsuhat
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:24 pm to mylsuhat
Fwiw, I just got done hanging out with a state biologist at the camp who was scoring some huge bucks and asking various questions about what we were seeing/killing and how the flood seemed to affect our herd.
I'm not going to bore y'all with details, but he has repeatedly stated that we have deer dying of old age just because of the type of terrain we have and how healthy he thinks our deer herd is.
We shoot some young bucks too. He also aged a 4 point and ugly 7 point we killed last year at 4,5 and 3.5 years old respectively going off jawbones and pictures. The several years we were in DMAP also showed that we were shooting a good bit of 4.5+ year old bucks and even two that were too old to tell. Further proof IMO that you simply cannot manage some places with guns and bullets.
I'm not going to bore y'all with details, but he has repeatedly stated that we have deer dying of old age just because of the type of terrain we have and how healthy he thinks our deer herd is.
We shoot some young bucks too. He also aged a 4 point and ugly 7 point we killed last year at 4,5 and 3.5 years old respectively going off jawbones and pictures. The several years we were in DMAP also showed that we were shooting a good bit of 4.5+ year old bucks and even two that were too old to tell. Further proof IMO that you simply cannot manage some places with guns and bullets.
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Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:27 pm to mylsuhat
You guys are killing me....
Maybe we should change the name from "deer hunting" to "antler hunting"
What ever happened to club members actually being happy when someone kills a deer?
Maybe we should change the name from "deer hunting" to "antler hunting"
What ever happened to club members actually being happy when someone kills a deer?
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:28 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
100000000000% agree
the place you hunt and where I hunt at home, you just dont see 95% of the deer
the place you hunt and where I hunt at home, you just dont see 95% of the deer
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:30 pm to REB BEER
quote:read my other posts; I am on your side of that argument
Maybe we should change the name from "deer hunting" to "antler hunting"
What ever happened to club members actually being happy when someone kills a deer?
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:33 pm to REB BEER
quote:I don't know, but I know that's not something I want anything to do with.
What ever happened to club members actually being happy when someone kills a deer?
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:if your place is doing it right, then why are you bitching so much?
DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:34 pm to mylsuhat
Yea and I think most places I hunt are that way, including the high and dry big buck places. Granted, you may see a larger percentage of the deer simply due to being able to more effectively cover the whole property, but I don't think you see nearly as many as you think you do.
Regardless of your practices you will have bucks growing old and dying without somebody ever laying eyes on them. It's the nature of the prey. I believe the only exception to this is high fence where your deer population is controllable. You simply cannot control your population on free range deer.
Regardless of your practices you will have bucks growing old and dying without somebody ever laying eyes on them. It's the nature of the prey. I believe the only exception to this is high fence where your deer population is controllable. You simply cannot control your population on free range deer.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:36 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
You simply cannot control your population on free range deer.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:36 pm to AlxTgr
I'm not bitching. I just like to argue. I participate in both sides of this argument all year every year. One side is clearly gaining popularity though and I prefer for it to stay more balanced.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Meh
I participate in both sides of this argument all year every year.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:38 pm to AlxTgr
Please inform me on how a couple of people with guns can control how many deer inhabit a given area when the deer are free to come and go as they please short of blasting every single deer anyone sees, which I have never heard of any group of people doing ever.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
One side is clearly gaining popularity though and I prefer for it to stay more balanced.
That side is definitely not high fences on this site
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:What? Who is saying this?
Please inform me on how a couple of people with guns can control how many deer inhabit a given area when the deer are free to come and go as they please short of blasting every single deer anyone sees, which I have never heard of any group of people doing ever.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:39 pm to mylsuhat
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read my other posts; I am on your side of that argument
Sorry if I misread your posts, I only looked at the first couple pages.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:41 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
I don't know, but I know that's not something I want anything to do with.
You sound like a blast to hunt with.
I killed a button buck Saturday morning in front of dogs, and it was the second one of the day. No one bitched and people were actually happy we didn't have to chase dogs all day.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:41 pm to AlxTgr
If you think what I said was hilariously stupid, which you definitely implied, then refute it.
Miller man, I don't high fence hunt so you're on your own with that one. The rules are different with controlled populations.
Miller man, I don't high fence hunt so you're on your own with that one. The rules are different with controlled populations.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:45 pm to REB BEER
quote:I am according to some.
You sound like a blast to hunt with.
quote:Great. again, not something I want to be a part of.
I killed a button buck Saturday morning in front of dogs, and it was the second one of the day. No one bitched and people were actually happy we didn't have to chase dogs all day.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:I misread it. I now see there's nothing funny about that at all.
If you think what I said was hilariously stupid, which you definitely implied, then refute it.
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:47 pm to AlxTgr
Well that's no fun
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:48 pm to REB BEER
2 button bucks in one day? Yikes
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