re: B & C ruined deer and hunting camps

hell I dont know what my point is either anymore!

got two threads going at same time and I'm scatterbrained anyways

something about how we use the term "healthy herd"and what truly defines health doesnt really line up with trophy hunting vs brown and down

one isnt healthier than the other

The relentless obsession with antlers and the solitary still hunting style of modern deer hunting turned me off to the sport.

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That you?

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I’ve probably not ever shot a deer that small but doesn’t mean I wouldn’t. Obviously I wouldn’t take a picture of it but I’ve killed a buck that’s on my wall I didn’t photograph either, and yes he was a really nice public land buck, 10 point

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hunting is not simply about killing. I feel sorry for people that view it as just killing. It’s a si

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I don’t view it as just killing. Just b/c someone doesn’t hunt for wall hangers doesn’t mean they only hunt to kill something. I enjoy deer meat, I kill 2, very seldom maybe 3, and a hog every year. I hunt public, wear cheap clothes and use old rifles. I don’t spend much money to kill a deer. I can kill 2 deer and a hog and spend very little and it goes a long way in my deep freeze. I love beef also don’t get me wrong. I also enjoy being out in the woods and scouting. Your idea of a nice deer isn’t the same as other people’s. If Louisiana changed rules about it then I’d abide by it but I’d probably get out of hunting, which would make many here happy lol.

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The fact that people want to regulate antler size is appalling to me. I don’t need someone, or some board of “experts” telling me what size buck I can kill.

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You tell ’em Cletus!

Its turned me off big time. I've gotten to where missing a weekend isnt the biggest deal to me anymore. Trail cameras and still hunting sucks. First thing you hear when somebody shoots a deer is who had it on camera where and all that shite. It's just not a big deal to shoot a buck anymore. Somebody will kill a nice one and I might not hear about it at all unless nobody had a picture of it. It sucks arse compared to the old days.

I killed a nice 8 point and we spent more time talking about an old hunt where I killed a 6 point and we all had to help drag it a mile. That's the shite you remember. Shooting a buck people have had on camera every night for 2 months just isnt that exciting.

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public land deer are not 'your' deer. they belong to the public, and apparently the public would rather allow your spike to become a mature deer.

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As of now, and I don’t see it changing anytime soon the public agrees with me overall, at least in Louisiana. If it does change, then I’ll put down my gun and leave it to y’all

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ETA - as its been said a million times on this board, a young buck is the dumbest, easiest, deer to kill in the woods.

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That’s the bucks problem, not mine.

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damn, that serious? you refuse to let a spike walk past you?

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Some years I can hunt more than others. This evening will be my 4th time and last to hunt. I was lucky to be able to go this evening. First time in Kisatchie bow hunting I saw several does that never got in range. 2nd time in small private land that's in-law land I killed a 4 point, 60 acres and I'm the only hunter on it. 3rd hunt in Kisatchie saw a 6 point and 2 does but a random dog came through and startled them, not even mad at the dog, shite happens.

Unfortunately I left my bow which I bought used in 99 from a friend so it was old on my back seat. My 6 y/o went in back of my truck to get something and sat on it and bent it and broke the sight also. Plus it fell on floor board and a heavy kit I use for windshields fell on top of it and made matters worse. No more bow hunting this year In years I know I won't get many opportunities I'm not going to waste my time if they try to regulate what we can harvest even more.

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if anything, it'll be changed to 3 on one side like Mississippi.

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As I always ask, why not 4,5, or 6? Why do people determine 3 is the best way, who decides that? Why is that best for me and many others? It's just antlers. I understand limits on #s of deer killed, we don't want shite going extinct, I just don't get it as far as antler size. I don't wanna be told no b/c someone else may wanna post a pic of that same deer in 2 years on Instagram.

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Definitely not the end of the world.

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True, but I've seen enough young adults and teenagers get shamed by what they killed and quit hunting or just decided to not go back. It's unfortunate, but big antlers are what matters now to many hunters and that's all that matters. People can throw the words "herd health" and all that BS they want, the one and only thing people truly care about is what size rack a buck gets to and we all know it.

ETA: When it's all said and done I'd still keep squirrel hunting. My time I have available to hunt is not other people's problem, I just disagree with the rules and I've stated my reasons many times on here. But if squirrel hunting ever got popular again at some point there'd be folks wanting to limit it to 2 y/o squirrels, or fox squirrels only, or some bull shite like that........for herd health.

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Bigger deer will give you more of this

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Deer get big and not have big antlers, does can get big also.