WarCamEagle88

We had a very dry summer, which I believe is the reason why there are no acorns or apples where I hunt. Didn’t see many deer this October like we normally would. Hoping it’ll be better next year.

But I see you all beat me to it.

Carry on.

My family has land in Pennsylvania, and I’ve hunted there every year for 25 years. When I was a kid, you hardly ever saw bucks, much less a mature one. PA has around 1 million deer hunters every year, so all the small bucks got shot. Killing a mature buck was like winning the lottery.

About 10 years ago, the state put in an antler restriction, 3 points on one side (except for youth hunters). Now we see mature bucks like never before. 10-pointers and better all over the place.

This radical change in the number and quality of bucks has made me a believer in antler restrictions. If you want meat, shoot doe. If you want antlers to hang, there are many more bucks to choose from now. If you don’t care about the antlers, you can still shoot a 5-point and be legal.

The antler restrictions incentivize the meat hunters to shoot doe, which improves the overall herd health, while also leaving more bucks to get big. It’s a win-win for everyone.

Another factor I have not seen mentioned yet is the potential for the state to make more money off out-of-state hunters. Big bucks bring in more hunters, which means more money for the state to use to improve public land and purchase more land to be used for public hunting. Out-of-state hunters also bring in more money for the local economy. Hotels, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, sporting goods stores, etc. all get more money from guys who come in for the week to hunt big bucks. Those guys also shoot doe, improving the herd health.

Although, I do understand the “don’t tread on me, keep the state out of my business and let me shoot what I want” perspective too. But I like what I see in PA and support it.

I saw one while archery hunting in PA a few years ago. I thought it was a cat at first until I realized the tail was too long to be a cat. Picked him up on a trail cam the following summer and got a good look at him. Big damn weasel.

Apparently the state started releasing them a few decades ago. They’re the only predator of porcupines and the state wanted to reduce the population due to the damage they cause to peoples cabins. Cool to know they’re around.

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Sorry if you already know this, but don’t shoot steel shot through them or barrel bulge potential. But you absolutely should use them to appreciate how well the mechanisms work

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Thank you, I had no idea.

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“You can’t eat them horns”

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My great uncle always said “you can boil them antlers all day, still can’t make soup”

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The McCallie entitlement in this city is astounding. They're all gold-plated assholes.

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It’s called having high standards, sweetie. Maybe you should try it sometime.

I know a bunch of McCallie kids and every one of them is intelligent, polite, and hard working.

And then there’s you and your ilk, who talk shite about children on the internet.

There’s an old saying: “if everywhere you go people are assholes, YOU’RE the a-hole.”

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Let's be honest, the SEC office wants the Red River Shootout to be a bigger game,

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Excellent point. The 2 golden boy QBs facing off with playoffs on the line. The script writes itself. Sickening

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SEC officials are historically incompetent and have been for decades no further explanation necessary

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Maybe this type of coordination isn’t new. The league benefits from the Heisman hype train and increased viewership as much as the other moneymakers. It would appear they have picked their pony and will go to great lengths to prop him up to ensure the money keeps rolling in.

I think there is enough evidence to think it’s certainly possible.

Hear me out.

The Arch Manning Heisman hype train during preseason died quickly when he was exposed as an average QB. The media/advertisers/networks need someone to fill the void to keep the money/viewership rolling. Here comes Mateer, the new Golden Boy Heisman front runner. The money makers don’t want to see him lose at home to a team like Auburn. They need him winning to keep the hype train rolling.

The amount of horrifically bad/missed calls by the refs the entire game seemed all too coincidental. Their incompetence made a huge difference in the final score.

Auburn absolutely shot themselves in the foot a ton, so they certainly share the blame. 10 sacks given up, holding the ball too long, all those penalties by the O-line, etc. But despite all those mistakes, we were still in the game until the end. The terrible referees were the difference maker.

I think it’s within the realm of possibility that there was a coordinated effort to help the Sooners. When there is millions of dollars on the line, you can’t be surprised when powerful people coordinate to get the outcome they prefer.

But there is nothing that can be done about it now. On to the next one.