Would you tag a pals doe???
11-11-2007, 07:21 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Would you tag a pals doe???
I know the legal answer to this question so that may well be the ethical answer as well.
You set your pal up in a stand a few hundred yards away from yours and you have 5 doe tags and he has none. You tell him if he whacks a doe you would be happy to throw a tag on it for him. You can have two deer down at the same time here so that would not be an issue.
They give out the tags to reduce the population of does so whats the big deal in the real world???
You set your pal up in a stand a few hundred yards away from yours and you have 5 doe tags and he has none. You tell him if he whacks a doe you would be happy to throw a tag on it for him. You can have two deer down at the same time here so that would not be an issue.
They give out the tags to reduce the population of does so whats the big deal in the real world???
11-11-2007, 07:30 AM
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RE: Would you tag a pals doe???
I walk the line very straight here in Minnesota. I myself wouldn't do it. What bugs me iswhen people buy deer licenses that don't even hunt. Example, a 90 year old man buying a bow hunting or rifle license, 9 times out of 10 he's not out there hunting. Someone in his family is the filling the tag for themselves. Alot of gun hunters in my area do this and it pisses me off!!!
11-11-2007, 07:33 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Would you tag a pals doe???
Through his own neglect he missed the deadline to purchase online tags @ $5 each. I sure don't need any more does ( might kill one anyway) so I don't mind sharing.
11-11-2007, 07:34 AM
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RE: Would you tag a pals doe???
I have been put in this position a few times with DMAP tags. The group of guys I sometimes hunt with are a meat hungry group. They say to me quite often, "if you see some does shoot em, we have plenty of tags". I don't do it. My opinion of it is that I try to follow the game laws and stay on the ethical side of things. For me part of being a sportsman is doing things by the book so to speak.
11-11-2007, 08:13 AM
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RE: Would you tag a pals doe???
No, though most hunters are aware that shooting does is good for herd management, I do not agree with tagging someone elses deer. Throughout my life hunting I have heard friends and strangers say those are not GODs laws they are mans laws. Everyone can justify his or her reasons to bend the rules but they are there to put everyone on the same playing level. I lost my best friend and hunting partner as a direct result of someone bending the "rules". Hunting is not about numbers, it is the culmanation of the whole experience.