Another way to ruin hunting
12-01-2009, 06:46 PM
#31
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: central wi
Posts: 245
only thing i gotta say is if your one of those guys who shoots small bucks and everything else you see while hunting...dont be the 1 complaining...there are no big bucks in my area or i barely see any deer!! pipe it and do something about it...aka management
12-02-2009, 07:32 AM
#32
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 7
I agree 100%. I was never pressed to hunt but i was always enjoyed it so i ventured out on my own. My first Deer was a doe, 2nd deer was a younger buck with a decent rack that could have been hanging around for another year or two but after i shot that deer i didnt hear any greif about it. It was all congrats from everybody. Yet thay did eventually tell me you know that deer could have stayed for a little longer and explained why which i learned from. When i look back on this I respect the reaction i got from killing that deer instead of them bashing me for it and leaving me wondering if i should shoot the next deer i saw. It makes me strive to kill a bigger more mature deer. It makes me think about the situation from a managment point of view instead of killing the first deer i see. You dont have to bash them. Any deer is a good kill for a kid, i believe you should always support theyre decision to be out in the woods hunting. If they shoot the wrong deer you can still support them in a positive way and still let them know what they did wrong. It tought me how to be a better hunter.
12-11-2009, 04:02 PM
#33
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Amongst the Trees....
Posts: 964
Do not trash us young guys to the field about the shots we take or the deer we take. For a first deer, a buck, PERIOD, is a trophy. And trust me, we won't take any absurdly stupid shots just cuz a deer is running across the field and our gun is cold. Ethics before Antlers is my hunting motto. That is all.
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12-11-2009, 04:22 PM
#34
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Guns
Posts: 189
Get a grip guys. Deer hunting is about way more than killing deer. Any legal deer is a good deer. If a person harvest a deer within the leagal confines then who are we to say it is wrong. I may choose to only hunt "trophy Bucks" but that is my choice. If I choose to harvest a doe or spike and it is legal to do so, than that is my choice as well. The deal here, to me. is ethical. It is all about the hunt. Clean kill, and the preparation. We need to preach proper hunting ethics and sportsmanship. Nothing else.
12-11-2009, 04:29 PM
#35
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Amongst the Trees....
Posts: 964
Get a grip guys. Deer hunting is about way more than killing deer. Any legal deer is a good deer. If a person harvest a deer within the leagal confines then who are we to say it is wrong. I may choose to only hunt "trophy Bucks" but that is my choice. If I choose to harvest a doe or spike and it is legal to do so, than that is my choice as well. The deal here, to me. is ethical. It is all about the hunt. Clean kill, and the preparation. We need to preach proper hunting ethics and sportsmanship. Nothing else.
12-14-2009, 07:24 AM
#36
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1
Criticizing the wrong hunters
Perhaps we should stop criticizing young hunters, who probably come into the game very cautiously & carefully and concentrate on the big shots who think they know everything. Check this article out: http://www.skunkpost.com/news.sp?newsId=1001, I have a feeling you'll agree after reading it.
12-15-2009, 06:18 AM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NE Kansas
Posts: 1,128
Thank you, and I don't disagree with him either. I have no problems with his basic position. I shot a spike just the other day simply because the shot was a gimmee and the steaks would be good and tender.
12-15-2009, 12:06 PM
#39
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 7
I agree with Jlsherr. Along with proper hunting ethics and sportsmanship, I believe we should preach Quality Deer Managment. Learn what deer to shoot and why. This will overall produce a more quality deer herd which will provide better hunting in the future.
12-15-2009, 03:06 PM
#40
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 1,260
Great post. Shootin any deer as a beginner is a trophy. My first deer was a button and I was D**m proud and so was my Dad and Uncle. Made me feel like I was part of the gang. You learn and move on and some decide whether they want to hold out for big ones or take the first deer that comes by. You spent the money on the license you have the choice to shoot what you want.