#1689440 - 12/25/09 09:48 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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Loc: Wilson Co/Perry Co
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year... Let's hope not! Unit L is the greatest development since sliced bread. Well it may have been the first year, but i can tell you that the bread is molded. Carroll county on the North side of Natchez Trace is barren of deer. We have totaly stopped hunting since Gun season opened up, "If" a rare deer comes by we sure dont want to shoot it. I have stopped my sons from hunting here, they are hunting in other counties with friends where they still have a few deer. Opening morning i went...heard 3 distant shots...I have seen times when there were over 100 bucks checked in at the local store, BUCKS not does. It will take a few years at best to get the population back up, but only if the TWRA will back off the 3 doe a day limit. People in Henderson county now are already seeing the effect of this in there back yards. I like most hunters want to see bigger bucks, I stopped shooting anything under an 8 point years ago....why not put the 4 point per side rule in effect? Let um grow up!!!! Do the whole state this way? Can anybody explain why it wouldnt work? A couple of years ago I would have agreed with you on the 4 on one side rule,BUT, I really think it leads to what I call "high grading" and worse case ground checking.I have seen bucks checked as 4 on one side ,which are legal,but are very small 8 ptrs.Or,even 5 ptrs that have 4 on one side,which are legal,but I dont think are in the spirit of the rule.
Ground checking,which is shooting at a deer that might have the required Ars,then walking up to it and finding out it doesnt,then leaving him there.Thats bad,and hate it,but I know it happens in places with Ars.
I think the only AR that might work would be inside spread,sure some young bucks MIGHT grow a 15" or whatever spread seems right,but I think 15 "spread would save most.
But the best way,is learning to identify age classes,then decide if the horns suit you or not.
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#1700441 - 01/01/10 12:39 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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nolanls43
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ya but you got to put a thing in there that says kids can shoot anything we want
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#1706111 - 01/04/10 08:36 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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ya but you got to put a thing in there that says kids can shoot anything we want ok
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#1707538 - 01/04/10 08:25 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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BigAl
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Loc: Fayette County, TN US
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TLRanger has land thats right against the North side of Natchez Trace. I wonder if his deer have disappeared.
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