#1889759 - 04/19/10 06:17 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: TN RDG RNR]
|
MUP
Non-Typical
Registered: 08/01/07
Posts: 36085
Loc: Just North of Chatt-town
|
Offline
|
|
Deer shooter maybe. Ain't much huntin to that. Deer hunter? Any Richard Head with a gun or bow can be one of those but Sportsman, now that takes some conscious effort and may be just out of reach for a few of you. sportsman definition 1.a man who is interested in or takes part in sports, esp. in hunting, fishing, etc. 2.a person who can take loss or defeat without complaint, or victory without gloating, and who treats his opponents with fairness, generosity, courtesy, etc.
Yep. It that were the case, ie "deer shooters", then I guess we'd all be "squirrel shooters", "rabbitt shooters", and so on. 
_________________________
MUP
Amateurs: Built the Ark
Professionals: Built the Titanic
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1890520 - 04/19/10 07:01 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: MUP]
|
Tree Tramp
8 Point
Registered: 07/22/09
Posts: 1560
Loc: Tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
Yep REAL sportsmen by geh. 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1890866 - 04/19/10 09:34 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: Tree Tramp]
|
gator-n-buck
16 Point
Registered: 10/22/08
Posts: 14908
Loc: Knox, TN / Palatka, FL
|
|
Offline
|
|
I will depending on how many deer I have killed and how late it is in the season.... There are a few of us that hunt for more than just horns... You can also eat the animals that you kill...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1891077 - 04/20/10 06:00 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: gator-n-buck]
|
Setterman
8 Point
Registered: 12/31/09
Posts: 1783
Loc: Knoxville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
There is a heck of alot more meat on a mature buck then a scrawny nubile buck, so it is only about meat why not maximize your gains
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1891115 - 04/20/10 07:10 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: Setterman]
|
Bottom Hunter
16 Point
Registered: 12/29/06
Posts: 15480
Loc: Hatchie Bottoms
|
|
Offline
|
|
I will kill a buck on one of my smaller private farms that I would not kill on Chaney.
On Chaney, i feel that there ARE bigger deer out there and if I just be more patient, good things will come....
On smaller farms, especially where I can see the next farm from most any of my stands and I know that they never let anything walk, I might pull the trigger a bit quicker, especially if I have not killed one yet......usually though it's with a bow...
Once mz and gun opens, I get really picky and especially when the rut is on because a deer can travel a long way during this time and walk out on me at any time......
I can only speak for myself, but I get very little satisfaction out of harvesting a young deer (doe or buck). I do so to get meat (does only) but after that I could not care any less about shooting an immature deer. I love hunting and love seeing deer of any age, but killing something that I don't truly WANT, well to me that's just being selfish and wasteful, IMO.
Now I do believe that mindsets change with deer sightings and the area that you hunt. Here in Haywood County, we have tons of deer and BIG deer are taken here every year...lots of them.
If I hunted in an area where deer were not so plentiful and where a deer that scores 120 would be considered a BIG deer and not just a NICE deer......then maybe I would think differently....OR......if I had not been hunting for 30 plus years and killed enough small bucks to fill a house.
Like I've said on here many times, I plan to not be wavered by what others tell me that I need to shoot and you should not either......BUT.....if you do shoot the first deer (buck) that you see, then don't complain about not seeing bigger deer.....most every area holds a few big deer, but they get pretty smart pretty early every season and when those guns start popping they get even harder to kill.....
I wish i could go back and NOT shoot some of those smaller bucks that I did , especially those that were in front of those bigger bucks. I hate it when I used to walk over to look at my buck and see another BIGGER buck running off behind him....
Letting them walk was the hardest lesson I ever had to learn and it took me many years to make myself do it. I wish now that I hadn't been so stubborn then......
BH
_________________________
There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict.
Walk away; the battle they are fighting is not with you, but with themselves.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1891180 - 04/20/10 08:14 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: Bottom Hunter]
|
warrent423
6 Point
Registered: 09/11/07
Posts: 634
Loc: Tenn. McMinn, Athens
|
|
Offline
|
|
Not much of a "sport" or "hobby" hunter here. Huntin is more of a way of life with me. Usually kill what ever legal buck walks out on public land. Don't hunt much "private" land, other than my own farm. Only kill one buck a year off it, some young, some not so young.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1891543 - 04/20/10 12:21 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: mike243]
|
TC4ever
16 Point
Registered: 10/19/07
Posts: 14514
Loc: Va
|
|
Offline
|
|
Depends upon the wishes of the landowner.
_________________________
Hoping For Change in November 2012
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1891977 - 04/20/10 03:52 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: 51 pointer]
|
renegade50
16 Point
Registered: 02/02/07
Posts: 14240
Loc: tn
|
|
Offline
|
|
neither
i let them walk
but this is the double standard alot of public land hunters have to deal with.
good question
and why the double standard for some??????
_________________________
work harder and pay your taxes!!!! millions of democrat voters on welfare as a way of life depend on you!!!!
a tax paying worker voting for a democrat
is like a chicken voting for colonel sanders
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1895265 - 04/23/10 04:33 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
[Re: renegade50]
|
102
10 Point
Registered: 08/01/02
Posts: 3650
Loc: Tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
The entire topic takes a lot of "outside the box" thinking. If a hunter gets the opportunity to hunt outside of their Region, they'll find that it is IMPOSSIBLE to make blanket statements regarding what you'd do given this situation or that situation because it COMPLETELY depends on where you are hunting.
If I am hunting in a place that high HIGH deer density, and GREAT "trophy" potential, I pass on "sub" deer. If I am hunting a place that has few deer, I am not near as picky.
This reminds me of another topic!
102
_________________________
God, Family, Job, Bowhunting
Luck is where Opportunity and Preparation MEET!
When in doubt...back out!
SCAPAS.stay calm and pick a spot.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Tennessee Todd, Unicam, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Bobby G, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd
|
12104 Members
38 Forums
115560 Topics
1407936 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
