#1884013 - 04/14/10 12:17 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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stik
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i woulkd rather shoot a doe than a small buck LET THEM GROW!!!!! but when does are not legal,the buck goes down!!! gotta kill em to grill em  Unless you hunt strictly during rifle season, there are many many days of Archery and MZ to shoot does, even in unit B. But no excuse is needed, shoot what makes you happy! odds with a bow are not very high and i didn't even see a doe during 2 straight weeks of muzzleloader. Why are your odds with a bow not very high? And I would be working on either location, or tactics, if I didnt see a deer in 2 weeks of hunting anywhere, at anytime!!!
i didn't say i didn't see a deer. i didn't see a doe. compared to firearms, odds with a bow are low.
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#1884153 - 04/14/10 06:44 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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i woulkd rather shoot a doe than a small buck LET THEM GROW!!!!! but when does are not legal,the buck goes down!!! gotta kill em to grill em Unless you hunt strictly during rifle season, there are many many days of Archery and MZ to shoot does, even in unit B. But no excuse is needed, shoot what makes you happy! odds with a bow are not very high and i didn't even see a doe during 2 straight weeks of muzzleloader. Why are your odds with a bow not very high? And I would be working on either location, or tactics, if I didnt see a deer in 2 weeks of hunting anywhere, at anytime!!! i didn't say i didn't see a deer. i didn't see a doe. compared to firearms, odds with a bow are low.
Sounds like you hit a bad spell this past season
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#1884163 - 04/14/10 06:55 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I also hit a bad spell this season. 6-7 does and 4 bucks total. 2 spikes, one 7 and one 8pt. Definite drop in numbers that I can attribute partially to our neighbor waging war on virtually everything that crosses his fields.
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#1884164 - 04/14/10 06:56 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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stik
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Sounds like you hit a bad spell this past season
yes i did. places i had hunted and saw/killed deer most times in the past were covered with sign but all was noctournal. EVERYBODY in muzzleloader camp killed BUT ME!! with BOWdacious and twig now killing deer regularly, i now have the luxury of letting a ssmall buck walk if i wish. i watched a 3 pt for 20 minutes during the m/l season and also passed a small 6 pt. and twin 4 pt. all this was after we had 4 does in the freezer so meat was not an issue. i would not shoot a small buck to give it away but if i need the meat personally...BOOM!! or THWACK!!
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#1884261 - 04/14/10 07:52 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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...places i had hunted and saw/killed deer most times in the past were covered with sign but all was noctournal.
Join the club.
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#1884276 - 04/14/10 08:07 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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woodchuckc
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...places i had hunted and saw/killed deer most times in the past were covered with sign but all was noctournal.
Join the club.
I'm a member in good standing too. I didn't hunt as much as in previous years (kitchen remodel coincided with muzzleloader / gun season  ), but I only saw a grand total of 3 bucks and 3 does this past season - down by at least a factor of 3 or 4 compared to usual. I had 3 cameras set up during the season (I actually keep them going year round), and got plenty of pictures - virtually all at night, even before the beginning of the season.
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#1884292 - 04/14/10 08:18 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I had 3 cameras set up during the season (I actually keep them going year round), and got plenty of pictures - virtually all at night, even before the beginning of the season.
I was seeing good daylight movement on cameras, until that heat wave hit right during our local peak of the rut in MZ season (and when we did most of our hunting). I saw plenty of deer and good bucks on cam during that period. But all at night.
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#1884565 - 04/14/10 11:04 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I had 3 cameras set up during the season (I actually keep them going year round), and got plenty of pictures - virtually all at night, even before the beginning of the season. I was seeing good daylight movement on cameras, until that heat wave hit right during our local peak of the rut in MZ season (and when we did most of our hunting). I saw plenty of deer and good bucks on cam during that period. But all at night.
basically what I saw in KY at the same time. Maybe this year it will hit right
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#1884622 - 04/14/10 12:02 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I had 3 cameras set up during the season (I actually keep them going year round), and got plenty of pictures - virtually all at night, even before the beginning of the season. I was seeing good daylight movement on cameras, until that heat wave hit right during our local peak of the rut in MZ season (and when we did most of our hunting). I saw plenty of deer and good bucks on cam during that period. But all at night. basically what I saw in KY at the same time. Maybe this year it will hit right
I twould about time, with all the crazy rut timing, weather, EHD problems we've had the last few years.
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#1885211 - 04/14/10 07:33 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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