#1888413 - 04/17/10 07:40 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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BluegrassDan
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The first buck this year was young, the second was a little older. I didn't even hunt again after the second one.
Here in the mountains seeing ANY buck is difficult enough. The last three years I did not see a single buck at all. So, the first one was a dead one. Selective after the first one.
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#1888765 - 04/18/10 06:59 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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i am a DEER hunter and the last i heard, them young bucks are deer.
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#1889104 - 04/18/10 12:44 PM
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Tree Tramp
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Deer shooter maybe. Aint much huntin to that.
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#1889168 - 04/18/10 03:08 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I started shooting ANY and ALL legal deer possible. Because I choose to hunt with a bow, I figured back in 1981 when I started deer hunting, that I needed all the LEGAL practice on live targets I could get. Heck, even seeing a deer back then Let alone a buck, was almost IMPOSSIBLE. ANd then to try to kill that deer with a bow was CRAZY thinking.
But after killing a couple hundred deer, and several P/Y class bucks, I have come full circle.
I hunt and kill what makes me happy at THAT time.
I also believe, that after travelling all over several states, and COUNTIES, it is VERY difficult if not IMPOSSIBLE for MOST other hunters to understand where most of us, on this forum, are "coming from" when referring to our feelings on the subject of deer hunting.
THe reason I feel this to be evident is because it is VERY difficult for a resident of say Williamson County, Tn. to relate to why a resident of say Polk COunty, Tn. won't pass on an "immature" looking buck. THese may be two extremes but they do prove a point.
It is VERY easy to be choosy when there are LOTS of CHOICES!!!
Try going ALL deer sesaon KNOWING you will do VERY well to SEE, let alone get the chance to kill, 5 bucks...THE ENTIRE SEASON!!!
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#1889490 - 04/18/10 08:01 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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stik
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Deer shooter maybe. Aint much huntin to that.
just as much hunting as anything you do.
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#1889500 - 04/18/10 08:06 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land
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Deer shooter maybe. Aint much huntin to that. just as much hunting as anything you do.
Ditto! Shoot what makes you happy.
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#1889715 - 04/18/10 10:36 PM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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I started shooting ANY and ALL legal deer possible. Because I choose to hunt with a bow, I figured back in 1981 when I started deer hunting, that I needed all the LEGAL practice on live targets I could get. Heck, even seeing a deer back then Let alone a buck, was almost IMPOSSIBLE. ANd then to try to kill that deer with a bow was CRAZY thinking.
But after killing a couple hundred deer, and several P/Y class bucks, I have come full circle.
I hunt and kill what makes me happy at THAT time.
I also believe, that after travelling all over several states, and COUNTIES, it is VERY difficult if not IMPOSSIBLE for MOST other hunters to understand where most of us, on this forum, are "coming from" when referring to our feelings on the subject of deer hunting.
THe reason I feel this to be evident is because it is VERY difficult for a resident of say Williamson County, Tn. to relate to why a resident of say Polk COunty, Tn. won't pass on an "immature" looking buck. THese may be two extremes but they do prove a point.
It is VERY easy to be choosy when there are LOTS of CHOICES!!!
Try going ALL deer sesaon KNOWING you will do VERY well to SEE, let alone get the chance to kill, 5 bucks...THE ENTIRE SEASON!!!
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#1889731 - 04/18/10 11:20 PM
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Loc: Rutherford County / Mid TN
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Try going ALL deer sesaon KNOWING you will do VERY well to SEE, let alone get the chance to kill, 5 bucks...THE ENTIRE SEASON!!!
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I'm lucky I suppose being in unit L. I pass on everything (buck wise) less than 8 point. Take does or nothing at all if it's not 8 or better.
And, agree.....Kill what you want as long as it legal! But isn't most of TN limited to 3 bucks? Not 5?????
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#1889743 - 04/19/10 05:29 AM
Re: Who will not shoot small bucks on private land ?
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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.
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