This is not aimed at anyone on here. This is more based off stuff I have seen on FB, and maybe a little bit here in the past.
I have had something on my mind for a while and I hadn't posted it here and I sure as heck won't post it on FB, because it will definitely hurt someone's feelings there and probably start a fight. May hurt some here too, but this group overall is a lot more level headed than some of the morons on FB (some folks are good over there too). I am just now starting to try to do some habitat management on my property. I know some of the folks here consult and I know some have just figured it out on their own. My issue is with people on FB (though I haven't been on too much and haven't seen it the few times I've been on), but I thought I bring up the topic here for discussion. My issue is I have seen people debate things about deer hunting and Hunter A makes a point and Hunter B who we know has a lot of properties to hunt and either through the grace of God, hard work and money, or both, has some really good places to hunt. If Hunter B disagrees with Hunter A's opinion, and Hunter A rebuts Hunter B's argument, then Hunter B says "Let's compare trophies" or "what's the biggest buck you killed". The point hunter B is trying to make is he (always been a guy) has killed bigger and more bigger bucks and therefore is more knowledgeable about hunting… Issue is are they really using hunting skills to kill those deer or are they using habitat management skills to kill most of those deer? I get that you would want to improve your hunting odds by doing habitat work and I aim to do so myself, but in doing so, am I know deer hunting or just managing habitat and shooting (hopefully) higher quality bucks?
I know if you are bow hunting there are circumstances where you may have to use some hunting skills due to the close proximity you have to be to a deer to shoot it, but rifles in shooting houses or what you see on hunting shows where a property is managed to funnel deer to a food plot where you sit in a redneck shooting house on that plot is not hunting skill in my opinion. It is marksmanship skills and the deer are there by design that was implemented through habitat management.
I guess my question is are we still good hunters or are we just becoming good land managers that shoot deer from time to time?
Again this isn't aimed at anyone on here. Just things I think about.
I have had something on my mind for a while and I hadn't posted it here and I sure as heck won't post it on FB, because it will definitely hurt someone's feelings there and probably start a fight. May hurt some here too, but this group overall is a lot more level headed than some of the morons on FB (some folks are good over there too). I am just now starting to try to do some habitat management on my property. I know some of the folks here consult and I know some have just figured it out on their own. My issue is with people on FB (though I haven't been on too much and haven't seen it the few times I've been on), but I thought I bring up the topic here for discussion. My issue is I have seen people debate things about deer hunting and Hunter A makes a point and Hunter B who we know has a lot of properties to hunt and either through the grace of God, hard work and money, or both, has some really good places to hunt. If Hunter B disagrees with Hunter A's opinion, and Hunter A rebuts Hunter B's argument, then Hunter B says "Let's compare trophies" or "what's the biggest buck you killed". The point hunter B is trying to make is he (always been a guy) has killed bigger and more bigger bucks and therefore is more knowledgeable about hunting… Issue is are they really using hunting skills to kill those deer or are they using habitat management skills to kill most of those deer? I get that you would want to improve your hunting odds by doing habitat work and I aim to do so myself, but in doing so, am I know deer hunting or just managing habitat and shooting (hopefully) higher quality bucks?
I know if you are bow hunting there are circumstances where you may have to use some hunting skills due to the close proximity you have to be to a deer to shoot it, but rifles in shooting houses or what you see on hunting shows where a property is managed to funnel deer to a food plot where you sit in a redneck shooting house on that plot is not hunting skill in my opinion. It is marksmanship skills and the deer are there by design that was implemented through habitat management.
I guess my question is are we still good hunters or are we just becoming good land managers that shoot deer from time to time?
Again this isn't aimed at anyone on here. Just things I think about.