BSK
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This guy is the epitome of the problem I so often rail about: self-proclaimed experts (who usually come from the trophy hunter ranks) spouting junk biology and management information.
jlmustain said:Do you think any of his info' has to do with locale?
I'm not saying what's he's written is correct, but it's not like he doesn't have any deer on the wall.
which of the four chambers contains the green privet pesto like when I accidentally cut into a does stomach last October? Stuff was nastybowriter said:Bill Winke hit it dead on and nothing else needs to be said. Of course, he just said what I have always said...me and BSK.
Just something to think about. If a successful hunter,one who has killed 50-bucks over 150" is asked to name the chambers of a deer's stomachs, how many do you think can? Conversely, most deer biologist can quickly name the four chambers. How many do you think can kill 50-bucks over 150"?
I can put gas in my truck but I can't win the Indy 500.
Oh...Rumen, reticlum, omasum and abomasum.
OK, I will bring a McDonalds straw in the woods with me for test tasting. Does the frost affect the flavor? What if the deer has been browsing on poison ivy?bowriter said:Catman, in all likely hood, that would be the abomasum. That is where pepsin is produced and that is probably what you are talking about. However, mostly digested green browse could be found in any from number one, the rumen on back and might look the same. You can find out by tasting it. The pepsin is slightly bitter and slithly acidic tasting. The green bwose should not be bitter.
102 said:Also, I have never met a deer biologist who was good at consistently killing mature pressured deer.
102 said:I have yet to meet ANY CONSISTENTLY successful mature deer hunter who does not know at least a little something about deer behavior.
jlmustain said:I didn't take it personally. I'm just trying to figure out the issue. So is his reliance and usage of the solunar calendar is your beef?
BSK said:jlmustain said:Do you think any of his info' has to do with locale?
I'm not saying what's he's written is correct, but it's not like he doesn't have any deer on the wall.
I'm not saying successful trophy hunters don't know anything about deer. What I'm saying is the knowledge required to be a successful trophy hunter is VERY different than what is required to understand deer herd biology and management. What I often see with successful trophy hunters is they make exceptionally savvy observations about deer behavior that help them pattern and understand daylight deer movements better than the vast majority of other hunters, but they jump to completely erroneous conclusions as to biologically WHY deer are doing the things they observe them doing.
Having sound biological knowledge of deer can make you a more successful hunter, but on its own, that knowledge won't make you a successful trophy hunter. Other more specialized knowledge is required. In the same vein, knowledge of successful tactics for trophy bucks does not make one a biologist. The two types of knowledge are quite different.