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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4360964" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>x 2</p><p></p><p>True, some aspects of deer hunting today aren't as good as yesterday, other aspects are better.</p><p></p><p>Just to focus a bit more on the positives . . . . . .</p><p></p><p>1) Most of us now annually have a better chance of killing "a" deer (any deer we choose, buck or doe) </p><p>under today's 2-buck limit than we had when the limit was 11.</p><p></p><p>2) Today in TN, no matter where you hunt in TN, you're able to hunt the best of the rut days with a gun (not limited to archery only), and that's the case whether your area's rut peaks in mid-November or late December.</p><p></p><p>3) Today's juveniles now have two exclusive weekends of "juvenile only" deer hunting --- one of which precedes any other firearm deer hunting. In times past, it was relatively rare for a juvenile to kill a deer, any deer, yet today, it is common for 10-yr-old girls & boys to kill multiple deer annually.</p><p></p><p>4) To kill a deer, comfort & technology advances have totally made everything more "comfortable" and the skill sets required less.</p><p></p><p>Instead of the recurve bow that was all we had, today's "archery" hunters mostly opt for high-tech compound bows and rifle-scoped crossbows.</p><p>Today we have <em>RELIABLE</em> muzzleloaders for muzzleloader season! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>And the effective range of what the average hunter is carrying has roughly doubled in the past 30 years!</p><p>Heck, we even have "rangefinders" now, something few of today's bowhunters could imagine hunting without.</p><p>These are relatively new advantages that did not exist in times past.</p><p></p><p>Almost no such thing any more as "getting cold", due to advances in clothing, hand-warmers, and inventions such as the pop-up blind.</p><p>It's also much easier to climb, more comfortable to sit, say in most any of today's climbing stands than yesteryear's "Baker" stand.</p><p>If you want to consider "safety", today's deer hunting is also much "safer".</p><p></p><p>Never mind the buck limit was one (1) when I start deer hunting in TN, we had no muzzleloader season, no juvenile season, and nearly all deer hunting was strictly "buck only". Yes, it was a "big deal" when someone killed a spike buck because so relatively few people were able to kill a deer. Even seeing a deer track was worthy of a long-distance phone call. Oh, yeah, our communications are much better today than yesteryear, too, at least in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Gotta go, have a long-distance call coming in! :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4360964, member: 1409"] x 2 True, some aspects of deer hunting today aren't as good as yesterday, other aspects are better. Just to focus a bit more on the positives . . . . . . 1) Most of us now annually have a better chance of killing "a" deer (any deer we choose, buck or doe) under today's 2-buck limit than we had when the limit was 11. 2) Today in TN, no matter where you hunt in TN, you're able to hunt the best of the rut days with a gun (not limited to archery only), and that's the case whether your area's rut peaks in mid-November or late December. 3) Today's juveniles now have two exclusive weekends of "juvenile only" deer hunting --- one of which precedes any other firearm deer hunting. In times past, it was relatively rare for a juvenile to kill a deer, any deer, yet today, it is common for 10-yr-old girls & boys to kill multiple deer annually. 4) To kill a deer, comfort & technology advances have totally made everything more "comfortable" and the skill sets required less. Instead of the recurve bow that was all we had, today's "archery" hunters mostly opt for high-tech compound bows and rifle-scoped crossbows. Today we have [i]RELIABLE[/i] muzzleloaders for muzzleloader season! :) And the effective range of what the average hunter is carrying has roughly doubled in the past 30 years! Heck, we even have "rangefinders" now, something few of today's bowhunters could imagine hunting without. These are relatively new advantages that did not exist in times past. Almost no such thing any more as "getting cold", due to advances in clothing, hand-warmers, and inventions such as the pop-up blind. It's also much easier to climb, more comfortable to sit, say in most any of today's climbing stands than yesteryear's "Baker" stand. If you want to consider "safety", today's deer hunting is also much "safer". Never mind the buck limit was one (1) when I start deer hunting in TN, we had no muzzleloader season, no juvenile season, and nearly all deer hunting was strictly "buck only". Yes, it was a "big deal" when someone killed a spike buck because so relatively few people were able to kill a deer. Even seeing a deer track was worthy of a long-distance phone call. Oh, yeah, our communications are much better today than yesteryear, too, at least in my opinion. Gotta go, have a long-distance call coming in! :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]
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