Why would you want TN to be a "trophy" state???

[Hill Country Hunter]

Man, I get tired of the one-track jacks who don't want to post about anything but how they are being victimized by a three buck limit. Guess what--I have seen big, mature deer on about every piece of public land I have hunted here in East Tennessee. If you want to kill a big deer, get serious about it go kill one. If it is that important to you, go buy or lease some good private land and increase your odds a little more.

But why would you want Tennessee to be ranked up there with Illinois, and Kentucky as a "trophy state?" Do you really want to see every piece of huntable land leased out for far more than its current price? Do you really want to be tripping over thousands of out-of-state hunters because you have to squeeze more people onto your lease or public land? I like things the way they are, thank you.

If you want a Booner, do what it takes to (maybe) kill one: go find a ranch or outfitter somewhere, join a large QDM or trophy club, or work your butt off finding good deer. I believe if I started a thread about how many feet away a doe can hear a buzzing mosquito during the full moonat the peak of skeeter-rutting season, one of a handful of folks would turn it into a debate about bag limits. If folks spent as much time hunting as they do complaining on here, they might kill some good deer!

Oh and TnDeer, can you change the name of this forum to the "Serious Bag Limit Forum?" That would be more accurate, I think, as it seems a lot on here don't want to talk about actual "Serious Deer Hunting" all that much.

 

[spoon]

Man, I get tired of the one-track jacks who don't want to post about anything but how they are being victimized by a three buck limit. .

My guess is most of them don't know how to hunt a mature buck, they believe by lower the buck limit there will be a bunch of 140 plus running around and we know know that will never happen in most areas of TN.

 

[easy45]

I'll agree with you on the too much complaining stuff, thats pretty much all that takes place on here until deer hits then it gets better. It seems like to me that larger deer are showing up more and more each season so I'm not sure what the complaint is. The folks that do most of the complaining are the ones who say well everybody around me shoots everything or my part of the state doesn't produce any big deer then a couple of days later somebody from there will post a pic of a stud. Not everybody cares about shooting a big one and hey thats great, its your land, your tags, kill what your happy with but if you really want to kill bigger deer you have to pass small ones and hope they make it. The land I hunt was brown and down for 6 years till last year and I only saw one mature deer the whole season but the cameras told me they were there so I didn't lower my standards. I thnk most people just get trigger happy then make excuses for what the kill. I agree with you totally on the trophy state thing, I would rather us not be considered one.

 

[Matador]

Good posts on all of the above 3. Most of the guys that complain about lowering the limits don't have the patience, time, or skill to take a mature buck much less a trophy buck on a consistant basis. They would still wind up taking a lesser buck if the limit was 1 buck. Now that doesn't mean everyone so don't get your britches in a wad. I'm talking about the average deer hunter and probably quite a few serious deer hunters. Hard to do consistantly.

 

[Shed Hunter]

Re: Why would you want TN to be a "trophy" state??

Man, I get tired of the one-track jacks who don't want to post about anything but how they are being victimized by a three buck limit. .

My guess is most of them don't know how to hunt a mature buck, they believe by lower the buck limit there will be a bunch of 140 plus running around and we know know that will never happen in most areas of TN.

there are a bunch of 140+ deer in TN.

I might be alone on this but IMO TN is a fine place to kill a big buck but not for bagging that B&C buck everyone dreams of.


And to the origional post.. Anyone who says they don't want to see bigger deer ANYWHERE is crazy in my books!

 

[EastTNHunter]

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Amen

 

[catman529]

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yep I am with you 100%. I know there have been multiple 160" + bucks killed on a very popular WMA here where brown is always down. They are few and far between and would really be the trophy of a lifetime and thankfully they are that rare, otherwise the already-crowded WMA would be swamped with out of stste hunters.

 

[BowGuy84]

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Good question. Let OOS go further north...

 

[102]

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I thought it IS a trophy state!

 

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[102]

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All killed on or NEXT to public land, in Tennessee.

 

[hunterncoach]

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Man, I get tired of the one-track jacks who don't want to post about anything but how they are being victimized by a three buck limit. .

My guess is most of them don't know how to hunt a mature buck, they believe by lower the buck limit there will be a bunch of 140 plus running around and we know know that will never happen in most areas of TN.

Not sure who you guys are talking about, but i have encounters every year with mature bucks & have killed great deer as well (up to 175 gross)& dont think there is anything wrong with wanting something better than what we have now.

 

[Bone Collector]

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Todays "modern hunter" is a reflection of todays "modern society". Far too often lazy,uneducated,have a feeling of entitlement and are whiners. Hunters are more like liberals than they know or admit.

I think i made a post last night that is summed up by this statement. stop whining and trying to get others to do what YOU want. accept the rules and regs that are in place and/or go where you think the "trophy bucks" are.

 

[prerunner]

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Who cares about the size of horns? You cant eat them anyway. They are all trophies and everyone should be glad they get to hunt.

 

[Hill Country Hunter]

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Id just like em to grow bigger backstraps. lol

LOL

 

[102]

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Here ya go!

 

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[whistlinwingman]

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I love hunting in TN. I do hunt specific bucks, but it is more about the age then the rack. I don't want antler restrictions and see no biological reason for reduced buck limits. Love it or leave, suckas. Love it or leave it!

Im with you. Its more about the age for me too.

 

[Shed Hunter]

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I love hunting in TN. I do hunt specific bucks, but it is more about the age then the rack. I don't want antler restrictions and see no biological reason for reduced buck limits. Love it or leave, suckas. Love it or leave it!

Im with you. Its more about the age for me too.

It's about how happy a hunter is with their kill to me. I don't care if it is a spotted fawn or a world record buck. We see too much "that deer isn't 3 1/2 so let it go" or on the contrary "he's old but his antlers aren't even passed his ears, why would you even kill him?" If a hunter is about the bone they are a hunter. If a hunter is aboutthe meat, they are a hunter.

About the whining... Seems to be more complaint about the complaing rather than initial complaints. Know what I mean?

 

[spoon]

Re: Why would you want TN to be a "trophy" state??

I love hunting in TN. I do hunt specific bucks, but it is more about the age then the rack. I don't want antler restrictions and see no biological reason for reduced buck limits. Love it or leave, suckas. Love it or leave it!

Im with you. Its more about the age for me too.

It's about how happy a hunter is with their kill to me. I don't care if it is a spotted fawn or a world record buck. We see too much "that deer isn't 3 1/2 so let it go" or on the contrary "he's old but his antlers aren't even passed his ears, why would you even kill him?" If a hunter is about the bone they are a hunter. If a hunter is aboutthe meat, they are a hunter.

About the whining... Seems to be more complaint about the complaing rather than initial complaints. Know what I mean?

Best post I've read all day!

 

[Shed Hunter]

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and btw. I hunt for antler and would love to see TN be a trophy state(that's why I want to move to WI when Im older) I want a 2 tag limit, shorter rifle season, every hunter to have food plots on his land, and all of that good stuff. Does it bother me when I let a yearling buck walk only to hear a neighboring shot? Well, yeah it kinda does. What gives me the right though? My neighbor wanted that deer, I should go congratulate him and wait for the next one.

Like I said, I would love to see everyone pass a deer like that up but it's bot my decision.

 

[tn droptine]

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Yup, last thing I want is every landowner thinking they can charge the crazy prices that they do to lease land up in IL and IA. You seen what a 100 acre farm with little to no cover goes for an acre these days up there in the "Trophy Counties"?

 

[redblood]

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Yup, last thing I want is every landowner thinking they can charge the crazy prices that they do to lease land up in IL and IA. You seen what a 100 acre farm with little to no cover goes for an acre these days up there in the "Trophy Counties"?

well like it or not, its coming

 

[SelphLogging]

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I think that most of trophy hunters know that this state is close, real close, to getting to the point that they want it at. Its not necessarily the actual rack size as much as it is just letting the deer get to their potential. And just a couple seasons of sacrifices could put this state to where it would meet everyones wants. All types of hunters would have what they want then.

I for one is one of the guys who would like to see more deer reach their potential. It doesnt take limit decreases, just a little sacrificing and a small bond by everyone to make it happen. And i also think if there were more older deer running around, that more sightings of better deer would take place, and then most would start passing the yearlings anyways. Then the state would be there. Not a trophy state, but a happy state...

 

[whistlinwingman]

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I love hunting in TN. I do hunt specific bucks, but it is more about the age then the rack. I don't want antler restrictions and see no biological reason for reduced buck limits. Love it or leave, suckas. Love it or leave it!

Im with you. Its more about the age for me too.

It's about how happy a hunter is with their kill to me. I don't care if it is a spotted fawn or a world record buck. We see too much "that deer isn't 3 1/2 so let it go" or on the contrary "he's old but his antlers aren't even passed his ears, why would you even kill him?" If a hunter is about the bone they are a hunter. If a hunter is aboutthe meat, they are a hunter.

About the whining... Seems to be more complaint about the complaing rather than initial complaints. Know what I mean?

I agree whole-heartedly that its about how happy a hunter is with their kill. That is why I do not state anything against anyone elses hunting methods or goals. I simply make a mature animal MY goal. Not everyone else's goal.

Also you are right. A lot more complaint about the complaining.