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Post by dbd870 on Dec 9, 2013 20:35:47 GMT -5
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 9, 2013 21:24:59 GMT -5
Blame it on globel warming....LOL herd is fine where I live.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 9, 2013 21:56:35 GMT -5
I think ALL OF THE ABOVE...But, being an old timer we are still WAY better off than the early days... .
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Post by GS1 on Dec 9, 2013 21:58:26 GMT -5
I think since QDMA knows how many deer are in the country, they should tell the IDNR how many are in Indiana. Then we'd all know.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 9, 2013 22:04:06 GMT -5
WoW.....you mean the SKY not falling in INDIANA?....
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 9, 2013 22:14:05 GMT -5
I think since QDMA knows how many deer are in the country, they should tell the IDNRhow many are in Indiana. The we'd all know. LOL... true, true, true.. Good one
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Post by hunter7x on Dec 9, 2013 23:45:16 GMT -5
we will never see the past numbers of deer we have seen the last 10 years. That is a period...not a question mark.
Time to separate the shooters from the hunters boys. Which one are you?
Gonna shoot a doe in December? Regardless of why...I need the meat (lamest easiest excuse that a true sportsman would not use) I haven't filled my tag,,,really? tag envy? so you're manhood is in jeopardy? watch a couple episodes of Dr Phil or The voice, decide after that.
I need to reduce the deer population of the area I hunt in......are you sure? Do you have a degree in whitetail deer biology? Do you SEE your property every day? Do you walk your property every day? if you answered NO to any of the last 3 questions you cannot come to an intelligent conclusion that you NEED to reduce the doe population in your area.
Shoot a button buck. He isn't going to be on your hunting land next year any way.
Shoot a doe kill 3-4 deer for next year. OF which 1 or 2 will be another buck that will replace the button you kill in December.
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Post by elmo on Dec 10, 2013 1:36:32 GMT -5
Wow after this last post I guess that I don't get to hunt after I get back to the states. I just have a question for you 7x. Did you kill a deer this year? and why does it matter whether I kill deer in October or December? They still aren't going to be there to breed and reproduce. The farmer that is on the land that I hunt has asked me to kill some when I get home, because there are more this year than last. So, all do respect I am going to do as my farmer has asked because I really like hunting there.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 10, 2013 2:37:07 GMT -5
Yeah not sure where that post was going to, but... IMO, you pay for your hunting license, shoot whatever you need to. I shoot enough every year to satisfy our families meat needs. If it's 3 or 5 or 7, it's MY choice, not anybody else's. Deer numbers are down in the whole Midwest, it will get better!
Jay
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 10, 2013 5:28:25 GMT -5
I think since QDMA knows how many deer are in the country, they should tell the IDNRhow many are in Indiana. The we'd all know. LOL... true, true, true.. Good one Yes indeed, I'm thinking that will be the post of the thread!
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Post by swilk on Dec 10, 2013 6:52:03 GMT -5
we will never see the past numbers of deer we have seen the last 10 years. That is a period...not a question mark. Time to separate the shooters from the hunters boys. Which one are you? Gonna shoot a doe in December? Regardless of why...I need the meat (lamest easiest excuse that a true sportsman would not use) I haven't filled my tag,,,really? tag envy? so you're manhood is in jeopardy? watch a couple episodes of Dr Phil or The voice, decide after that. I need to reduce the deer population of the area I hunt in......are you sure? Do you have a degree in whitetail deer biology? Do you SEE your property every day? Do you walk your property every day? if you answered NO to any of the last 3 questions you cannot come to an intelligent conclusion that you NEED to reduce the doe population in your area. Shoot a button buck. He isn't going to be on your hunting land next year any way. Shoot a doe kill 3-4 deer for next year. OF which 1 or 2 will be another buck that will replace the button you kill in December. Ya lost me. Completely. What exactly are you saying here? Maybe not completely..... cornfused on the hunter and shooter thing. Why it matters if a doe is killed in December vs any other time. How you know where a particular deer (button buck) will and will not live in the future and how you know the sex of offspring before they are even born. And if you are accurate on your sex of offspring how do you know where they will or will not live? Just wondering.
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Post by swilk on Dec 10, 2013 7:08:29 GMT -5
Dang it.....forgot one..... what is a true sportsman and why does he never need meat?
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Dec 10, 2013 7:46:35 GMT -5
True sportsman dont shoot does or eat meat. Got it. They only shoot bucks.
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 10, 2013 10:01:54 GMT -5
we will never see the past numbers of deer we have seen the last 10 years. That is a period...not a question mark. Time to separate the shooters from the hunters boys. Which one are you? Gonna shoot a doe in December? Regardless of why...I need the meat (lamest easiest excuse that a true sportsman would not use) I haven't filled my tag,,,really? tag envy? so you're manhood is in jeopardy? watch a couple episodes of Dr Phil or The voice, decide after that. I need to reduce the deer population of the area I hunt in......are you sure? Do you have a degree in whitetail deer biology? Do you SEE your property every day? Do you walk your property every day? if you answered NO to any of the last 3 questions you cannot come to an intelligent conclusion that you NEED to reduce the doe population in your area. Shoot a button buck. He isn't going to be on your hunting land next year any way. Shoot a doe kill 3-4 deer for next year. OF which 1 or 2 will be another buck that will replace the button you kill in December. Why are you so angry?
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 10, 2013 16:22:53 GMT -5
Far be it for me to critize someone for shooting deer when they need the meat to feed their families. And if a guy want's to shoot a button, a spike or whatever else, it is his buck tag to fill as he see's fit. (I do get a little ticked when guy's kill deer just to be killing them to say they "got one".) But again if they paid for the tag then it is up to that person to fill it as they see fit. Now if this same person then turn's around and complain's that their not seeing deer or big buck's when their shooting everything in sight, again I have a problem with that. Locally a guy can do alot in his core hunting area. Provide habitat, food, water and security and deer will flock to your property. If you want lot's of deer (Don't shoot alot of does), if you want big buck's (don't shoot small buck's). Control what you can and don't worry about thing's you can't. Example: I can't control what the state of indiana does on deer management. But I can control what's done with my property and I can work with neighbor's and help educate them to help us all have better hunting experience's.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2013 16:44:20 GMT -5
^^^^ Pretty much nailed it!
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Post by lugnutz on Dec 10, 2013 19:35:08 GMT -5
we will never see the past numbers of deer we have seen the last 10 years. That is a period...not a question mark. Time to separate the shooters from the hunters boys. Which one are you? Gonna shoot a doe in December? Regardless of why...I need the meat (lamest easiest excuse that a true sportsman would not use) I haven't filled my tag,,,really? tag envy? so you're manhood is in jeopardy? watch a couple episodes of Dr Phil or The voice, decide after that. I need to reduce the deer population of the area I hunt in......are you sure? Do you have a degree in whitetail deer biology? Do you SEE your property every day? Do you walk your property every day? if you answered NO to any of the last 3 questions you cannot come to an intelligent conclusion that you NEED to reduce the doe population in your area. Shoot a button buck. He isn't going to be on your hunting land next year any way. Shoot a doe kill 3-4 deer for next year. OF which 1 or 2 will be another buck that will replace the button you kill in December. No disrespect, but i wouldn't agree with any of the above comments. December, to me, is the perfect time to harvest does regardless of why. Shooting button bucks on purpose for any reason other than needing the meat, is irresponsible. No way in heck is killing 1 doe gonna be killing 3-4 for the next season, that's impossible.
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Post by schall53 on Dec 10, 2013 20:23:32 GMT -5
You kill a doe that is carrying twins or triplets and that adds up to 3-4 for next year in my book.
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Post by bigoaksslayer on Dec 10, 2013 20:27:30 GMT -5
I think warrick county doesn't have any deer at all and all the state needs to take away the anterless season and drop the anterless deer limit to 1 or maybe even none until the population grows.
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 10, 2013 20:36:25 GMT -5
Can anyone find a link that shows how many deer total were harvested in 2012 in the entire united states
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