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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 28, 2016 19:48:39 GMT -5
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Post by bill9068 on Sept 28, 2016 21:25:07 GMT -5
Interesting, I think most on here adhere to letting young bucks walk. Personally I look at the rack to see if it's past the ears. As far as young hunters, let them kill any size buck to lite that fire in them.
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 28, 2016 21:44:54 GMT -5
Further back I go in the woods bigger the buck has to be.
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Post by chasingtails on Sept 28, 2016 22:36:24 GMT -5
Interesting
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Post by M4Madness on Sept 29, 2016 5:03:08 GMT -5
As far as young hunters, let them kill any size buck to lite that fire in them. I'll go a step further and include all hunters in that sentiment. |
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Post by dadfsr on Sept 29, 2016 5:32:29 GMT -5
I've never had any luck with trying to eat antlers......
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Post by greghopper on Sept 29, 2016 6:11:59 GMT -5
What goes in the belly last only a few days..... What goes on the wall Last a lifetime!
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 29, 2016 6:41:25 GMT -5
Since I have went traditional any 1.5yr old or up is fair game now.
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Post by jjas on Sept 29, 2016 7:02:06 GMT -5
If it's legal and that's the buck you wish to take, I say go for it....
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Post by swilk on Sept 29, 2016 7:18:48 GMT -5
Antler width might fall under the antler restrictions line of thinking but it has little or nothing to do with an animals age.
Personally, i try and kill a deer (buck) that is 3.5 or older.
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Post by boonechaser on Sept 29, 2016 7:33:51 GMT -5
Older I get the pickier I get. I'm looking for 4.5 year olds and older these days. End of day it's up to the hunter, but when in need of meat I shoot some does. Majority of my hunting friends are 40+ and own their own ground and I believe as we get older our expectation's tend to get higher. When I was younger I was happy with the first buck that came by but 40 plus bucks later and a trophy room full of nice bucks I tend to look for something bigger or unique when considering harvesting a buck.
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Post by mjaburton on Sept 29, 2016 7:42:37 GMT -5
My philosophy for any beginners is to take the first deer you see even if it is a small buck. after the first kill, you should begin thinking about property management by passing on smaller bucks to become more mature. sometimes it can be a tough call because not everybody has access to thousands of acres. therefore, you never know what the neighboring hunters will shoot. its a gamble but if its not bigger than the buck hanging on the wall you should let it pass.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 29, 2016 7:44:32 GMT -5
I haven't killed any with spots on them.
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Post by jjas on Sept 29, 2016 8:51:39 GMT -5
I haven't killed any with spots on them. While I assume your response was somewhat "tongue in cheek", whenever these threads inevitably come up before every season I always want to add this, and this year I'm going to. Normally, I'm the first guy who says "take what is legal if that's what you want to do", but on this subject, I can't say that. Indiana hunters kill on average approximately 13,000 button bucks every year. That's 13,000 bucks every year that will never grow a set of antlers. 13,000 per year. And while I know that QDMA finds those numbers acceptable, I frankly can't understand why. It's pretty easy to tell which deer is the fawn. It's the small one, sometimes with buttons on their heads, and if the goal is to improve the age structure of the herd and hope to have more mature bucks to hunt, it would seem to me that with fawns having such a tough time surviving that first year anyway, it would behoove hunters to try and ease up on killing them. |
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 29, 2016 9:03:29 GMT -5
Own the type of hunter you are and be proud of what you take. No other opinion matters one bit.
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Post by wesb81219 on Sept 29, 2016 9:12:02 GMT -5
I'm a beginner and hunting public land. There is nothing I can do to add to the property to give any deer a better habitat and hopefully hold them. I'm taking what I have a chance to take.
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Post by greghopper on Sept 29, 2016 9:24:18 GMT -5
Own the type of hunter you are and be proud of what you take. No other opinion matters one bit. And when someone else's opinion does match your's don't try to kick them in the teeth! Kill what your happy with .... But don't be crying there no mature deer where you hunt when/if your killing immature deer every year! |
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 29, 2016 9:33:51 GMT -5
Own the type of hunter you are and be proud of what you take. No other opinion matters one bit. And when someone else's opinion does match your's don't try to keep them in the teeth! Kill what your happy with .... But don't be crying there no mature deer where you hunt when/if your killing immature deer every year! Could not agree more Greg! I personally have zero issue with anyone taking whatever they desire to...but like you said you withhold your right to complain about age structure if you're not holding out. Love the hunter you are or change...it is a personal decision. |
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 29, 2016 9:35:01 GMT -5
I will also add: No excuses should ever be needed for what you harvest, NONE. Either take what makes you happy or don't...if there is a "well or but or you see..." in your story you really should rethink your view of yourself.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Sept 29, 2016 9:43:15 GMT -5
I haven't killed any with spots on them. While I assume your response was somewhat "tongue in cheek", whenever these threads inevitably come up before every season I always want to add this, and this year I'm going to. Normally, I'm the first guy who says "take what is legal if that's what you want to do", but on this subject, I can't say that. Indiana hunters kill on average approximately 13,000 button bucks every year. That's 13,000 bucks every year that will never grow a set of antlers. 13,000 per year. And while I know that QDMA finds those numbers acceptable, I frankly can't understand why. It's pretty easy to tell which deer is the fawn. It's the small one, sometimes with buttons on their heads, and if the goal is to improve the age structure of the herd and hope to have more mature bucks to hunt, it would seem to me that with fawns having such a tough time surviving that first year anyway, it would behoove hunters to try and ease up on killing them. I agree somewhat, although I've killed a couple of button bucks through the years. Another way of looking at it, though, is harvesting a button buck removes only 1 set of antlers, while removing a breeding age doe likely removes several future sets of antlers. I don't really have a strong opinion, I'm just not sure which is really better for increasing buck numbers. |
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