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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 8, 2008 17:47:20 GMT -5
This has to be EXTREMELY hard on the herd in that area.Augusta Hunters Bag 53 Deer in 9 Days... A group of hunters in Augusta may not have bagged a 30-point-buck this year, but they certainly were successful. They've shot 53 deer in the past 9 days. Richard Price says he's got at least 30 hanging from his tree, all shot by about 25 of his family and friends. They shot 15 bucks, and the largest was a nine-point buck. Price says there's a special strategy for their hunting success. "We get a big group of guys and we don't sit, we walk, we push the woods and we move 'em. I mean, they ain't movin’ if you're just sittin',” he says. Price says the hunters plan to divide the meat up and enjoy eating their venison. He hung so many of the deer this season in honor of his grandmother—an avid hunter—who passed away this year.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Dec 8, 2008 17:53:36 GMT -5
Wisconsin is so overpopulated with deer in some areas that the WI DNR is probably going to give them medals provided by the Auto Insurance Institute...
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Post by mullis56 on Dec 8, 2008 17:58:28 GMT -5
Unreal in many ways
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 8, 2008 18:07:07 GMT -5
Wisconsin is so overpopulated with deer in some areas that the WI DNR is probably going to give them medals provided by the Auto Insurance Institute... But if you read the forums up there everyones complaining because they're not seeing the deer this year. "The DNR is over estimating the herd" In fact many midwestern states are saying the same thing we are. "Where are the deer this year. Even the blog on the news article has people saying the same thing... www.weau.com/home/headlines/35292234.html
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 8, 2008 18:11:25 GMT -5
I personally don't care for deer drives.
Move the gun season out of the rut and we will have to get used to it as that is the modus operandi of non-rut big buck hunting....
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Post by Decatur on Dec 8, 2008 18:12:10 GMT -5
I would hate to be butchering deer and look out and see that tree!
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Post by Old Ironsights on Dec 8, 2008 18:13:35 GMT -5
I personally don't care for deer drives. Move the gun season out of the rut and we will have to get used to it as that is the modus operandi of non-rut big buck hunting.... Yeah. No kidding. Can't stand Drives personally... More of a Safety issue. Talk about "not fair chase"... Of course, that is still only just over 2 deer per person. How many here have taken more than that in one year before? It's just the close proximity that makes this particularly obnoxious.
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Post by hoosier on Dec 8, 2008 18:19:01 GMT -5
Typical for Wisconsin....I went to college there. I KNOW what an army of orange looks like. Its traditional to hunt Wisconsin with drives especially the Northern half of the state. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but that doesnt make it wrong either. Your mileage may vary.
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 8, 2008 18:19:08 GMT -5
Makes ya sick. I think deer drives are for people with ADD. who can't sit still and wait on deer. they gotta get up and move around...Not sure about the big buck theory Woody, I don;t see any big bucks hanging on that tree.....and it don't take the rut to kill big bucks. Many a bow hunter have taken very nice bucks in the month of Sept and Oct before the rut...If you're in a big buck's territory and you have patience to sit and wait em out you'll be sucessful more times than not!
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 8, 2008 18:21:53 GMT -5
Sept out West for those who are quick to point out the fact our season doesn't start until Oct 1st.
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Post by swilk on Dec 8, 2008 18:27:41 GMT -5
There are many ways to hunt deer that I do not personally care for ...... but as long as it is legal .....
Dogs.
Bait.
Drives.
Dont particularly like any of them but in different parts of the country they are as "normal" as sitting in a tree is to me.
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Post by cambygsp on Dec 8, 2008 18:37:15 GMT -5
Yea! Different strokes for different folks!
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Post by indybassin on Dec 8, 2008 19:00:13 GMT -5
some would bash you guys who "hunt" for antlers and not the meat
Better to be eaten the hit by some old lady in a little car.
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Post by hp on Dec 8, 2008 19:03:24 GMT -5
Looks like them boys had fun to me!!! You ever think they say the same thing about guys like you and me that just sit there. why should you care how somone else hunts as long as they do it legally? takes all kinds. Give me a break, several on here sound kinda snobby
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Post by Old Ironsights on Dec 8, 2008 21:15:00 GMT -5
... You ever think they say the same thing about guys like you and me that just sit there. ... That would be me. You know, I "hunt" as in "to look for" not "to wait for" If I weren't required by Property rules to be in a Stand wouldn't. I'm a small unit Grunt, not a sniper. I Patrol on the ground. (But I don't do massed Charges either... good way to get machinegunned down. ;D ) Ridge... Ain't ADD that keeps me from sitting & waiting on deer... it's just that sitting & waiting is too much like fishing with a bobber & hook. I'd rather wade in there with a fly rod. ;D Different strokes & all that.
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Post by steiny on Dec 8, 2008 21:42:01 GMT -5
Looks like those boys had a bunch of fun to me, and it's all perfectly legal.
Heck, I shot four last year and three thus far this year. They are all getting eaten, not wasted.
So long as those boys aren't wasting the meat, I have no issue with it.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Dec 8, 2008 21:58:34 GMT -5
Looks like those boys had a bunch of fun to me, and it's all perfectly legal. Heck, I shot four last year and three thus far this year. They are all getting eaten, not wasted. So long as those boys aren't wasting the meat, I have no issue with it. Bingo. Not my style but as long as it's not wasted and not against the rules...
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Post by 455beretta on Dec 8, 2008 23:05:12 GMT -5
Not necessarily calling BS, but it is "interesting" how those few tree limbs can support about 2 tons or more (30 deer x avg 125 lbs dressed = 3750 lbs).
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 9, 2008 2:54:56 GMT -5
I would hate to be butchering deer and look out and see that tree! ;D No kidding! Drives don't interest me but to each his own.
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Post by Sasquatch on Dec 9, 2008 6:18:43 GMT -5
It's hard to see how there won't be less deer around there next year! If someone did that here we'd burn the farm down.
I personally don't object to limited drives, particularly when it does not disturb other hunters.
There is a huge extended family that hunts the property I used to. Sometimes they'd all get together and be hooting and whistling all over the place. Irritating to say the least. They also party hunt. You have a tendency to say, "Sit down and hunt like a man, you sissies!"
I have no problem with a couple of guys pushing a piece of cover once in a while though. There is really no difference in shooting a deer deliberately driven vs one that is running everywhere on opening day because of pressure.
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