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Post by lugnutz on May 15, 2009 23:38:56 GMT -5
Every hunter goes thru stages of maturation in there hunting lifetime and this kid is no different than many of us at that stage. The game is different than when I was a kid, our outdoor television was Kurt Gowdy once a week and many of todays hunting products were not invented. This next generation needs time to understand what us old boys already know - it's more about the experience of being in the wild after the chase than it is about the kill. But do not fool yourselfs into thinking we are not killers of game, because it is what we do. I couldn't agree more, i was no different than this kid, did things back then that i would not be proud of today. It all comes with time. Its amazing how many members we have that "think" they have been as mature today as they where when they first started out. Granted some people will always break the laws when given a chance, but i'd say the majoity don't as they grow as a hunter. IMO
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Post by trapperdave on May 23, 2009 8:08:03 GMT -5
DEER PORN. the ruination of Americas hunting tradition.
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Post by Sasquatch on Jun 3, 2009 19:10:41 GMT -5
Every hunter goes thru stages of maturation in there hunting lifetime and this kid is no different than many of us at that stage. The game is different than when I was a kid, our outdoor television was Kurt Gowdy once a week and many of todays hunting products were not invented. This next generation needs time to understand what us old boys already know - it's more about the experience of being in the wild after the chase than it is about the kill. But do not fool yourselfs into thinking we are not killers of game, because it is what we do. I never shot a deer and didn't tag it. I'm not saying that makes me holy, but if I can hold some basic standards at that age, then others can too, right? Wanton waste is a pretty basic concept...
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Post by larryhagmansliver on Jun 5, 2009 15:17:46 GMT -5
All good post. I will add this to the mix. There are a lot more deer today than when I started hunting 25 years ago. I used to not see them dead along the highway every single day. It was quite rare to see one out in a field in the evening. All deer were a lot more precious. I will point out deer to my 3 and 7 year old as we are driving and they may not even bother to look up simply because they have seen so many. If you are a young hunter, perhaps the smaller deer simply don't have enough meaning. Just a thought.
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Post by jkd on Jun 8, 2009 12:42:04 GMT -5
Not sure how at bow range you couldn't tell the difference between a spike and a doe, but the rule of "identify your target" applies regardless, and unless it was >3", then it would still classify as antlerless... ditto the "it looked sickly"... you're that close to the animal, you'd better be deciding if it's something you want to harvest before losing the shot, not afterwards...
My 15 y.o. son passed on old doe with a fawn during last fall's youth deer hunt... she was thin from nursing what appeared to be a late fawn, skin and bones, and at 75+ yards we were able to evaluate her condition with binocs, and Chris decided to pass the shot due to her being thin and more importantly still nursing the fawn...
I've told him that any game he hunts is his call as to whether to take the shot and harvest the animal, and in this case, his decision was to pass...
There's no excuse (except ignorance/poor training) for any hunter not to do the same, regardless of whether they're hunting with a gun or bow... in the case cited in this thread, that young hunter needs some mentoring on the issue of respect for the game he's hunting and on taking the time to not only identify the target, but to take the time to decide whether he truly wants to take the shot and tag it as his...
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