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Post by randolphcounty on May 10, 2011 18:46:00 GMT -5
Would ya...... Really
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Post by hornharvester on May 10, 2011 18:52:43 GMT -5
Since I've yet to eat an antler and deer meat makes up most of my red meat diet, yes I would continue to hunt deer. h.h.
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Post by sleepergsx on May 10, 2011 19:10:13 GMT -5
hunting is spiritual...4 me anyway...yes booners give me goosebumps, HOWEVER, hunting itself is the most enjoyment i get...i get as big of an adrenaline rush on a big ol doe, or even a doe fawn for that matter, as i do on a buck, its the experience....my 2
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Post by randolphcounty on May 10, 2011 19:16:55 GMT -5
hunting is spiritual...4 me anyway...yes booners give me goosebumps, HOWEVER, hunting itself is the most enjoyment i get...i get as big of an adrenaline rush on a big ol doe, or even a doe fawn for that matter, as i do on a buck, its the experience....my 2 Oh, I'm with ya, just seems like all anyone cares about is the opportunity to kill that trophy buck, I am more interested in what his backstrap is gonna look like across my grill, than what his head will look like in two years
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Post by HighCotton on May 10, 2011 19:58:50 GMT -5
Absolutely!
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Post by INDeerhunter on May 10, 2011 19:59:24 GMT -5
hunting is spiritual...4 me anyway...yes booners give me goosebumps, HOWEVER, hunting itself is the most enjoyment i get...i get as big of an adrenaline rush on a big ol doe, or even a doe fawn for that matter, as i do on a buck, its the experience....my 2 Oh, I'm with ya, just seems like all anyone cares about is the opportunity to kill that trophy buck, I am more interested in what his backstrap is gonna look like across my grill, than what his head will look like in two years on both of those thoughts ! I agree 100% on both accounts. I love to hunt no matter what and I enjoy the meat just as much. ~ INDeerhunter ~
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2011 21:32:41 GMT -5
Would xbow be legal then? Would we be able to hunt the rut? Lots of questions
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Post by dbd870 on May 11, 2011 4:24:38 GMT -5
Of course.
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Post by drs on May 11, 2011 5:45:22 GMT -5
I always hold out for a Buck but will take an antlerless Deer..... NO PROBLEM!!
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Post by featherduster on May 11, 2011 6:04:35 GMT -5
I am in the same boat as HH, for me it's about red meat and a chance to hunt for my food.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2011 6:17:09 GMT -5
I doubt that many guys would quit cold turkey, but realistic, how long or how many days would it take for you to fill your needs and stop hunting. Not long. It would be a major hit to the economy. Not to mention hundreds of buesiness effected or closed down.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on May 11, 2011 7:04:17 GMT -5
Yup! Really........
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Post by swilk on May 11, 2011 7:17:26 GMT -5
Only if they instead grew claws, sharp teeth and became a carnivore ... which I assume would happen in our theoretical situation.
So ... yes.
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Post by Russ Koon on May 11, 2011 7:22:36 GMT -5
Absolutely! I was once all thrilled with antlers, like most guys are after they've killed a few and start to seek more challenge and more reward.
Finally settled down to just enjoying the hunt and the meat. I can honestly say now that the antlers don't mean much at all to me.
I've been thinking about leasing or buying a hunting property, and if it would help to pay for it, I'd gladly limit my own harvest to antlerless. I'd just like a place where I could be reasonably sure that I'd be one of tthe very few on there, and that my stand would most likely still be there the next day.
Cain't eat horns!
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Post by trapperdave on May 11, 2011 7:26:13 GMT -5
i wish it would happen. Id have the woods to myself and all the tasty backstrap we could eat. I have plenty of hat racks hangin in the garage. Big racks are cool to see, and I wouldnt pass the opportunity to shoot another. But its NOT why I hunt. Watchin the woods come alive on a nippy Oct/Nov morn is the closest one can get to God without actually goin to meet Him in person IMHO
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Post by MuzzleLoader on May 11, 2011 8:26:43 GMT -5
Hunted the last 3 seasons without shooting a buck. I get close on taking the limit on does just about every year in shotgun/muzzleloader which is 8 in my area. Donate several to feed the hungry and give some to friends who want meat but are not able to hunt anymore. Dont forget the landowners who might enjoy some venison too. I would like to shoot a big buck, but its not the main reason I deer hunt.
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Post by tickman1961 on May 11, 2011 9:05:46 GMT -5
Hell, I hunt squirrels why would I stop if they had no antlers?
The notion that most deer hunters kill for the antlers is unfounded per the results of this poll.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2011 10:04:56 GMT -5
I don't think a lot of this response is accurate. If you answer honestly, most would not spend thousands per year for a few does in the freezer. Guys wouldn't be actively trying to stop Proposals II and the crossbow expansion if all there was to hunt was does to fill the freezer. Dang, you could kill your limit of does in a few days, why even have 3-4 months of seasons to argue about. It's always been about killing bucks to satisfy the ego, been that way since the caveman days. It's recently been about killing does to balance the herd. Without bucks, the sport would not survive.
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Post by tickman1961 on May 11, 2011 10:16:06 GMT -5
Opinion is yours only Timex, you will never speak for me nor should you tell me my answer is not truthful.
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Post by js2397 on May 11, 2011 10:29:19 GMT -5
I would guess the majority of people buy a buck tag. They may shoot does also but they are out there in hopes that they will shoot a buck.
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