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Post by greghopper on Nov 16, 2015 17:10:42 GMT -5
Remember..... Deer season is not the ONLY season open in Indiana where Guns maybe used!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 17:21:42 GMT -5
Remember..... Deer season is not the ONLY season open in Indiana where Guns maybe used!! Good point. I know there are some people out there who will unload at a running deer, but it could also be waterfowlers doing some of the rapid fire blasting.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 16, 2015 17:25:08 GMT -5
Not all public land is equal. I've been on public lands out west that are over 2 million acres where you can hunt all season and easily never see anyone. I've hunted a lot of large public lands in Kentucky and Tennessee also where you can hunt all season and never see another hunter.
I have hunted Indiana public land also. I think the difference is Indiana does not have nearly as much public land as dozens of other states have. So the public land hunters have less options so they are more concentrated onto a smaller amount of public land. I've been on several Indiana fish and wildlife areas before and literally seen 10 to 15 vehicles parked in a one mile section of road. I've been in the Hoosier National Forest before where I've seen 5 vehicles parked in the same spot. That's pretty common on a lot of IN public lands. Now you can go to a lot of public lands in KY, TN and other states and literally drive for miles and miles in between vehicles.
Another issue is most of the larger public lands in Indiana are in southern Indiana. I believe from Interstate 70 north there is not a single public land over 10,000 acres in Indiana. This is different from many other states. For example in Kentucky there are public lands over 50,000 acres in every corner of the state. So no matter where you live in KY you are close to a large public land. The same is true for dozens of other states. This access to large public lands helps hunters better disperse.
A lot of public lands in different states are also managed much differently. For example in Kentucky several large public lands are bow hunting only except for a few days of draw/quota firearm hunts. Several of the KY public lands also have antler spread restrictions and bow hunting only areas that help bucks to reach maturity.
The crowding on IN public land has a negative impact on the quality of hunting and on the opportunity to enjoy solitude. Moving forward I think one of the most important things the Indiana DNR can do is to preserve more land in Indiana for public hunting and outdoor recreation.
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Post by buckbuster13 on Nov 16, 2015 20:10:28 GMT -5
I don't even hunt public land, but with all the people hunting around me you wouldn't know it! I have seen the hunter to the south of me shot 17 Times at a yearling and still not kill it! How do you know that he shot 17 times at one deer...and how do you know it was a yearling? Did he tell you? Just curious... I literally watched this unfold right in front of me from around 400 yards away! I had the yearling deer which I estimated at about 90 pounds walk by me earlier that morning. The deer then crossed an open field hopped my property's fence, and that's when the shooting started. This Saturday the same man shot 12 Times in 15 minutes, I couldn't tell if all the shots where at the same deer!
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Post by GS1 on Nov 16, 2015 21:40:29 GMT -5
The only time I have ever been scared in the woods was on a WMA opening day of rifle season in Henderson County Kentucky. My buddy and I actually climbed down and met at the base of a large tree and waited it out.
Like has already been said though, open g weekend of firearms you can expect about the same on any small public ground or public ground close to large cities. By this weekend I could take you to public ground close to me that you would have mostly to yourself by public ground standards.
Wish there were some quota hunts close to us in this area.
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 17, 2015 6:34:52 GMT -5
all public land is not created equal. There is good public land you have to find it.
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Post by chasingtails on Nov 17, 2015 7:01:17 GMT -5
It was opening week
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 17, 2015 7:41:42 GMT -5
good point, opening weekend is always wild. I know spots which get virtually no pressure through the week I would never hunt opening weekend. The last week of bow is always good before gun opens up.
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Post by Boilermaker on Nov 17, 2015 8:02:08 GMT -5
I'm fortunate enough to have some private land to hunt. However, it sounds to me like it's almost as bad as hunting on public land.
Watched 2 does and 2 yearlings feed in a hay field, once they headed west 6 shots rang out from the neighbors, followed by 2 more shots. I never did see if they ever actually hit what they were shooting at.
Got out of my stand later on, watched a little forked 4 walking along the edge of the creek on the opposite side where I don't have permission to hunt, 10 minutes later 2 more shots rang out. I don't know if all the deer were being shot at by the same people or not...but whoever it is could use some range time prior to opening weekend.
This was all within 300 yards of me, the grass isn't always greener...
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Post by ric0 on Nov 17, 2015 8:08:01 GMT -5
Well I do realize this is not he case everywhere I just wanted to kinda poke fun at my first experience. I would be willing to bet all the shooting was deer hunters. Who the heck in their right mind would do any other kind of hunting in the sea of orange would have to be crazy.
I new it would be kinda crazy but truly did not expect things to go the way they went. I've gone back a few times this week and it has been MUCH quieter of course.
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Post by chubwub on Nov 17, 2015 11:37:23 GMT -5
Remember..... Deer season is not the ONLY season open in Indiana where Guns maybe used!! Good point. I know there are some people out there who will unload at a running deer, but it could also be waterfowlers doing some of the rapid fire blasting. If you heard gunshots in the Central or South zone this week or weekend, it was not waterfowlers, we don't get to have some fun until the 21st and 28th, respectively. It was most assuredly you silly deer hunters.
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 17, 2015 12:48:04 GMT -5
Well ric0 make sure to tell everyone that the hunting in Indiana is very horrible and you don't recommend hunting it. no deer here anyway those people were probably.just popping off shots at all the wolves and cougars the black helicopters dropped off
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 12:56:07 GMT -5
Good point. I know there are some people out there who will unload at a running deer, but it could also be waterfowlers doing some of the rapid fire blasting. If you heard gunshots in the Central or South zone this week or weekend, it was not waterfowlers, we don't get to have some fun until the 21st and 28th, respectively. It was most assuredly you silly deer hunters. There were duck hunters on the Whitewater River a couple weekends ago. One of them was a Brookville cop. My hunting buddy talked to them. I just assumed season was in.
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Post by chubwub on Nov 17, 2015 14:25:46 GMT -5
If you heard gunshots in the Central or South zone this week or weekend, it was not waterfowlers, we don't get to have some fun until the 21st and 28th, respectively. It was most assuredly you silly deer hunters. There were duck hunters on the Whitewater River a couple weekends ago. One of them was a Brookville cop. My hunting buddy talked to them. I just assumed season was in. There was an early season October 31st thru November 8th too. If ya see people waterfowl hunting right now, then you should probably be making a phone call, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 14:58:47 GMT -5
There were duck hunters on the Whitewater River a couple weekends ago. One of them was a Brookville cop. My hunting buddy talked to them. I just assumed season was in. There was an early season October 31st thru November 8th too. If ya see people waterfowl hunting right now, then you should probably be making a phone call, lol. that's probably when it was. I don't keep up with the waterfowlers. I hear they are strange ducks.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 17, 2015 16:00:58 GMT -5
First off I've been dove hunting and not heard as many shots as I did Saturday and Sunday. And I mean back to back to back, one guy within 75 yards of me shot 5 times. Yes all 5 were from him within a 5 minute window. It must be a standard that you have to shoot at least 2 times minimum if you go up to 3 then your a real hunter.. This is not an anomaly exclusive to public land. I hunted my dad's property in Steuben Co. Saturday and there were people not far off on neighboring private lands shooting a full 5 minutes before it was legal to do so, then after first light, some guy emptied his 5 round clip in 5 seconds, reloaded, and emptied it again. My wife, who was hunting the other end of the property I was on, texted me and asked: "they must like Swiss cheese deer".
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Post by HighCotton on Nov 17, 2015 20:09:16 GMT -5
Remember..... Deer season is not the ONLY season open in Indiana where Guns maybe used!! Yup...greg figured it out! The danged Limb Chicken Brigade done kilt all da bushytails in their neck of the woods and they still have to put some more numbers up on the Squirrel Contest! biggrin2
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