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Post by DEERTRACKS on Aug 14, 2006 12:48:25 GMT -5
It's 7:30am opening morning of the Indiana firearms season & you have not tagged any deer in archery season. A big fat doe quitely & casually walks to your setup and starts feeding on acorns unaware of your presence. She is so close that you can hear her sniffing, sucking up, & crunching the acrons. No other deer within sight, or sound. What will "you" do???  |
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 14, 2006 13:00:49 GMT -5
since my county is 3 bonus deer i would drop her and wait for more. h.h.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Aug 14, 2006 13:05:36 GMT -5
wait.
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Post by huxbux on Aug 14, 2006 13:06:14 GMT -5
I'd take her, but only after waiting awhile to make sure a lovelorn buck wasn't on her trail
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Post by Decatur on Aug 14, 2006 13:14:44 GMT -5
I'd take her, but only after waiting awhile to make sure a lovelorn buck wasn't on her trail That would be my plan too, but sometimes it doesn't quite work out that way. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 14, 2006 13:41:09 GMT -5
In this situation I like to think of the doe as "bait" may be she's hot or at least close to it and if any buck in the area is able to smell her maybe she'll bring in a big boy. I just hope she doesn't wind me!
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 14, 2006 13:45:28 GMT -5
I'd drop her without hesitation.I rarely see bucks anyway. ;D
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Post by grappledad on Aug 14, 2006 13:46:13 GMT -5
I hunt state ground on opening day and no doe tags aloud. So I pass. I normaly only take doe with archery and black powder. The rut is for bucks.
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Post by semisneak on Aug 14, 2006 13:54:42 GMT -5
I let her stay as long as she likes but she aint leaving........... Its opening morning and who knows whats gonna happen next.
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Post by kevin1 on Aug 14, 2006 13:57:02 GMT -5
I'd take her, but only after waiting awhile to make sure a lovelorn buck wasn't on her trail That would be my plan too, but sometimes it doesn't quite work out that way. You too , eh ? All this time I thought it was just me ...  That would make a great twofer , drop him and then her if she doesn't bolt , at the very least you'd have the larger deer on the ground and you might double up before it was over .  |
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Post by js2397 on Aug 14, 2006 14:06:51 GMT -5
I would pass. I shoot as many does as possible but I won't shoot one the first weekend of gun season, unless I had already shot a buck.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2006 14:53:13 GMT -5
I would pass. I shoot as many does as possible but I won't shoot one the first weekend of gun season, unless I had already shot a buck. Plenty of time to shoot a doe in the rest of firearms season or late bow season. I would enjoy her company and keep her for a decoy/watch dog. I would not have to watch for another deer as she will tell me when one or some are coming. She has better eyes and hearing than I do. . |
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Post by hunter7x on Aug 14, 2006 15:17:00 GMT -5
Yeah ! What Woody said....
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Post by indianahick on Aug 14, 2006 15:38:25 GMT -5
Since seeing any deer where I hunt is sometimes a rare treat I would drop her as that means that there is meat in the freezer. Which would still leave me with one more doe tag and a buch if such luck should happen.
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Post by Hawkeye on Aug 14, 2006 15:57:42 GMT -5
I will still be Bow hunting, so I willl think about this while she feeds and see what happens. watch her body language, If she spooks,she spooks!
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Post by tenring on Aug 14, 2006 16:19:17 GMT -5
Drop her like a hot potato!
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Post by hunter480 on Aug 14, 2006 17:00:23 GMT -5
She`s goin` down.
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Post by jajwrigh on Aug 14, 2006 17:01:08 GMT -5
I would take her...
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Post by huxbux on Aug 14, 2006 19:02:33 GMT -5
That would be my plan too, but sometimes it doesn't quite work out that way. Things always work out exactly the way I plan them.  |
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 15, 2006 4:28:08 GMT -5
Since I'm mainly interested in filling the freezer; Bang.
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