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Post by M4Madness on Feb 11, 2023 15:58:03 GMT -5
At the time, I had no doubt that it was a doe. Very big bodied though. I told guys at work that it was the biggest doe I'd seen. Lol! I was somewhere in that straight section of highway between your road and the guy who has the crop field in his front yard. Not sure of the exact spot. Is that buck on the north side of the highway? Yes exactly. I just drove by it and it is gone now. Wonder where it went? Lol
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 11, 2023 15:15:38 GMT -5
I saw it 1st time thursday evening but with late work days all week and it was tucked deep and tight so easily overlooked. Saw the antler. I would have expected you would have seen the antlers, even at 55 mph At the time, I had no doubt that it was a doe. Very big bodied though. I told guys at work that it was the biggest doe I'd seen. Lol! I was somewhere in that straight section of highway between your road and the guy who has the crop field in his front yard. Not sure of the exact spot. Is that buck on the north side of the highway?
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 11, 2023 13:34:04 GMT -5
I saw a small buck dead in the field just west of my road a couple days ago. Hunting season is 365 days around roads. Any idea how long it has been there? I'm pretty sure that mine didn't have antlers, but can't say 100%. I had no idea where it ended up, and I never saw it's carcass after work in the daylight. No way that it survived a 55 MPH broadside hit and going under my Jeep. I
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 10, 2023 19:48:09 GMT -5
I could take it or leave it. I don't hunt till end of oct and probably wouldn't change. And you'll be hunting one less deer this season. Lol! A couple of weeks ago, I hit a huge doe on the highway just west of your road on my way to work. 55 MPH, dead center of the bumper. I drove right over it and it came out the back after some serious bucking by the Jeep. Lol! Absolutely no damage except for a broken turn signal lens. The steel bumper and bull bar did their jobs.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 8, 2023 11:41:43 GMT -5
Didn't we used to have a week between gun and muzzleloader where it was archery only? No, what we used to have was a week of no deer hunting between firearms and muzzleloader seasons. What we have now is what you stated (archery only that week.)
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 7, 2023 6:47:54 GMT -5
When I originally read your post, I was thinking trail cam. Now it makes sense that you said cell cam. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 7, 2023 6:14:38 GMT -5
Boone when you going to break down and get a cell cam? Or 2 The distortion in the photos is caused by trying to take a photo of a computer screen with a phone.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 20:51:26 GMT -5
I don't think it's poor habitat. My usage of the word habitat in regards to deer hunting is normally a synonym for cover. Deer need lots of cover to avoid hunters and grow older. There are lots of forests in the southern part of the state that you could get lost in for days.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 20:13:11 GMT -5
Nonsense again...but I do like the zones...oops, maybe you meant north zone gets a gun season only ever 3 years. Is that what you mean? No, I meant zero hunting. How are you going to increase the herd in those areas unless you stop killing them? Obviously making counties "A" or "1" isn't doing the job. Seriously though, I do understand your frustration. Your county has low deer habitat and high hunter numbers. I honestly don't know how to rectify that.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 20:09:26 GMT -5
And if you don't speak up about not having any pheasants then you never will. You probably should whine a little louder and the DNR might, just might hear your complaints. Then one day you will see a survey come out that says would you like to see some restrictions to help get a better pheasant population in your area. All the guys will roll on the floor laughing at you. Keep in mind that the DNR has taken numerous surveys over the years asking about season dates and lengths. This latest survey has nothing to do with people asking the DNR for those things.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 20:06:42 GMT -5
Perhaps the state needs to be divided into three zones. The northern one has a deer hunting season every third year, the central one every other year, and the southern one every year?
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 19:03:45 GMT -5
I'm scared to spend $300 on 7 day hunt there vs spend $24 here for same 7 days... I'd be scared to spend $24 for a 7-day hunt in Indiana. If my tags weren't free, I'd probably just watch Lifetime movies with the wife. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 18:54:14 GMT -5
Mainly cause there's not much gun action around those houses. More like not much hunting action there when compared to rural areas, regardless of weapon. I've never purchased a gun tag there. Never wanted to spend the dough for only 7 days time. I'm not that good... Yet you previously said that 7 days is plenty for Indiana residents to get a buck with a firearm. 😉
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 14:36:14 GMT -5
Not sure. I think he is still around. Wrote lots of articles for major deer hunting publications, has a few books as well. 2 of my high school coaches are from Freetown, and Browstown and grew up with him. I met him few times through them and scoring deer. I would guess early 70's. Yep, I see him and Carol every couple of weeks either walking or just around town. And I would say you guys are spot as far as his age. For some time you could find one of his pictures in just about every whitetail magazine. Second the point they are fine people. I had to dig deep in my phone to find this photo of Carol with the 172" buck she killed when she was 70 years old.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 12:53:55 GMT -5
Most did not want OBR in the begining. It's fact. Now most do want it. It's fact. See what happens when your forced into trying what the heads of the DNR think is appropriate. People have just been brainwashed into believing that OBR grows big bucks. That, and people like to limit others to one buck in hopes that it increases their chances to get one too. I'll agree that shortening the gun season would probably result in older class bucks. Or we could just see an increase in crossbow usage to offset it. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 12:12:34 GMT -5
Photo of Brad and me in his living room in January 1998 -- 25 years ago this month! Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 12:01:41 GMT -5
Brad and Carol send us a Christmas card every year, along with their family newsletter. He wrote an article for Whitetail News that began with the story of my 2006 buck kill. It's been a number of years since we've seen them in person. I still pass their house once in a great while, but am always in too big of a hurry to stop. Very genuine people. How old is Brad now…. Late seventies? I believe his residence was Brownstown actually . Carol will be 78 this year, so I'm sure Brad is about the same age.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 5, 2023 8:30:46 GMT -5
I remember Brad wasn’t he from Jackson County Seymour area? Yes. Avid hunter, outdoor writer and a offical scorer for P&Y and HBB (Maybe B&C). Really good guy. Brad and Carol send us a Christmas card every year, along with their family newsletter. He wrote an article for Whitetail News that began with the story of my 2006 buck kill. It's been a number of years since we've seen them in person. I still pass their house once in a great while, but am always in too big of a hurry to stop. Very genuine people.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 4, 2023 20:02:53 GMT -5
As I said before, I can take or leave OBR. If everyone wants it, I can accept it. But I don't believe for one moment that it has anything to do with mature bucks. Older bucks are simply the product of people being more selective and letting younger bucks walk. The buck harvest has increased since the OBR was instituted. The doe harvest has too -- which means less bucks being born the next season. There aren't thousands of bucks growing old because of OBR.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 4, 2023 19:23:00 GMT -5
Serious question:
Can anyone here prove that older class bucks are the product of OBR?
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