What will you shoot?
10-20-2014, 05:15 PM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
I'm not going to shoot a very small yearling doe
10-20-2014, 05:49 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
My usual... hunt for a nice buck for my area, and shoot several does. About once every 5yrs I bump into a decent buck...but usually just take 2-3 slick heads. I used to shoot more deer myself, but now my kids chip in with a few each year. 
10-20-2014, 06:12 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
All I have left is a whitetail hunt. It's not going to be easy in mule deer country.
It's a special tag to get rid of the whitetails in mule deer areas. They don't want them crossbreeding. So, they give us from Nov 15 to Dec 30th instead of the normal 9 day deer hunt.
It's a special tag to get rid of the whitetails in mule deer areas. They don't want them crossbreeding. So, they give us from Nov 15 to Dec 30th instead of the normal 9 day deer hunt.
10-21-2014, 09:02 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,482
Oldsmellhound, if I had only two days to hunt there are two reasons I would not feel bad at all about shooting a yearling doe. First, they are mighty fine eating. Second, if you take out a yearling doe you've eliminated that one deer from next year's herd. If you shoot a mature doe you've eliminated two or three deer from next year's herd - her plus the one or two offspring she will produce in the Spring.
Also, not to jinx myself (knock on wood), but we have a lot of deer on our land, and over the past several years I've always managed to take something medium-sized or larger even when only being able to hunt a couple days out of the year.
Last edited by oldsmellhound; 10-21-2014 at 09:05 AM.
10-21-2014, 03:19 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
oldsmellhound, don't feel bad. I don't shoot the dinks either (anymore). I have a number of times in the past, but I guess I'm getting soft in my old age. I might feel different if I didn't have alot of numbers where I hunt, and was trying to get any deer. Personally, I prefer a bigger one... if I'm gonna do the work, it might as well give me some meat
My brother in law... now he picks out the littlest ones on purpose. I can't remember the last time he shot an adult doe on purpose
My brother in law... now he picks out the littlest ones on purpose. I can't remember the last time he shot an adult doe on purpose
10-21-2014, 04:47 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
10-22-2014, 02:04 AM
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
Just kill another... 
We have unlimited doe tags and up to 4 bucks a year!!!
Life is good!!!
I ended up with 3 last week...Freezer is full, also canned 14 pints so pantry is full as well...
Each State's Regulations tend to influence what we kill as well...
We have unlimited doe tags and up to 4 bucks a year!!!
Life is good!!!
I ended up with 3 last week...Freezer is full, also canned 14 pints so pantry is full as well...
Each State's Regulations tend to influence what we kill as well...
10-22-2014, 02:56 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
