Well I went to my local gun club to shoot the breeze.........and some trap. There are a couple of guys there that were complaining to others about the deer on the property and how no one should be shooting anything but big bucks......One poor guy was just trying to say that he doesn't care what he gets anymore because he is getting a little long in the tooth and he just loves the fact that he can still get out in the woods..........they layed into him about how he was "ruining" it for everyone else and how he should hunt the way they do.......or not at all. F'THAT!!!! I had heard enough at that point and I lost my temper. The guy they were verbally beating down is one of the nicest older members of the club and I will be darned if I was gonna stand there and say nothing. During the course of my tirade these are the subjects I covered.........most of which, if not all of them were answered with "Wouldn't you rather kill a big buck?" ARGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!! That has to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard someone give as a reason to back up a push for QDM.

So here are the questions I posed and maybe the crowd in here has a better answer for me.

1. What is it that makes you feel better about killing a big racked buck? If it is the challenge of taking a uncommon, elusive animal that is harder to hunt and takes more time, skill, dedication, and luck to get........then why on earth would you want that task made easier by increasing the number of big bucks out there?? The reason they are so hard to kill in most areas is a simple numbers game. Theyare so hard to find/hunt because they are very few and far between. Ifit is the challenge you are after then you should want MORE young bucks killed so the big ones will be even more rare and special. If no one kills any small bucks and the woods becomeas full of 120"+ bucks as they are of4 and 6 ptrs then what kind ofchallenge does that pose?

2. Whatis satisfying about shooting a deer that was"grown" into a big racked buck?? I personally know people who own a bunch of property and every year they shoot MONSTERS.........all 3 of them. A guy and his 2 sons. They did not shoot does for 10 years and don't shoot any bucks under 120" To look at his wall of bucks is sure impressive no doubt but those deer have no "trophy"value at all IMO. He spent 2 days in the woods total last year and killed abuck that almost went 170".........wow what a challenge that was. His father and brother killed bucks that bothwere huge. Is it really satisfying to just let a deer grow in your land for 5 years and then one day just decide to whack him and put him on the wall?? I don't seethepoint.

3. Why is it so hard for people to accept that not everyone isfixated on antlers and only antlersas the measuring stick of a successful season or hunt? If you want to chase antlers to the end of the earth and spend every waking hour in search of a bigger racked buck then be my guest.......just don't get bent out of shape wheneveryone doesn't share your obssession. What has happened in the world of deer hunting that hunters are confronted with a guilt trip if they shoot a small buck? What is so hard to understand about just doing what you want and leave other people alone to do what they want. As long as no one is breaking the law and they are being safe it is no one's business to tell them how they should or should not hunt. Worry about yourself.

4. Every place is different........from state to state......county to county........field to field. We all hunt in different places and under different circumstances. Why do people insist on the belief that if they see it and experience it where they hunt that it must be like that everywhere in the world? If you have a private farm where their are bruisers behind every tree and no hunting pressure then just be happy with what you have and enjoy it...........don't talk down to the guy who is out there busting his buns just trying to finda place to hunt in peace and quiet because the deer he killed isn't up to your standards.........shoot what you want and are able to......and be happy for anyone else fortunate to harvest a deer.......even if you would not have.


What am I missing because I just don't see the logic.

Anyone??