ORIGINAL: dough boy
WV/Hunter-
Actually, my friend lives in SE Indiana. I have hunted with him for 12 years. I live in SW Ohio and SE Indiana is only 25 minutes away. To answer your question.....Ohio AND Indiana are 1 buck states. If he shoots a spike he will have one of his kids check it in for him. I don't agree with this either, but it doesn't matter. I guess this could question his ethics huh??? I only purchase an archery license (the NR price for IN. is $120.75 PER season!!) So I try and wait on a buck, but if it comes to it, I will take a doe, which I did last year. He will not listen to me, nor do I think he will care about the research in D&DH. I think I will hunt more in OH this year anyway, but I still plan on hunting in IN. I am sure he has his reasons(meat for the family, thinning the herd...), but it still is hard to accept!!!
doughboy...I wouldn't worry too much about it then. Just go out and have fun. Don't ruin your friendship over it...there are plenty of deer out there. Sounds like he's gonna do what he wants anyhow, and is not very open minded anyhow. Probably the only way he will change his mind, is when he sees you consistently shoot bigger deer than him(after passing up small ones), and he's still shooting spikes. I actually had this happen with a guy in our club. Good luck
