ORIGINAL: Dampland
Besides of being proud of what your harvest, DON'T RUIN IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE!
I can't tell you how many times I have been at a deer registration station, and someone makes some smartalec remark about the "little dog doe" or the "tiny buck".
Then you notice the little kid or the first time hunter who was smiling earlier, is now hanging his head.
What should have been a great memory, is now tainted by some loud mouthed jerk..
I've witnessed this a few times myself [:@]Very sad how some hunters approach the sport, and talk about other participants.
One thing Frank said in his original post.."management buck". That kind of "modern" hunting terminology annoys me to no end .I realize based on QDM principles, it's just a correct description..the bad part is that it's always used in a semi-derogatory way..even unintentionally like in Frank's post. It has a negative conotation that I just don't understand. 99% of the everyday avg hardworking/hard huntingbowhunters out there would consider one of these "second class" animals the trophy of a lifetime, whereas the Video crew & huntersconsider it doingthe outfittera favor by culling it...
Sorry...this is something I feel strongly about. Any animal taken is a trophy..regardless of size or gender.
:gets off soapbox:
