ORIGINAL: GregH
I also find that the ones who complain about the trophy hunters are the ones that couldn't hunt their way out of their garage, even if the big door was open.[:-]
What a strange thing to say for someone who is asking others to help make it EASIER for him to hunt. All these big-bad super hunters would be in favor of as many little bucks getting killed as possible..........so that prized big racked trophy would be even more rare and difficult to find and kill. That is, if they were telling the truth...........clearly they are not because every effort they make is to try and make killing big bucks EASIER.
It has been proven on this very site that the ONLY thing required to see and kill bigger bucks more often is to not shoot them. Same guys, same gear, same skill level.........bigger bucks on the wall. The notion that skill is a major factor when the bigger bucks are plentiful is a joke.
I guess the Drive-Thru society we have created just isn't willing to put in the time and effort required to kill a big buck anymore........they want to just set up trail cams and check their cell phones for pictures with time stamps on them and then jump in the woods for an hour when they know the deer are coming..............then tell everyone what a great hunter they are
The usual comments from the people uncapable of killing a mature buck are, " Ya can't eat the horns", "My young small buck is more tender than your big ole buck" (BTW, so are young does) and (my favorite) " I'm getting back to the basics". Well, you never left the basics by continuing to shoot small bucks. Hunting mature bucks will really test your skills.
This is another weird notion. I have been here awhile and I can honestly say I don't think I have EVER seen a thread started to complain that there are only small bucks around. Where do you guys create these myths from??...........the only whining year in and year out is by the QDM crowd.
Telling other hunters what to shoot and what not to shoot with their tags is just plain stupid and selfish..........but most of all it is a TERRIBLE way to try and get kids interested in hunting. Nothing like taking a kid out for 8 hours and telling him he shouldn't shoot any of the deer he sees because they aren't "good enough"
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