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11-30-2002 | 07:50 PM

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Big Country

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From: New Stanton PA USA

RE: Trophy Hunting?

#1 It was not a shot at your intelligence.
#2 <BLOCKQUOTE id=quotequote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> BOWFANATIC, you caught me! Good for you. I was trying to be polite and civil with bodacious regarding his regressing back to shooting small bucks again. I feel 100% safe in saying that it will not happen to me. Other than that, I don`t see where the question was answered intelligently!

I'm not sure how I caught you?? My comment was regarding wolfen68's post.
Gee , I'll tell you what , since you cant find the time to read all the posts to see where the question was answered intelligently , why dont you number your questions and I'll do my best to answer them. Or was that just a shot at my intelligence??

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Last year I did ask one question, that I have yet to see a legitimate answer to.
If you are a full grown man, with several smaller bucks under your belt, why would you possibly WANT to shoot smaller bucks?

I forgot to add this....BOWDACIOUS, you did the right thing bud. If, and when hunting for only big bucks turns into no fun for me, I will do whatever it takes(within the law) to bring the fun back into it!

NRA,UBP,BASS Member
New Stanton,PA

Edited by - Big Country on 11/29/2002 20:56:46

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Your question was answered several times! In fact , you answered your own question with your reply to BOWDACIOUS.

<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Sure seems like you were talking to me? And, FWIW, I may not retain 100% of every post, but I have read them all.
#3 <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> So, what is the reason that a veteran bowhunter would continue to shoot immature bucks? Is it an ego thing? I think it is, because I have been there before. And even the staunchest of supporters of the shoot whatever you want crowd cannot deny with a straight face that it is bad herd management.

LMAO!! An ego thing? The trophy hunter is asking the hunter if it's an ego thing?
Bad herd management? Kinda depends on the state of your current deer herd doesn't it? For those areas that are in dire need of management , would it be kosher with you if all experienced hunters harvested two does before harvesting a young buck? It's all about the health of the herd right?
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Harvest two does then a young buck? You are half way there.
And the trophy hunter is not the one that obviously needs to prove he can kill! You are correct about one thing, it would depend upon the condition of the herd at present. By shooting whatever you desire, with no regard to herd management, you have two types of herds.
1. A herd that is unbalanced, thus unhealthy.
2. A herd that is headed that way in a hurry.
#4 <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Taking cheap shots at Gary Alt is lame, try living in Pennsylvania and see firsthand the mindset of the majority of our hunters for over 40 years. Alt is our chance for a healthy herd. I will agree that his plan needs some refinement, but many parts of the state are absolutely overrun with deer!

Cheap shot? Hardly! I have an opinion on Gary Alt's plan and it differs from trophy hunters , it was hardly a cheap shot. Alt set forth his plan to entice the trophy hunters by way of a "healthy herd" or "trophy herd" which he knew all trophy hunters would bow at his knees. What you dont realize is he has a totally different agenda than you and the rest of the trophy hunters he enticed with his plan. You want big bucks , he wants to eliminate the majority of the deer herd period! Wait a few years , then we'll talk.

<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Thank you for knowing what I think better than I do, myself!
FYI, I have a pretty good idea what Alt has in mind, and I don`t have a problem with it at all. The majority of hunters in PA don`t have a problem with it at all. Our herd needs to be CUT IN HALF. When I was a young boy, our herd was half of its present size, and there were deer everywhere. Now there are two deer everywhere.
15 years ago, in the farm country of SW PA, you would never see a spike, seldom see a 1.5 year old buck with less than 6 points. Now it is just like in the mountains of PA, spikes everywhere, deer eating shrubs in every yard. Way too many deer.
And, while I personally prefer to hunt only big bucks, I am willing to do what is best for the health and future of our herd. Unlike the selfish ones who want to shoot whatever they want, whenever they want, "cause thats what my granpappy did!"

By the way....still no answer to #3!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

NRA,UBP,BASS Member
New Stanton,PA

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