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Sure seems like you were talking to me? And, FWIW, I may not retain 100% of every post, but I have read them all.</font id=red>
I apoligize. Yes I was talking to you. I was confused as to which comment you were refering to.
<font color=red>By the way....still no answer to #3!</font id=red>
Come again?? What was it you asked that wasn't already asked by Richie?
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Yes, but you think it is for a different reason. Having more does taken in the name of "herd reduction" doesn't make sense. The next answer will explain why.</font id=red>
Doesn't make sense?? Your losing me here! If you want to drastically reduce the herd you target the female species. You know , the ones that give birth to one , two , sometimes three fawns each year. Much like when I was younger the does were protected (lottery tag) to increase the herd size.
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Yes, according to you. You must believe that their are not too many small bucks being taken. Here are some of your exact quotes.
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"Do you think their wrong for shooting the first legal buck that comes by"
"There are alot of us "regular ole plain vanilla brown it's down kinda guys."
"Some hunters are perfectly happy harvesting mediocre bucks while hoping someday, that huge trophy buck (you know, that rare mystical creature, the one you can't see every time you go out, due to TBM) will come by."
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Here you go again! Taking comments I made and twisting them around to look like the comment was meant towards everyone everywhere.
As for the hunter who shot the first legal buck?? I was refering to northern Wi (btw , you didn't answer that question) or places like northern Maine.
Plain ole vanilla brown it's down kinda guys? That was sarcasm aimed at wolfen68. But yes! There are alot of true hunters who understand the big picture.
The last two quotes! Heck ya! I stand by it! Now where was it I said that there weren't too many young bucks being shot in particular?
I am not argueing at all that there are places that need drastic measures to decrease the herd or balance the herd.
<font color=red> Well... That is a good step in the right direction, but still not the desired results. The key in this is to let small, immature bucks pass, culling out the old bucks who haven't generated any quality traits, and maintaining an equal balance of the buck to doe ratio by harvesting a sizable amount of does until the ratio is balanced and kept in check.</font id=red>
Ahhh , it's only a step in the right direction? So , if it's all about QDM and the health of the herd , what would hurt the health of the herd by shooting two or three does and then shooting a young buck? If the herd is out of wack then surly it doesn't matter how old of a buck you remove? Which is exactly what Bowdacious did! He shot three does and then a young buck. Whats your squabble? Is it QDM? The health of the herd? Or bigger antlers?
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