I know we're hunting deer, but what kind of deer are you hunting? Bucks, Does, Fawns, Spikes or what? Are you meat hunting, or hunting for something to hang on the wall? Everyone, I'm sure, is hunting something different and I for one would like to know what? Everyone has a reason to hunt something special or just hunt for the venison meat.
Ok, I'll go first. LOL.
The first deer of the season I try to just get meat. There is just me and the wife as the kids are grown and gone so one deer is enough for us to eat. Then I mostly big buck hunt. You know, something to hang on my wall and at least bigger than what I have already. I have two families that are needy and need the meat and if they ask me to get them a deer, I will if the conditions are right to do so. By that I mean, a big doe comes in by herself and not nervous or looking back for other deer and is totally alone, I'll take her for the needy family. Or it can be a spike buck, for which I did take this year for this very purpose. I won't shoot at a deer if it's with other deer for the simple reason of, it'll put too much pressure on the other deer to come back in the near furture for hunting purposes. The only exception to this would be, Great Granddaddy Big Rackus! That's a whole nother ball of wax. I have been blessed by the good Lord this season with two big 8 pointers so I have a couple doe tags left to fill.
Anyway, this is my hunting game. I'd like to know what my friends here hunt for. I think it'll surprise most of you by what some will say.
BBO