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Old 12-12-2002 | 05:22 PM
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Pinwheel 12
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Default RE: FOUND A GROUND CHECKED BUCK TODAY!!!!!

Sorry to hear of all of this going on, but really, ya had to see it coming. 900,000 doe tags in PA. That is "brown it's down" mentality. On the other hand, you now have 3 points or better for bucks. "game management theory". These two sides clash, and is why you see this problem. Those with the "brown it's down" mentality are not going to change, they see a deer, it goes down, and then they check to see if it's legal afterwards. I don't agree with it, but it's the way it happens. The only way we can stop this from happening in the future is through education. Teach the next generation that they do not HAVE to go out and shoot ONLY a trophy deer, for otherwise they are not true "sportsmen". This mentality has been passed down for many generations, and need to be changed back. Teach them that ANY deer is a trophy, not just the 180-class 10 point. This will instill pride in hunters that the harvest is not for the trophy alone, but for the meat they can share with their family. Thankfully certain hunting-related TV shows are realizing this, and are now showing more "management hunts" where they takes does and lesser bucks. Our ancestors would puke if they saw the waste and carnage going on with the hunting society of today, and these "hack" hunters must be taught that this senseless slaughter of animals that could perfectly well feed many hungry people in our country is just plain shameful. Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12

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