When my grandpa used to come back here during his days in the navy they would stay at my great grandparents farm.There was plenty of shooting to be had, ducks, geese, pheasants, rabbitts, squirrels.There was only one doe in the surrounding area though and my great grandpa forbid him to shoot it, there werent any deer around.

He retired from the navy and moved back here for good there were deer but not a lot.There were only buck tags given out for any season and most werent ever filled.

By the time dad started shotgun hunting deer there were still only buck tags but the second shotgun season had started giving out a few either sex tags to a few lucky hunters, more people were filling thier buck tags then ever and doing it every season.

When I started deer hunting there were either sex tags for everyone during the shotgun seasons, you could buy bowtags to boot that were either sex.A lot of deer were being killed but many of the old timers refused to shoot does, it had been illegal for so long it was considered taboo.Still far more bucks than does were killed.

My son took his first deer three years ago at the age of 9.You could buy combinations of doe and either sex tags for different gun seasons, combine em with bow tags, shoot almost as any deer as you wanted to till the quota of tags ran out.He killed a button buck, me him and my dad all went back out and tracked it, recovered it, and took pictures.One of my favorite memories.This year he killed a small doe, hes young and learning fast, next year he wants a buck.

Things have changed so much in so short a time, theres so many options available today that I cant believe anyone can claim there way is the only way to hunt.I got my first bow buck a long time ago.Third day of season.The following two years were the same, tagged out in the first week of a three month season.The fourth year I held out for a bigger deer, it was three years later when I got him.Not a record buck but a nice 12 pointer with a 22 inch spread.Would I expect everyone to hold out 4 years for a buck, not a chance.I learned more sitting and watching the deer move in that 4 years then I have at any time since.I wanted more excitement, I stopped using stands and started spending 90% of my time bowhunting from the ground.Its like nothing Ive ever experienced before.Its not for everyone, I dont consider anyone sitting in a stand to be lazy.Times have changed, the rules have changed, the deer have adapted, hunt however the hell you want, you dont have anyone to impress but yourself.