ORIGINAL: KoBear
ok, the dark side comment was just a lil joke, didnt want u to take it to heart. i apologize if u did and you were offended.
trade off.... how can it not be a trade off? you shoot less deer but you shoot bigger racked deer. that is a trade off.
and higher goals, yea, holding out to shoot a deer that had more than 3 points on a side would be what many would call higher goals.
i am not attacking or trying to be condescending to you or anyone else who is perfectly happy shooting a spike. a spike is a trophy to some. i was there early in my hunting career. there was a point in time that a spike to me was a reason to call everyone in my phonebook and scream on top of my lungs. but i rather pass on that and let my lil brother or cousin have a shot at it. but the people i hunt with the majority of the time all have a bunch of bucks under their belts and continue to shoot small bucks and complain bc i am the only one shooting deer that are not 1 and a half years old (which is the average age of a buck shot in NJ). if this is not your philosophy, dont take it to heart, but a comment from you isnt necessary. i was asking for comments from people who are like minded and have instituted a QDM plan on their property, i was wondering how they did it and pulled everyone together.
and to suggest that i have an "ulterior motive" seemed kinda rude to me and i was offended and felt that i needed to become defensive.
Kobear,
I understand what you were trying to ask and I posted twice giving you my opinion, I was just replying to your post about you accusing me of attacking you, which I didn't.
Thank you for clearing up the whole condensending issue, I'm glad to hear (read) that this was not your contention.
I understand your plight,I think rybohunter said it but I too get questioned about how I was able to shoot the bucks I have, and I replied similar asking them if they always shoot the first buck that walks by.
Perhaps I worded my responces the wrong waybutI am very weary of those who post about QDM when in reality ALL they really care about is antlers. Maybe I put you in that catagory and I shouldn't have, I apologize if I did.
Good luck trying to get the others to see things your way but please realize this may be an up hill battle. If the others you hunt with are truely bitching and complaining about small bucks then as GregH put it, your actions will speak louder than words.
Good luck.