ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I see what you are saying..........but the sheer vast area of 10,000 acres makes me think it would be awful hard to "trap" a deer. iamyourhuckleberry posted earlier that him and 5 other pro hunters couldn't kill even 1 of 6 elk in a 1,200 acre fenced area. The more area a deer has to roam the better his chances are IMO. We all hunt funnels for a reason
If you think this is not divisive.....you need look no further than the pages of this forum. I've had people belittling and busting on me for the area and methods I employ to hunt deer. EVERY DEER I've ever shot is free-ranging. They're not fenced or bound by rivers or anything else. They could go anywhere....and I'm sure some DO. it's all about the funnels, like posted above.
Is it hunting when I "call a shot" and then follow through on it? That's just having fun. As a college baseball player....I don't remember arriving at too many parks and not exclaiming...."this place can't hold me", either. THAT was said in fun, too (though it worked out sometimes).
I hunted about 20-25 times in '05....and I saw MAYBE 60-80 deer. I saw a LOT more this year becasue I learned where they were.
Is it more challenging to get a date when there's 2 women in the bar and you look like pee wee herman? Sure. Is it less challenging when you're the only guy and you look like Tom Selek? Sure!
Why do people care???
And you have done the same. A trapping post comes to mind. If you post garabage... expect it back. Really sucks when you do everything legal, respect the game your afterand promote it in a good light only to have one of your ownslam you. An Anti couldn't have done a better job of painting a picture of a trapper. That trappingpost didhit a nerve. If you read my reply on that thread to you, I hoped you likedmy garbage in return.I see your stillmissing the bigger picture though. You condemnsomeone's passion,They will likely condemn your's in return. It's how the world works. NO... I am not jealous of youor your hunting area. I doubt many are if any on this board.Let's get real!!
Tim