ORIGINAL: Mr. Longbeard
Dude(INSERT COMMA) I had a few years of bow hunting on a 500 acre farm hear in Md. And the bowhunting was like taking candy from a baby... I swing by the far on my way to my public land, jump up in one of the perminent stands at 5:00pm and have 2 deer on the ground by 6:00pm... Drive my truck up too them, through them in the back and then go up the mountains for some REAL deer hunting... I did this several times... In 2 bow seasons on this farm I killed around 5 bucks and around 5 or 6 does... Some of these bucks were pretty decent 8 points with 18" spreads... I just cut the racks off and threw them in the shed... I've got 3 bucks mounted on my wall... Two 8pts and a 5 point... These deer were killed and mounted years before I killed the 5 bucks on the 500 acre farm... The public land deer ment something to me becuase I worked my tail off hunting these deer!!! The bucks off the 500 acre far were nothing more meat to me... Killing those deer was like shooting cows in a farmers field... "It is what it is"
I've said this before, you may not remember, a while ago during turkey season...that,
I respect you and your decision to hunt public land. I also enjoy the challange of hunting some public land, but come on man. There is no reason to change nearly every topic you respond to, and or write yourself, into some kind of debate, or talking down to private land hunters. Just because someone does not hunt like you, does not make them any less of a hunter, I'm sure you know this, if not you are ignorant. All i'm trying to say is, hunt the way YOU WANT, and let others hunt the way THEY WANT, what is it to you anyway?
edit-i pointed out some errors, after all, isn't that what this topic is supposed to be about??