ORIGINAL: ShatoDavis
Well since this thread seems to be about "pet peeves" I will give you mine.
I Absolutely hate hate hate the term Herd management when speaking of deer. It sounds like you're talking about cattle. I guess my problem with it is that it comes from the High fence crowd.
In Fair chase hunting the only thing you can do is let the young bucks walk and hope the next guy does too. Plant a few food plots etc.in the hope that it provides some extra nutrition etc. Maybe put out some corn in the winter to help the critters make it through the tough season.
All the talk about culling undesireable bucks etc. reeks of Captive deer to me.
Sorry for the rant.
Your DNR talks about Deer Herd and Management.
If you are against any sort of management/culling period you are way out in left field with even most of the people that don't like/understand large high fenced places.
I'm sure everyone else will write down your definition of fair chase and abide by it to please you.
Please don't discredit my knowledge or degrate me as some ingrate for having it because ONE of the places I hunt is thousands of acres with a 6-8 foot fence around it that deer jump REGULARLY.
MANY of the advances in understanding of whitetails have originated in South Texas and are now helping people in other parts of the country.
You are entitled to your opinion about me, High Fences, and your sense of ethics, but there was no reason to bring it on to this thread and change the subject. This is the second time you have done this on a thread where I have posted.
A question was asked, I answered it.
I don't appreciate the sucker punch.
"Sorry for the Rant"