guy's give it a break!

I have to agree with Lefty on this ,here in Ont there are a lot of area's that just don't produce mass on the buck's ,When we buy our tag's for the season if you don't apply for a doe permit you automatically get a buck tag, that's just how it is. Some area's don't have a lot of deer and any buck is a trophy in there mind's .I can't blame them for taking these buck's in these area's .I've personally let a particullar 6point basket rack walk 3 times in one day just because I knew there was a bigger buck in the area .I ended up last season not putting any venison in my freezer just because I let the little guy walk ,I knew I could have taken him, but it was my choice not to .But we can't expect everyone to think the same as we do. The new young, and old hunter's will take a spike because they have the opportunity to do so, and if they pass it up they just might end up with nothing ,For me it didn't matter that my freezer was empty because I enjoyed every day I spent in the wood's. I've taken many deer in the past ,but those new hunter's out there we can't expect them to do the same ,if the law doesn't stipulate it, then thier gonna take it ,and it is thier right. It's not for you and I to judge them for it because it's within the law .

Just one more thing ,there are lot's of hunter's out there that don't understand QDM and have never even heard of it ,In Ont it's very rarely mentioned ,it's not big like it is in the U.S. So as far as their concerned a buck is a buck. I agree that our Province needs to establish a program such as QDM and make all hunters aware of it and what it mean's to our deer herds.

nubo