Rather be I think you misunderstood my statement go back and read my post. Not once did I condemn or think I am better than any other hunter.

Have a great season!!

BBJ I think you and I think on the same page on this issue I just wanted to state the fact that not all of us can Doe hunt for meat, and that not all of us are lucky enough to live in a State like yours. But that don' t mean I' m not gonna invade next week and try my luck at a Nice big Whitey and any old legal Bull to step in front of my lil ol' 7mm Good luck to ya if you have any tags left to fill

Hey Trapper,
I must applogize for my haste in my posts,I know I live in a great state.That is why most of my family has moved out to find work I stick in here year after year.I love the hunting and the outdoors.

Trapper didn' t you say you were heading for the Belts,wich ones the Big or Little ones and wich side?

Thanks for bringing up a great topic - I' ve enjoyed reading it. For what it' s worth, I' m a meat hunter, but am thrilled with large antlers - it' s just that I don' t wait for them.

RE the above statement of yours. I totally agree with you that there' s nothing wrong with setting your sights high (what ever the height is). But I disagree that there' s any thing " moral" about your philosophy. Morals have to do with right and wrong. By using the word moral, to me you' re saying yours is the right way to hunt and therefore us meat hunters are wrong. Are you saying I' m an imoral hunter and you aren' t. I suspect that you aren' t saying this, but I disagree with this at any rate. I fully support and totally respect the framework you hunt in - outsmarting and waiting for the big one and not compromising that, but it' s not more moral than hunting for meat only and shooting any legal animal you get a chance at. Also, for some " the true challenge" might be enough just getting some good healthy meat out of the field and into their freezer, depending on the habitat, and the amount of time they have to spend.

Thanks again for bringing up a good discussion - zeke

The laws of every stae and I guess province in Canada are a bit different so you are going to have to make up your mind on how and what you want to hunt based, at least in part on that. Here in Georgia, we are trying to get a state wide trophy buck program in place (unofficially) some counties already have these regulations. Some WMAs already have these regulations and the regulation state wide changed last year so that one of the two bucks we are allowed must be " Trophy Class" (at least 4 points on one side. It is a start. To make up for that on the meat side, we are allowed ten does a year not counting anything taken on management area hunts. This is an anomaly found here in the south east due to the huge deer populations and decreasing number of hunters available to harvest these animals. There are a relative few Bucks taken each year that are truly " Trophy class" animals but they are few and far between for a variety of reasons, mostly an inferior genetic pool and the fact that we don' t have hard winters to thin the herd of the smaller animals. If you want to hunt trophys only, go for it I will not put you down for it at all. Just don' t try to tell somebody else that they are wrong if they happen to consider a Doe to be trophy class.

I' m not one to wait on antlers. I usually harvest a doe first to get meat in the freezer. I' ll take any legal buck in my area. The way I see it they are all trophies to me.

We' re headin' up to the " little" ones, North out of White Sulphur Springs. I hear it' s got a lot of Elk. I hope, do you have any pointers for the area?
Thanks BBj

Trapper I live on the other side,I have Mt.Baldy out my living room window.I tipicaly hunt just the other side from you.Behind the Game Range,the elk I hear so far a plentiful and holding near water,some are bouncing between private and public.I have alot of freinds that hunt that side,they get away from the road and glass the parks early a.m and late p.m.
Should be alot of elk on that side.

I' m going on a spotting venture tomarrow,and I will keep you posted.

HORN HUNTER ?????? WHAT ABOUT THE MEAT????
Bad choice of words, edited out

That' s what we' ll do, kill al animals in a matter of two years. Then, we can all lose not only our hunting privileges, but also the animals we have grown so fond of. Sorry moderators, but I had to take this one, it is offensive at this point. After that, we can all lose our firearms too. That would be cool, the lifestyle we have all chosen because of sacred reasons can all be gone because KY BOY wants to kill em all. Is this some kind of joke?? [&o]