shuler44

Thats right Rack, i scout year around. I just dont go find some tree in the dark on the first day of season and hope for something to walk by. What is your deal anyway, you will shoot anything moving, and that's fine, but why are you trying to argue that shooting "trophy" bucks is wrong. If a monster buck walked in front of you on the first day of season are you saying you wouldent shoot it? If i get a large buck first day thats fine and great, because i still shoot does. And i could shoot a doe a day, but i actually try to look for a mature doe. One year when i was younger i happened to shoot two button bucks, i dont have to worry about doing that no more.

shuler44

Datmax
Some people also believe 80 year's old and still ticking.
and that anorexic girls are hot.


anyhow, a one and a half year old buck is young. basket racks are usually small.

datamax

ya'll trophy hunters know that the vast majority of huge bucks killed are by blind luck, right ?

shuler44- wasn't the Hansen buck only a 3.5 year old youngling ? What the hell was Milo thinking shooting a "young" deer that wasn't "mature"

right ?

Allseasonhunter7

rack if you do get a big buck walking by at 720 that shows how good you did scouting and now you can go shoot your gun for the next month

shuler44

err, data you like to make things up or something. I never said 3 and half was immature. Where do you get this stuff. I guess you could say almost all small bucks are killed by blind luck if you think most big ones are.

BOWFANATIC

Your reading too much into it and basing your opinion on your own personal hunting situation.
There are trophy hunters who beg , plead , and whine aboutletting small bucks pass so they can grow ,to anyone and everyone who will listen. I dont think anyone is doing that right here , right now , but it happens every year here. Especially by the trophy hunters who hunt public land. And YES , they do so in the belief that there will be more trophy bucks running around.Dont believe me? Do a search and look up wolfen68's posts.

Anyone who says they see more complaining (complaints about trophy hunters)from hunters who shoot small bucks , aren't paying attention. Again , do a search on "let em go so they can grow" etc. and you'll see.

It also appears that some peolple have been hearing what Atlas has been saying , but they haven't been listening to what he's saying. Like myself , he has no problem with trophy hunters who understand and except that everyone does their own thing. The problem lies with the folks who try and cram their personal hunting agenda down everyones throat , all for one reason , bigger antlers.

There are people here on both sides of the fence that I can agree with , and have alot in common with. Myself personally , I do get a great deal of enjoyment from letting small bucks meander underneath my stand , while thinking to myself , I could have had you buddy. But I also realize that I have that privelege , not only with good land , but with the experience of scouting and locating perfect stands that I have under my belt. There are alot of hunters that have been hunting alot longer than me that dont have that knowlege , from lack of obsessive dedication or whatever , who feel tickled pink to get a shot at any buck. Kudos to them if their having fun!

I also dont understand why anyone would shoot a small buck , but complain about it![&:]I haven't seen this myself , but if there are folks who shoot something that their not happy with , then I gotta question their reason for hunting.

datamax

Its a fact most big bucks are killed by luck - the little ones ? Theres a heck of a lot more of them and they're stupider - right ? Anyone can kill a little buck, right ? But those old smart ones .......... no, they stumble most often or you and I would never even see them or know they existed during hunting season. I'd hazard to say 90% of the monster bucks taken were taken by guys who were not hunting big bucks and never knew that big boy existed in the same wood lot.

How can you feel all manly shooting a rut crazed buck chasing a doe ?

davidmil

YUP, here we go again. Hunting season must be close. Len and I stopped posting pictures of any new deer after the last big goaround on QDM and the Ethics Posse. We now post non bloody, non discript, non deer photos. You just have to take our word for it that we were happy with it. In fact, I don't think we even say much about killing(oh... EXCUSE ME) "HARVESTING" a deer any more. Sheesh.[&:] The last post with pictures were the year before last. In one, Len was jumped on for shooting two nice 8 points and a doe within 20 seconds with the bow. He was also jumped on for shot selection. We were questioned as to size on some etc etc etc( all of which were legal bucks... BUT... you know People and the Ethics Posse. MInd you, all deer in question and questionable shot selection died within seconds.... but there are those who have to spout there crap so we just play by ourselves with our own toys now. Len put three of these on the ground last week, but you won't see a picture. [8D][8D][8D]So now we just do our thing and have a heck of a lot of fun. You'll have to take our word for what works for us if we tell you.... which we probably won't. Bows don't kill deer..... bowhunters do.

recurver67

The guys b-tching about trophy hunting crack me up. Rut crazed buck!!!! LMAO

recurver67

P.S love the pic davidmil. Thats a good one.