Let 'em go and let 'em grow
#221
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
Careful Atlas, those little deer are great eating, but they can not feed a big crowd for dinner. You will need to shoot more little ones, or breakdown and wait for a big deer
#222
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
ORIGINAL: ghemry
Careful Atlas, those little deer are great eating, but they can not feed a big crowd for dinner. You will need to shoot more little ones, or breakdown and wait for a big deer
Careful Atlas, those little deer are great eating, but they can not feed a big crowd for dinner. You will need to shoot more little ones, or breakdown and wait for a big deer
That's why I shot 2 of them
The 13 pt I shot a few years ago we got 82lbs of meat from........a normal deer around here yields near 60lbs......the smaller ones you get somewhere near 40lbs.
It's not worth the wait
#223
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
The 13 pt I shot a few years ago we got 82lbs of meat from........a normal deer around here yields near 60lbs......the smaller ones you get somewhere near 40lbs.
It's not worth the wait
It's not worth the wait
#224
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
That's why I shot 2 of them
The 13 pt I shot a few years ago we got 82lbs of meat from........a normal deer around here yields near 60lbs......the smaller ones you get somewhere near 40lbs.
It's not worth the wait
The 13 pt I shot a few years ago we got 82lbs of meat from........a normal deer around here yields near 60lbs......the smaller ones you get somewhere near 40lbs.
It's not worth the wait
2 big deer 164lbs meat
2 little deer 80lbs meat
I know I am from MI and just a software developer(no math skills), but it looks like you get a little bit over twice as much if you shoot to big deer.
OR
Shoot 4 little ones then whine there are no deer around to shoot anymore and blame the DEC or DNR.
#226
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Posts: 654
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
in 2003 i was 13 and was the first year i bow hunted, although i saw some deer only two came into range. both where small BB's that i passed up. so it made me realize i had to put some time in onbetter stand placement.in 2004 i scouted very little hung stands in better spots and i shot myfirst acherybuckand also the biggest buck i had ever shot which just got me hooked on bowhunting. last year "2005" i put in my fare share of hours scouting, hanging stands and preparing myself for the season. on opening day i could have shot 3 bucks, two where spikes and one was a small 4 pointer. i was not going to fill my buck tag on a small buck on opening day i had decide soi held out, later that morning i took a big doe a little after 10:30am. as the season went on i shot another large doe and then with a week left to the season i took a nice 7 pointer to end my year. so no while i may not shoot huge deer i don't want to fill my tag with a small youngbucknow next year i amlooking for something bigger then that 7 pointer maybesomething i can hang onthe wall
#227
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
in 2003 i was 13 and was the first year i bow hunted, although i saw some deer only two came into range. both where small BB's that i passed up. so it made me realize i had to put some time in on better stand placement. in 2004 i scouted very little hung stands in better spots and i shot my first achery buck and also the biggest buck i had ever shot which just got me hooked on bowhunting. last year "2005" i put in my fare share of hours scouting, hanging stands and preparing myself for the season. on opening day i could have shot 3 bucks, two where spikes and one was a small 4 pointer. i was not going to fill my buck tag on a small buck on opening day i had decide so i held out, later that morning i took a big doe a little after 10:30am. as the season went on i shot another large doe and then with a week left to the season i took a nice 7 pointer to end my year. so no while i may not shoot huge deer i don't want to fill my tag with a small young buck now next year i am looking for something bigger then that 7 pointer maybe something i can hang on the wall
#228
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
ORIGINAL: ghemry
Its not worth it, hmmm
2 big deer 164lbs meat
2 little deer 80lbs meat
I know I am from MI and just a software developer(no math skills), but it looks like you get a little bit over twice as much if you shoot to big deer.
Its not worth it, hmmm
2 big deer 164lbs meat
2 little deer 80lbs meat
I know I am from MI and just a software developer(no math skills), but it looks like you get a little bit over twice as much if you shoot to big deer.
Like I said...........not worth the wait.
Shoot 4 little ones then whine there are no deer around to shoot anymore and blame the DEC or DNR.
#229
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
Yea but look at all the sport in shooting all those E D B D ones.
Yea but look at all the sport in shooting all those E D B D ones.
That's right man..........anyone can double lung those big boys but it takes a cool hand to drill the lungs on a button
#230
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Let 'em go and let 'em grow
ORIGINAL: killer243
in 2003 i was 13 and was the first year i bow hunted, although i saw some deer only two came into range. both where small BB's that i passed up. so it made me realize i had to put some time in onbetter stand placement.in 2004 i scouted very little hung stands in better spots and i shot myfirst acherybuckand also the biggest buck i had ever shot which just got me hooked on bowhunting. last year "2005" i put in my fare share of hours scouting, hanging stands and preparing myself for the season. on opening day i could have shot 3 bucks, two where spikes and one was a small 4 pointer. i was not going to fill my buck tag on a small buck on opening day i had decide soi held out, later that morning i took a big doe a little after 10:30am. as the season went on i shot another large doe and then with a week left to the season i took a nice 7 pointer to end my year. so no while i may not shoot huge deer i don't want to fill my tag with a small youngbucknow next year i amlooking for something bigger then that 7 pointer maybesomething i can hang onthe wall
in 2003 i was 13 and was the first year i bow hunted, although i saw some deer only two came into range. both where small BB's that i passed up. so it made me realize i had to put some time in onbetter stand placement.in 2004 i scouted very little hung stands in better spots and i shot myfirst acherybuckand also the biggest buck i had ever shot which just got me hooked on bowhunting. last year "2005" i put in my fare share of hours scouting, hanging stands and preparing myself for the season. on opening day i could have shot 3 bucks, two where spikes and one was a small 4 pointer. i was not going to fill my buck tag on a small buck on opening day i had decide soi held out, later that morning i took a big doe a little after 10:30am. as the season went on i shot another large doe and then with a week left to the season i took a nice 7 pointer to end my year. so no while i may not shoot huge deer i don't want to fill my tag with a small youngbucknow next year i amlooking for something bigger then that 7 pointer maybesomething i can hang onthe wall
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