RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

I stayed out of this thread because of the, well nevermind. The above quote x 2, especially the last sentence. My how this place has changed. That's my story and I'm sticking to it;).

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

X 3. Harvest what makes YOU happy. Some folksshould worry more about shot placement than the size of the animal.

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

I don't mind that you used my post at all.

Yeah, the only thing is thathow you look at thisis justnever going to be how I look at it. Don't take that the wrong way we just don'tapproach this topic the same and I'll tell youwhat I mean.

I will not walk on eggshells(especially on a hunting site) about my opinions and stances onhuntingand I damn sure wouldn't bite my tongue and worry how some animal rights group will portray me or any hunter. I don'tworry about how they willportray us because I portay myselfin a very positivelight as a hunter to the non-hunting publicand do much to win them over. So no,I am not going try to fly under the radar or hide from any of those groups because I am not doing anything I am ashamed of and the facts are on my side. We have the advantage with the facts andstatistics about herd management, income/monies produced by the hunting industry/state licensing and I believe wealso have the numbers over the antis although admittedly less proactive.

The anti's however get no lovefrom me because they will never portray myself or any other hunter in a positive light to the point that they will be misleading and deceitful in an attempt to make us all look bad.I believemost relatively intelligent members of the"non hunting public"can see through that, most use animal products, and many have family/friends that hunt even though they maynot. All reasons I think it is easier for them to turn to our sideas opposed to the antis.


Iturn more of the"non-hunting public" into hunters than the average antiis turninginto anti's because I have far more to offer. Lets's see, I can offer something that can become a lifetime passion,freedom in the outdoors, memories made with family and friends,and all of theother things in hunting that can't be put into words.PETA offers alifetime worth of vegan food andlargely ignored protests, ignored because all hunters and many of the "non-hunting public" view such groups as borderline fanatical (possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal).

So I won't bow down to them I won't even bite my tongue for them. Don't takethat thewrong way either,I don't look for problems and like I saidI present myself in a respectable light that is a benefit to hunters. If a hear a non-hunter saying they don't understand hunting I will try to give them some info and I'll be nice about it. If you are an anti hunter down talking hunting then I won't be nice about it.I will embarass you with numbers, statistics, and most importantly"real life facts" aboutthe benefits of hunting instead of some emotionally charged dribble about loving animals.

We are our own worst enemy because we are in the right, we have more numbers and are capable of recruiting large numbers of new members, the problem is we don't act like it. Many act like we are some helpless group of victims waiting for the antis and "non-hunting" public to end hunting for us. Don't say this and don't say that andyou don't really likeeating little bambis (and evenif you doyou shouldn't say it like that). Well I do and I'll say it how I please and I'llthrow some sarsasm out there and if someone doesn't like it then they can quote me on it and protest me(I'm sure lots will attend).

I'll just take some new people hunting, take my kids hunting, bring people venison, and find other ways to bring people to our side. Join groups of hunters or hunting associations locally, do a 3-d shoot for charity(call the local papers) or a hunting related club sponsored charity car wash or cookout, be active in the community (boy scouts, girlscouts, youth groups seem to like archery demonstrations/participation). There is plenty we can do.

For the most part we don't have to worry about antis ending hunting we should worry about doing more to change misconceptions andshow the positive aspects of hunting.Inviting and introducing new hunters, mentoring them positively, do something about the rapid loss of public and privateland which IMO is more of athreat than antis, and just being more proactive as hunters.

Proactivein building ourselves upand taking back ownership of hunting. It's ours to keep in my mind, not theirs to take. I'm not scared of them (and you can quote me on that too;)).

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

And that's all I have to say about that.

Seriously, sorry that was so long.:)

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

all that it would take for me is a good shot, i would shoot a fawn over a doe because they taste alot better. In fact just this year i shot a fawn standing with his mom when i could of easily shot the doe.

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

Very true BHF!!

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

I wouldnt do it intentionally butI know it happens. I killed one several years ago that I thought was just a doe. I was just young and inexperienced.

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

Hope everyone has the same attitude (shoot what you want) when the next let it go so it can grow thread starts next year.;)

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

letting it go so it can grow has no point for fawn does. They only taste worse as time goes on.

RE: What would it take to make you kill a doe fawn?
 

Charlie....there's a BIG "IF/THEN" when it comes to "let em go so they can grow".

"IF" you're gonna shoot what you want (i.e. juvenile bucks)....."THEN" don't complain about not seeing any bigger bucks.

The folks I don't understand are the ones who get mad at people for shooting juvenile bucks......when those same peoplecouldn't care less about killing bigger bucks. They're happy with what they shot. No patience with that crowd (THAT type QDM'er).......but it took me a little bit to get "here";).