huntingson

We hide in a tree or in a blind and shoot them when they aren't expecting it. The whole sport is "gutless". It doesn't take a lot of courage to be good at hunting. But then, that isn't really the point of hunting at all is it?

HuntingBry

The little ones taste great, but I'm with bruce on this one. If they are wearing spots or still suckling they get a pass from me. If others want to shoot them I'm fine with that as long as it's legal, but I'll pass.

No spots=great table fare

HuntinGUS

I respond because I get sick of the "rule makers" trying to determine or justify how they do it. You are right........ it is a forum for discussion and when I read something I disagree with I will state my opinion as well.

Hunting sould not be drilled down to rules outside the game laws. It's supposed to be fun and fun is defined by the person behind the bow and or gun.

BTBowhunter

If it's legal then it simply boils down to personal preference. Nothing more. Hunting has enough idiots criticizing us from the outside using emotion rather than facts. We don't need emotionally based battles from within our ranks!

wingchaser_labs

Correct. however if your goal is to reduce a herd and you have limited tags you want to shoot big mature does because they are the one who will be carrying twins and triplets for the next year. Those fawns will most likely not have a fawn that year and th yearlings will most likely have 1 fawn. So if the goal is reducing numbers the mature does are the ones that need to be shot. I do agree do what you please, but there is always more to it that just going out and shooting whatever does there are. I don't care if someone shootsfawns. Ive done it.But the managment goal of the huntign area is always what needs to be taken into consideration in choosing what to shoot. If you want more deer on your farm but want some meat, shoot a couple fawns and leave the big does. If you want to reduce shoot the big does and not the fawns.WCL

Schultzy

This is all I was trying to say Early. I thought a yearling meant a year old deer which would put it being a yearling around May and June. I'm not trying to start an argument here.

year·ling- An animal that is one year old or has not completed its second year.

Paul L Mohr

I almost spit soda on my monitor when I read that, and I blame you. I'm going use that saying if you don't mind, well I'm going to use it even if you do mind to be perfectly honest.

Paul

rybohunter

In most places that really need it, we can get unlimited tags, so a dead deer is a dead deer. And we get a pretty good percentage of fawns that will reach weight and get nocked up that fall and have one or 2 of thier own the following year. Yea ya try for big momma doe, but if she gives you the slip on the wrong trail, & a fat little wanders too close, twack. Lot of times hunting in the places that need the herd thinned the most, is the most difficult because of access. You don't get to pick & choose over several deer every night, you take what you can get when a few cross mediocre land on thier way in between lush safe havens. Its FAR mroe complex than a one system works for all.

nchawkeye

We own our own land and farm...I have seen as many as 50 deer in one field eating our soybeans and peanuts during the summer months...Deer can eat about 12 pounds of soybeans a night...So they are taking money out of my pocket...We kill 40-50 deer each year and have done so for 20 plus years...We give the young bucks a pass, unless it is a younger hunter...By keeping the doe population in check there is less inbreeding and better habitat for the rest...

This past year we had unlimited doe tags, I killed 8 does and one buck...Out of the 46 we killed this year, we took 8 bucks...By doing so, you have a more intense rut and you see more bucks cruising for does...We can also take 2 deer a day legally...Actually down here in NC, if you are not taking at least 2-3 does to every buck then you are not helping to control the herd...Last year there were over 25,000 deer hit on our highways so the NC Wildlife is begging us to kill more does...

If your state doesn't have the over population that we have, fine, hunt within the regulations and have fun...If you simply lease your land and like to hunt big bucks, fine, enjoy the challenge....But...On a Nationwide forum, don't try to challenge others as to how they hunt...

bigcountry

Because fawns are good to eat. Delicious. Its not about need, if it was need, we would be eating goverment cheese and living in a cardboard box.