RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

you have strayed from the original intent of the threadjust to provoke an argument, what a piece of work.

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

Let the spiker go and shoot a doe instead. This question is nota reasonable question as if you wanted venison,the hunter had months to shoot a doeprior to this day.

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

Please read the original QUESTION ...... it IS reasonable in alot of areas ... if you want to play, read the original question

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

Not possible. In this situation, it's the last few minutes of the last hunt of the season.

Sure it's reasonable. There are a lot of hunters out there that go all season without getting ANY deer.

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

Sometimes our DNR laws limits our options and they are not always best for the herd. For example this year I shot a spike bull elk to fill the freezer .... when I shot him he had 3 or 4 cows with him. I would have shot a cow in a second over that spike if it wasnt for our screwed up laws that make it bulls only .. But what sells more tags... BULLS only or COWS only.. at least make it either sex for goodness sakes...and its kindoffunny when we have 30-40 cows to bulls in many areas.. dont ya think?

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

Where I live it is against the law to shoot a doe so if this spike made the mistake to step out I would SMOKE'EM

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

mmmm....tasty spike.

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

you are soooooo right, LC .....Over 70% of hunters do not take ANYTHING!!! Tnose of us that take deer regularly are in the minority ......

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

You got It Troy- money, money, and more money Is all they care about. Nothing surprises me anymore with the DNR these days!! The DNR Is no different here In Minnesota!

RE: Tag Soup or a Spiker???????
 

If you want venison then yes. If you want antlers, no. No question about it. I like big bucks and try to do my part, but I just wonder after some comments made, howsomepeople can make comments that low from a horse that high. No wrong answer, but no reason to think it's not a reasonable question. There are tons and tons and tons and tons of people that may hunt all year and only see a couple deer and then finally get a shot at a spike at the end of season, or better yet, a button head. It just tickles some people to death to take a deer of any sort, gun bow, throwing rocks, however. Im sure most that made the comments held out for large bucks or took only does in the first year or two, with the exception of a few elitest that start out with big bucks and does only in mind, which is fine, but rare, and often wonder how the mind works for the few that start out that way, not to get excited at the first couple shot opportunities on any given deer. I know Id probably have bigger deer on my property if I started that way, but probably would have missed out on several good memories, good meals and BBQs as well that I wouldnt trade for a large deer.