NY Button Buck. Second deer
11-18-2009, 04:12 PM
#32
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bruceton mills WV USA
Posts: 253
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/nort...-youth-pa.html
PA youth learn ethical hunting from the start!!!!!!!
PA youth learn ethical hunting from the start!!!!!!!
Shoot what makes you happy and @#$% everybody else.
11-22-2009, 08:40 AM
#34
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saginaw & Houghton Lake, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
ARTICLE: Quality Deer Management Association
11-24-2009, 09:42 AM
#36
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 595
I want to add something here.
This kid comes on here proud as hell over the deer he shot. Most of us congradulated him as we should.
And then the big QDM bla, bla bla. If you want to preach QDM, start your own post. This kid didn't ask anyone 'how do you feel about shooting a button buck", so put your opinions on your own post.
This kid comes on here proud as hell over the deer he shot. Most of us congradulated him as we should.
And then the big QDM bla, bla bla. If you want to preach QDM, start your own post. This kid didn't ask anyone 'how do you feel about shooting a button buck", so put your opinions on your own post.
11-24-2009, 10:19 AM
#37
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Connecticut, Central NY
Posts: 492
Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks again guys. I cant wait to get out in the woods Thanksgiving morning. My dad shot a really nice 8 and my brother a small 6 yesterday that I will be posting up soon.
11-24-2009, 11:28 AM
#38
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 43
QDM is TV show jargen and I wish people would stop buying into it.
In all the places I hunt, Ive taken every kind of antler size,age class and sex, and every year I continue to see more deer than the year before, and I took my biggest archery buck this year. I think people who think they are increasing deers #s and antler size by passing on small bucks are just fooling themselves. just hunt, take what you want to hang your tag on and leave the rest , the deer will make more and plenty will live to get big. The fact that others would comment negatively on this young mans thread is shameful
In all the places I hunt, Ive taken every kind of antler size,age class and sex, and every year I continue to see more deer than the year before, and I took my biggest archery buck this year. I think people who think they are increasing deers #s and antler size by passing on small bucks are just fooling themselves. just hunt, take what you want to hang your tag on and leave the rest , the deer will make more and plenty will live to get big. The fact that others would comment negatively on this young mans thread is shameful
your kidding right - i had the opertunity to hunt in an area this year that all land owners agreed to practice qdm -- it was like stepping into a different state !!! the number and quality of big bucks i saw blew me away . i have never been so excited to hunt an area . i am hoping that i can hunt it again next year . came close to getting a shot at the biggest buck i have had in bow range in my life !! i have been hunting for over 20 years . they go by outside the ears not points but would love to see some type of ar in ny .
was sort of a skeptic myself till i saw first hand what it can do .
as far as the botton buck -- a youth taking any type of deer with a bow is awesome so congrats to him
11-24-2009, 07:38 PM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
I like big bucks, or at least the chance at them, but I stand beside this young man. I have always firmly supported the more liberal standards that young hunters are provided. We must nurture the young hunters as much as the herd, if not more so. Letting our youth hunters just hunt, without setting a bar for them based on our own personal expectations, is a sound investment. I am even more proud of him because he is not bothered in the least by any of the debate. Good for you young man!