As far as people putting other family member's tags on their kill so that they can continue to hunt.............legal some places and not others - that is understood.

But I believe in the end it is good for the management of the herd. The folks issuing the tags are issuing the amount of tags that they would like to see harvested to balance the herd. So this helps keep the herd at a healthy level.

Or am I mistaken?

Then to people heading out after sun up...........

Lots of good reasons posted by Jeff. But occasionally we will do it. Let all the guys get out early and have the late guy get out and kinda "still hunt" to his stand with the goal of it ultimately turning into a little half-hearted mini drive. You would be suprised how many times we bag deer as they walk away from sounds they don't like.

AGREED!!!

I had a guy last season walking around 1/2 hour after sunrise, sees me from 100 yards away and heads my direction. When he was about 20 yards away, he shouts "Hey, ya seen deer any yet?"

"No and with your dumb@$$ screaming at me I doubt I'll be seeing any more in the immediate future."


Worst parts: this was opening morning and due to work/school schedule I only get to deer hunt 3-4 days a year.

Ironic part was that the following Saturday at almost that exact time I shot my doe.

People who tell mehow to hunt because theyhave the best way of hunting, and exactly how to bring in that big buck, yet they are also the same person who shoots the least and smallest deer.

imo, still no excuse. when your hunting public land and you know there are are hunters around...there is absolutely no reason to ruin other hunters hunts because you woke up late or run out of gas or had to go back home because you forgot something, etc. i never walk in the woods late out of respect for other hunters.

ok my top 5 pet peeves

1/ trespasser on private land
2/men who think hunting is know place for a women.
3/ volume so loud on radio (frs) you can here the whole conversation
4/ trophy deer only kill
5/ garbage left in the woods

You have a real good point Hunteress on your second one. I know for a fact. Ive seen some women out shoot me. I never under estimate a lady when it come to hunting and shooting ability...

Deer that are more numerous than the mosquitos and ticks during thescouting seasonbut then dissapear during hunting season![:@]

don't you know, deer have calenders too

The guy that has 200 acres to hunt but puts his stand as close to the property line as he can and you only have 20 acres to hunt.

Haha... If I had a nickel for every hunter who said "horns" instead of "antlers"...That's always been one of my pet peeves as well, so I notice. And it drives me NUTS!!!