Shoot? Or Don't Shoot? What would you do?
08-16-2009, 08:26 AM
#21
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 564
This is not an answer. You did not read the post at all. You scanned it and assumed I was poaching and called me a dumb hunter. Please reread the post and come back when you have something worthwhile to contribute.
Simply " Would you shoot or not? "
If you don't like the situation, then say "No, I wouldn't shoot" And give a little insight.
Simply " Would you shoot or not? "
If you don't like the situation, then say "No, I wouldn't shoot" And give a little insight.
I knew this was a hypothetical question. I read the whole post. I never once thought you poached. My answer should have said something about the hypothetical hunter being dumb, so as not to get your panties in a bind. I still stand by my answer (that you feel is not an answer) that the hunter is not all that smart for placing a stand in position that limits his effective harvest area to 1/2 of what it would be if the stand is in another location. No one would intentionally do that, so in the back of that hunters mind, he/she will take the shot if it presents itself.
Me, yeah, I probably would (as would the majority hunters once the got off their moral highground, I am sure to get flamed for this). But as my post tried to illustrate, I would not erect a stand in a place that would even make this an issue. So while I say yes I would, in reality it would not happen in one of my setups.
08-16-2009, 01:47 PM
#22
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Possum Kingdom, SC
Posts: 545
I knew this was a hypothetical question. I read the whole post. I never once thought you poached. My answer should have said something about the hypothetical hunter being dumb, so as not to get your panties in a bind. I still stand by my answer (that you feel is not an answer) that the hunter is not all that smart for placing a stand in position that limits his effective harvest area to 1/2 of what it would be if the stand is in another location. No one would intentionally do that, so in the back of that hunters mind, he/she will take the shot if it presents itself.
Me, yeah, I probably would (as would the majority hunters once the got off their moral highground, I am sure to get flamed for this). But as my post tried to illustrate, I would not erect a stand in a place that would even make this an issue. So while I say yes I would, in reality it would not happen in one of my setups.
Me, yeah, I probably would (as would the majority hunters once the got off their moral highground, I am sure to get flamed for this). But as my post tried to illustrate, I would not erect a stand in a place that would even make this an issue. So while I say yes I would, in reality it would not happen in one of my setups.
My panties are officially unbinded.
08-16-2009, 02:34 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oakland OR USA
Posts: 2,929
I always make it a point to know which neighbors property I can hunt and which I can't hunt before the season starts . Also if there are areas they would rather not have hunted . Saves a lot of time and isn't that much trouble to know where you stand at all times . Why wait and then aybe cause a lot of bad feelings .
08-16-2009, 03:04 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Huntin' In Colorado
Posts: 2,910
My hunting rights mean more to me than one lousy deer. Hunting on someone else's property just one time (without permission)can lose you your rights for up to 5 years. FOR JUST ONE OFFENSE! So if one of you are dumb enough to lose your rights over shooting one deer go ahead.
The ones of you that would take the shot are the same ones that give hunters a bad name. If you would knowingly break that law you would break another. If your a law breaker than your a crook and aren't trust worthy at all. I wouldn't hunt with you, run with you and you sure as hell wouldn't be allowed around my stuff or on my property.
There's no moral high ground, you either have ethics or you don't. Which one are you?
The ones of you that would take the shot are the same ones that give hunters a bad name. If you would knowingly break that law you would break another. If your a law breaker than your a crook and aren't trust worthy at all. I wouldn't hunt with you, run with you and you sure as hell wouldn't be allowed around my stuff or on my property.
There's no moral high ground, you either have ethics or you don't. Which one are you?
08-17-2009, 02:30 AM
#30
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Menlo, Ga.
Posts: 97
Ethics. How about Hunter Ethics. Suppose you have ONE tag left and shoot a VERY nice 8 pointer. Your best deer ever. Before you can climb down from the stand, a HUGE 12 pointer walks up and stands over the downed 8 point. You know that this buck will make B&C. Do you shoot???
You only had 1 tag. If you shoot, what do you do with the "other" deer? You now have an illegal deer. Do you then lie to B&C to have it entered?
I know that my example was different than yours, but it still boils down to ETHICS !!! The true test of a man is "what he will do when no one is watching and he knows that no one will ever know but HIMSELF" !!!
You only had 1 tag. If you shoot, what do you do with the "other" deer? You now have an illegal deer. Do you then lie to B&C to have it entered?
I know that my example was different than yours, but it still boils down to ETHICS !!! The true test of a man is "what he will do when no one is watching and he knows that no one will ever know but HIMSELF" !!!
Now this would be a hard one...I believe to be honest I would shoot if the deer was that big! hopefully my son or buddy has an empty tag for the other deer....you said be honest!
As for shooting across the river or property line, no I wouldnt, not if I didnt have permission to hunt that area.
not sure what the difference is but there seems to be one?