"That's not hunting"
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
The only point was that hunting is so different in different parts of the country that to make a statement that "its not hunting to shoot over 200 yds." is so totally off base as not to consider half the US.
Is it then hunting at 199 yds. ?
There are about 300 resident antelope on the farm property. We see them everyday, year round.
Last edited by skb2706; 12-22-2009 at 11:25 AM.
#32
#33
I went to maine on a black bear over bait hunt once, sat for 6 days looking at a bag of donuts, w/ anise dripping off it. saw nothing but snowshoe hares and whiskey jacks all week. Only about 4 guys shot bears w/ that outfitter that week, so just because you are sitting over bait doesnt mean the huntings a slam dunk(food was good though)
Ive also sat over corn feeders and food plots at a ranch in e. texas on week long hog and deer hunts, been there 4 Xs, came home empty handed twice!
I dont think hunting nessassarily has to be difficult to be rewarding, but on the other hand I do kinda of prefer to hunt game in the most natural settings possible.
Ive also sat over corn feeders and food plots at a ranch in e. texas on week long hog and deer hunts, been there 4 Xs, came home empty handed twice!
I dont think hunting nessassarily has to be difficult to be rewarding, but on the other hand I do kinda of prefer to hunt game in the most natural settings possible.
#36
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Polk City, FL
Posts: 232
Wow, pretty harsh words. I have a feeling the people who practice QDM, and are planting lots of food plots, are saying the same thing. I don't hunt them as they are not legal where I hunt (WMA), but I would certainly give it shot in an area where it's legal. To me it's just another tactic, of many, to use in hunting deer.
#37
Um guys, incase you have not noticed, there are no more forests left for deer! All the old growth hardwoods were cut down years ago. All the "good" spots are developed and paved or cleared. Only little patches were people don't live and you might find one or two giant oak left. And no one uses a wood stove so there are some dead snags and cover left that has'nt been burnt!
#39
lol putting up a feeder isnt gonna make your spot any better than it is already..however , scouting your land and putting a feeder in the spot the deer frequent only keeps them there longer...i have never had any success just putting food out hoping like hell that the deer go to it.maybe others have, but not me. i like stalking and such, but on 40 acres? gets old after awhile, a very short while..certainly if i had 500 acres i would not plot or use feeders..but til then its the way to go!!
#40
Look, I could care less how anyone else hunts. I..........feel that shooting a deer over hell, 100 isn't really hunting. Can the deer hear, see, smell you? Prob not. Where I live, you would be hard pressed to find a place in the woods to take a shot like that anyway. That being said, I.........feel like hunting is more about getting as close to the animal as you can before the harvest. This is how most bowhunters feel. Just because I feel this way doesn't even mean that I am right, it is just how I feel. Take it for what it's worth.