Buckmasters Article, titled "Window of Oppurtunity"
 

Fellow hunters,
I don't whether or not you read the magazine published by Buckmasters. Well last winter, I monthly magazine from them and as I was reading through the magazine I stumbled upon the article titled, "Window of Oppurtunity." Some of you may have seen this but for those that didn't, I would like to share my thoughts on it. This guy shot a very nice buck from a window in his house and was very, very proud of it. I find this rather unethical... I also can't believe that Buckmasters published this guys story... How ridiculous is that? The last time I checked, hunting was conducted in a field or in the woods.
Thanks,
Scott

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I would never do that, number one I like to be outdoors and doing the work that goes along with killing an animal. Number 2 I don't think its legal here. But it may be legal for that individual to do that. I guess to each his own.

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not alot of challange involvued in that. sounds like something Jackie Bushman would do, would be alot harder than shooting them in a pen:eek:

slayer

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I wouldn't call that hunting at all! I guess if you are in it strictly for the meat, it would fill your freezer, but there is certainly no thrill and sport of hunting involved from shooting a deer from your house. Buckmasters has published a few articles like this that in my opinion, give hunting a black eye! Every time I hear of one of these articles, my opinion of Buckmasters, and Jackie Bushman goes even further down!

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this is not hunting in my opinion. i am pretty sure it is illegal in where i live. like stated above, there is no sport or challange in it. this is the kind of stuff that gives hnting a bad rap. why would a hunting magazine publish this stuff? where was it, in texas?

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Sounds like Bushman is at it again. You know what I mean, have the
best outfitter, have all his scouts & guides do all the leg-work.
Put your blind or stand in place. Put his little butt on a new atv.
Give him free lodging, and, oh yes free food. Tell him there is
no charge cause it's gonna be on TV. Well then what would you
expect????? I think he has really blurred the line between hunting
& making money. In Kentucky we take our hunting seriously
but that aint hunting.[:@]

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ok, when you build your house in the country, in an area where the deer are, and you are in your house and see a monster buck walk by....you aren't supposed to shoot him because it's unethical?. So if i'm hunting deer and a big bobcat steps out, i'm not supposed to shoot him because i'm hunting deer?
If i'm drilling for water and strike oil am i not supposed to make money off of it because i was drilling for something different?
Sure, it isn't likely that you will kill a b&c buck from the living room but if one should happen by my house while i'm say, having my morning coffee and i can get to my rifle in time.....he's going on my wall.

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I seriously doubt that it is illegal in any state! Unless it was inside the city limits! It is not hunting though! This is really not a question of legality, or even a question of would you/would you not, shoot it! But it is not the stuff that a "real" hunting magazine would print as a "hunting" article!
As I said before, I have no respect for Bushman, or his groupies, Buckmasters!

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Two thoughts come to mind after hearing this. The first is that...some of those hunting ranchs have dang near a house built for hunters to hunt out of..chairs, countertop, windows, heaters, radio, fridges, everything you could imagine. I like the comforts of home but thats not what hunting is about. I could understand if its below freezing temps, to get out of the wind and cold, but you don't need a small house constructed. If you get a joy out of that then your not a true hunter. The next thing that comes to mind, is yea I would like to have a little tower constructed in some places I hunt. The reason being is so I could get a high vantage point and see more deer. If I see a deer out in the distance, you can bet that I will be climbing down and putting a stock on that animal. All that it would need is a floor, walls, roof, and a place to see out of...Anything else is unnecessary. Thats just my two cents.

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It is legal In pa. in your own home or anyones home you got permission to do so. You can hunt in Pa under the safety zone distance of a structure with permission from the land owner. So legally since I have a huge plot of woods behind and in front of my house ,but each neighbor is under the 150 yard safety zone law from my house. If I have permission to hunt It is legal to shoot from any 3 of the homes.

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In some states It is legal for Disabled Hunters.

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RIGHT! Shooting a deer from your house is simply not hunting... That is absurd... As I stated before, hunting is typically conducted in a forest or in a field but not your house. What is ethical about taking a monster buck from your home and then putting it on your wall? Your other points seem irrational in comparison to shooting a deer from your home. One point, oil and hunting are totally different and your point was you are actually hunting somewhere besides under the roof of your home. Bobcats are a threat to the deer population, so why not take it.

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This guy, who calls himself a hunter was not disabled. So that is out of the question.

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I like to put a little corn leading into the garage and bust 'em when they're standing under the skinning hoist. Makes things a lot simpler. I do not, however, recommend a firearm in this situation. :D
heel

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that is opportunity, not hunting. hunting is being on the animals turf, not on yours. liking buckmasters less and less lately

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Ryan,
You'de shoot a buck out of the window of your house and be proud of the accomplishment?

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When I hunt deer I never use a tree stand or permanent blind. I go sit under a tree, stand in the shade of a tree trunk, nestle down among brush and wait for a deer to pass by. Now that there's huntin', boys, an anyone who don't do it thataway, they ain't huntin'!

Pretty preposterous, don't you think, to impose one's own manner of hunting on others? Sure, shooting a deer from your house window is not as . . . as what? difficult, physically arduous, pure? I don't know.

The only comment I would say is that it is pretty irrelevant. It was a parlour trick and unrelated to 90% of hunting (95%? 99%?). Sure, I suppose we might see a deer while pulling on our hunter orange at the pick-up truck, after loading our rifles, step 10 feet off the highway -- or whatever is legal -- and bingo, there is Mr Buck and we take him, but this is not the usual hunting. At the same time, what would you do, say "Happy trails, Mr Buck!, but it would be unsporting of me to shoot you when I have not had to suffer and work for you!" We would probably take him.

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I dont even know what to think of this article. I mean it doesn't seem like real hunting. I just cant believe a magazine would publish it!

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That's the point, I'm with you. It's not hunting and lousy for a magazine. But it isn't unethical.

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I have not read the article and am not a fan of Buckmaster, Realtree, or any of the other "canned" hunting shows. As for hunting ethics, I see shooting a deer at night by blinding him with a spot light as definitely unethical, however capitalizing on an opportunity to shoot a deer out the window of ones house; I don't see that this has anything to do with ethics. Several years ago, I was going to my parents to hunt and running late. When I pulled up to their house, there was a NICE buck about 150 yards from their driveway. So being the "purist" hunter that I am, I watch him as he browses his way out of the pasture. Well, that would have been the buck's dream; instead, I got my gun and laid across the hood of my truck and dropped the 125" 11 point in his tracks. The buck was actually closer to my deer stand in the edge of the pasture than it was to me. Would the kill have been more ethical had I made it to my stand within 25 yards of the buck? Ethical or not, he would still be just as dead. I have a friend whose wife killed a nice buck out of their living room window using the couch for a rest. In rural America, opportunities will present themselves and hunters must choose what is right for them. I do think that killing a deer out of ones house is a poor topic for a hunting magazine, but not unethical.

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thats just sad [:o][:o]