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Geez, I can't believe some of the deer you guys shot this year! We're starting a management plan on the area we deer hunt after shooting alot of small bucks the last couple of years, and I passed on a little 1 1/2 year old 8 point and some does. Still haven't seen one worthy of a bullet yet, but I'm thinking if I give it a few years and the other parties that hunt next to us hold true to only shooting mature bucks, it won't be too long till we'll be seeing some brutes!!!

I think someones a little unhappy about not shooting a deer.... Some people just want the meat, they arn't looking for the trophys... and thats their right. Who are you to tell someone what they should or shouldn't harvest?

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Here's the buck I shot this past friday 11/13/09. It started to rain around 3:00 and was getting really foggy. I was thinking about getting outta the stand early when I looked up and a doe and 2 fawns came running along the edge of the woods in the field and this guy was 50 yards behind them. He wouldnt stop so I had to shoot him running at 60 yards, dropped him in his tracks. Kind of a bonus because we got him on trail cam 2 weeks ago, and he's my biggest so far. 165 lbs dressed, Browning BPS, 3" Remington Slugs. Shot near St.Peter,MN

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Originally Posted By: fishuhalik
Geez, I can't believe some of the deer you guys shot this year! We're starting a management plan on the area we deer hunt after shooting alot of small bucks the last couple of years, and I passed on a little 1 1/2 year old 8 point and some does. Still haven't seen one worthy of a bullet yet, but I'm thinking if I give it a few years and the other parties that hunt next to us hold true to only shooting mature bucks, it won't be too long till we'll be seeing some brutes!!!

I think someones a little unhappy about not shooting a deer.... Some people just want the meat, they arn't looking for the trophys... and thats their right. Who are you to tell someone what they should or shouldn't harvest?

I think some are reading into this way to much, the poor guy is saying hay nice bucks and then stating what he is doing on his property. I don't see a problem with this. Now that other guy that came right out and said people were shooting to small of deer needs to shut his mouth.

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TNFL, I think you misunderstood fishuhalik's post. He wasn't trying to bring anyone down. I think he was saying he is really impressed with some of the deer that have been harvested. Also, no where in his post does he say that he has huge acreage to manage the herd-you are making your own assumption. It does not matter how much land you have to hunt, you can start your own management program with as little as a few acres. It's called being selective about what you harvest. Who's trying to bring who down?

It seemed sarcastic to me, maybe I was being presumptuous.

Also, I never stated that the previos poster must have huge land acreage, it was just a general statement. touche

Anyways, back to the PICS, nice buck above^^^

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I'm sorry, I wasn't coming down on anyone for shooting smaller deer. I can definitely see how you would read it that way, sorry, poor wording. I'd never come down on someone for the animal they harvested, unless it's a big buck that I was trying to kill! wink

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I've shot a ton of small bucks, and I am really proud of every single one of them. I've shot 12 bucks in my life and 10 of them were under 1 1/2 yrs old. It's just a personal decision that I've made this year, can't get big boys without letting the smaller guys grow! But I know alot of people just love venison, and if that's the case you're better off shooting the smaller deer.

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GEEZ, way to try and bring someone down. Not everyone has huge acreage to be able to manage the herd.

TNFL, I have NO acreage that I hunt on, it's all public and this year has been very frustrating for me. See my forums I started earlier this year, "Public Land Frustrations" and "Ethics Questions". The only good thing that's happened so far this year is the fact that a few of the parties that hunt around us agreed to start managing the deer.

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I've shot a ton of small bucks, and I am really proud of every single one of them. I've shot 12 bucks in my life and 10 of them were under 1 1/2 yrs old. It's just a personal decision that I've made this year, can't get big boys without letting the smaller guys grow! But I know alot of people just love venison, and if that's the case you're better off shooting the smaller deer.

Stick with it fishuhalik, its all worth it. You might eat tag soup a lot of years but for me I would rather shoot a mature buck every 5 years or even more than shoot a little one every year.

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Woodman, that first pick is a classic. Great Job.

Fishuhalik. I knew exactly what you meant. No harm, no foul. It takes time, but even passing the small ones on state land can work. Sometimes the do get shot, but sometimes they don't. An extra year of growing can make a big difference and sometimes give them the chance at survival.

Again, I'm not passing judgement on anyone that shoots small bucks. IT is your choice, and sometimes, you just don't have the options that others have. If i had the choice of putting a deer in the freezer, or not shooting baskets and forks, I'm going to take a deer in the freezer everytime. Fortunately, if I want to fill the freezer, there are a lot of nice does around.

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