Don't they just realize??

[CANOPY SAM]

Sadly, I think there are more people out there for the "kill" then you think. The biggest problem faced by metro, or city sanitation services is the abundance of whole, intact deer carcasses following the regular firearms deer season.

Literally thousands and thousands of deer are shot each year, dragged home, and pitched in a dumpster.

[96trigger]

Personally, I don't like deer strapped to the hood, but it is what it is. I'm not going to tell someone to buy a trailer or a truck to use for one week out of the year because I don't like to see dead deer, sometimes fawns, strapped to the top of a car. Whether we like it or not, there are people out there that are not anti-hunting, but probably don't want to see, or their kids to see a dead bambi strapped to a car. These are the people that we need to be conscious of. The antis will be against us no matte what we do with the deer, if its discretely in back, or on the hood. However, I wonder how many people lean towards anti-huntiing because they see the deer strapped to the hood when they otherwise would not have given it any thought.

Just food for thought.

[BobT]

When I'm asked why I hunt or fish I give one simple answer, "Why do you gather fruits, vegetables, greens, roots, etc? Because you enjoy eating those things. Well, I also eat meat and I enjoy venison, grouse, pheasant, goose, walleye, northern, crappie, etc. in addition to the things you enjoy."

[Bear55]

Yeah, and not helping give us hunters a bad name!! Unfortunately you can't always do things how you want to do them and if keeping a good name for hunters means doing something you don't want to do then i (as an avid hunter) would hope you would do it!!

I still feel that transporting deer on top of you vehicle is very unsportsmanlike, have some respect for the game you shoot!

Just what the anti's want, hunters turning on each other and calling them unsportsmanlike, or telling people they show no respect for the game. I can just about guarantee many of our fathers and grandfathers or other relatives have hauled game this way, not because they are unsportsmanlike but because they used what they had to get their deer home. Many of today's hunters are doing the exact same thing, they love to hunt and get their deer home any way they cam. We shouldn't attack them. This is coming from someone who has never hauled a deer home on top of their car.

[panthrcat]

When I'm asked why I hunt or fish I give one simple answer, "Why do you gather fruits, vegetables, greens, roots, etc? Because you enjoy eating those things. Well, I also eat meat and I enjoy venison, grouse, pheasant, goose, walleye, northern, crappie, etc. in addition to the things you enjoy."

wanna know what I say to folks that ask me why and how I could kill poor little bambi... I say to them "oh, pardon me, I didn't realize you were a vegetarian" when they reply (and they do) that they are not, I tell them politely to "shaddup then" lol

go and google slaughter houses and see where that great roast come from!

I take great pride in my hunting experience, the kill is fast, the meat is taken to town to be butchered asap. no suffering no waste. we transport our meat in our trucks, but a few years ago, I shot a 55 inch bull moose (it's not about horns, but that will give you an idea how big this boy was) and he was visible to other drivers due to his size.

[Bear55]

Personally, I don't like deer strapped to the hood, but it is what it is. I'm not going to tell someone to buy a trailer or a truck to use for one week out of the year because I don't like to see dead deer, sometimes fawns, strapped to the top of a car. Whether we like it or not, there are people out there that are not anti-hunting, but probably don't want to see, or their kids to see a dead bambi strapped to a car. These are the people that we need to be conscious of. The antis will be against us no matte what we do with the deer, if its discretely in back, or on the hood. However, I wonder how many people lean towards anti-huntiing because they see the deer strapped to the hood when they otherwise would not have given it any thought.

Just food for thought.

Good post trigger, while hauling a deer on top of a vehicle may not be ideal in some areas we shouldn't force or punish or look down on those who do it.

Heck the economy and cost of hunting and expensive enough, if we star forcing people to buy trucks and trailers to haul deer our numbers are going to drop even more. I would much rather see a dad and his kid keep on hunting and haul a deer on a car then worry about what a bunch of anti-hunters think.

[fasternu]

I have a reliable SUV. When I shoot a deer I have a choice, put the carcass in the back end and get blood over the inside of my vehicle, or put it on the roof, and get blood on the outside of the vehicle. I find it is WAY easier to wash the blood off the outside than the inside.

If you want to buy me a truck or trailer, I would love to take it. But the bottom line is I can't afford it. So, based on what your approval is, am I supposed to give up hunting? I guess you will like that because then there will be fewer people in the woods to compete against you.

[wannafish2]

wow! alot of opinions out there! I just want to say Congratulations on the MOOSE! I still can't control the buck fever when I hear those leaves crunching, giving away the approach of a deer - buck or doe! I enjoy the entire experience, from the squirrels and chickadees to the taking of an animal. Here's to many more generations enjoying it also!

FYI - last year I saw a bowhunter riding a bicycle home from his hunt and he had his deer around his shoulders! Hooray for him to balance that load! Who cares how we get it home....be proud of yourself whatever extra curricular activities you choose to partake in, and do what you love to do no matter what anyone says. I prefer to try my best not to be judgemental - I have no idea what someone's circumstances are. I am a female who participates in what used to be a generally male dominated sport and I have withstood many peoples critism and I still do it. Those who ask why I do it can hear my reasons. Those that choose not to ask and understand can remain that way. Not my problem.

[Musky Buck]

Better a deer on the roof then a deer in the front end. I hope the anti's realize what there auto insurance would be without deer hunting and how disease and competing for food would be a tragedy eventually and how farmers would be livid about crop depredation. They don't realize that they occupy space and building to that was once ground to free ranging deer. What's sick about it is many anti's have more compassion toward animals than they do about people or they'd be making big donations to Haiti, Katrina, and the list goes on. They also push so hard because the high brass is making a killing lol financially, animal rights groups are making the top dogs a very very good living.

[BobT]

To the anti-hunters, it's really not about killing the animals. It's about their perception of how cute the animal is. How many of them would not kill a mosquito, sand fly, deer fly, woodtick, mouse, bat, rat, etc. What makes a deer's life any more valuable than the life of any of these? Absolutely nothing except that they think the deer are cute. It's sad that it all comes down to outward appearances.

[Musky Buck]

Nicely done Bob, add to it how many anti's or whatever are willing to throw a road hit wounded skunk into there car and run it to the nearest vet. Add to it how many fewer anti's would be around if their extended families didn't kill the family horse during the blizzard of 1884 so they wouldn't starve to death to keep the family alive and reproducing. I wish I made the salary that the top dog anti's make, they don't make as big of sacrifices as they want everyone to believe, they still care more about there pocketbook in many cases, animals 2nd and animals are lining their wallets with plenty of coin. These people should've took as an elective class fish and wildlife biology instead some took how can I ramp up my purse full of cash and then to the good of all animals.

[jumpacablez]

Is throwing a deer on a hitch hauler acceptable?

Cuz thats how i roll!

I really dont think i could get a deer on top of my trial blazer, and really dont feel like detailing my back seat when i get home.

Its simple, if you dont like, please dont look!

[gr8icefishinmind]

I guess you will like that because then there will be fewer people in the woods to compete against you.

Actually........there is no competition for me, i hunt family private land!!! All i have been trying to get across is that the anti-hunters are always going to have the upper hand no matter what you think and it really is unfortunate! To me, instead of being stubborn about the whole ordeal, try and do your part to not give it a bad rap cause the more stubborn you are about hunting the worse off we will all be! Unfortunately for you and me, there are more people against it than there are for it! Just don't ruin it for everyone else by being stubborn.

You could always put a rubber mat in the back of your SUV, that way you don't have to wash your suv just a small rubber mat! Would probably be alot less work for you as well!

[gr8icefishinmind]

Panthrcat, any pictures of that moose??? Congratulations!

[gr8icefishinmind]

However, I wonder how many people lean towards anti-huntiing because they see the deer strapped to the hood when they otherwise would not have given it any thought.

Just food for thought.

THANK YOU!! Thought i was the only one that had this cross their mind!

[Rippinlip]

How many of you took the Firearm Safety Class?

I was an instructer for a while, one of the 1st things that we taught was the percentage of people that were pro vs con about hunting.

Generally its 10% for and 10% against and 80% really do not have an opinion.

What I am trying to say is that generally people are not going to be swayed one way or another if they see a deer on a hood, end gate or in a tree.

Do I see a deer disrespected if it is hauled in a certain way, I don't.

Would a non-hunter see it in a different light, probably. Do you think his/her opinion would be different if they did not see the deer in/on the vehicle?

As far as myself enjoying the hunt, I am passion about it, but do I harvest or kill? I kill to harvest. Tomatoe/Tomatoe kind of arguement.

Tell you what I went without venison last year and it was still a good year, but I have venison in the freezer already this year....

[panthrcat]

Panthrcat, any pictures of that moose??? Congratulations!

oh my yes! let me dig a bit, and I'll post them,, hang on.

here's the only one I could find at this point,, not the greatest of me, but the rest of my images are burnt onto a cd someplace safe,, (lol)

here's me 'n my big ol bull, shot at 320 yards with my trusty 308 through the neck. leaning on my knee.

here's me helpin with the guttin of the pair I shot that day

[panthrcat]

wow! alot of opinions out there! I just want to say Congratulations on the MOOSE! I still can't control the buck fever when I hear those leaves crunching, giving away the approach of a deer - buck or doe! I enjoy the entire experience, from the squirrels and chickadees to the taking of an animal. Here's to many more generations enjoying it also!

FYI - last year I saw a bowhunter riding a bicycle home from his hunt and he had his deer around his shoulders! Hooray for him to balance that load! Who cares how we get it home....be proud of yourself whatever extra curricular activities you choose to partake in, and do what you love to do no matter what anyone says. I prefer to try my best not to be judgemental - I have no idea what someone's circumstances are. I am a female who participates in what used to be a generally male dominated sport and I have withstood many peoples critism and I still do it. Those who ask why I do it can hear my reasons. Those that choose not to ask and understand can remain that way. Not my problem.

beautifully said, I'm so happy to see women hunters out there!! sometimes I feel and have felt all alone in this. so good to have other women supporters!! I have taken my hits about being woman and hunter all at the same time, but I have proven myself time 'n time again that I can pull my own weight. I shoot, gut and drag moose and deer. and love every cotton pickin minute of it!!!

[96trigger]

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How many of you took the Firearm Safety Class?

I was an instructer for a while, one of the 1st things that we taught was the percentage of people that were pro vs con about hunting.

Generally its 10% for and 10% against and 80% really do not have an opinion

I took the firearm safety class in about 1988 or 1989. It was a long time ago and I wouldn't remember that stat, probably even if it was 10 years ago, much less 20.

Of those 80%, I'd like to think that we as hunters, can be as tasteful as possible when can. I do understand that if I only had a chevy malibu or even a trailblazer, I would still hunt and the deer would go in the trunk lined with plastic. If there were no other option because of gear, relatives, etc..., yes, it would get strapped to the top, or would go on back in a carrier. Wrong, right, thats not for me to say. Do I think non-hunters might find it distasteful? Yes, some probably do. Do I think it affects their opinion of hunters? Yes, I think it does.

Funny thing is my dad and two uncles all have trucks, and they haul their deer in carriers off the hitch. Mainly becaue their trucks are full of equipment for their jobs and when they are by themselves, its easier for them to load, none of them are young anymore. We do rib them for it, and the most they travel like that with the deer is 5 miles to a registry station and then back home, but still, I think if they were rolling down urban suburbia like that, they would draw some looks.

[Bear55]

All i have been trying to get across is that the anti-hunters are always going to have the upper hand no matter what you think and it really is unfortunate! To me, instead of being stubborn about the whole ordeal, try and do your part to not give it a bad rap cause the more stubborn you are about hunting the worse off we will all be!

Just curious why you think the anti's have the upper hand? We do still have our hunting rights don't we? There is very little anti-hunting legislation passing in this country.

[gr8icefishinmind]

It's the same with anything else, once someone dislikes something things change to accomodate those people! For instance, noise laws for fourwheelers! People complain that some fourwheelers are too loud, so what do they do........pass a law with decibel restrictions! It's not rocket science, the more that others dislike something the more regulations there will be!

[Bear55]

It's the same with anything else, once someone dislikes something things change to accomodate those people! For instance, noise laws for fourwheelers! People complain that some fourwheelers are too loud, so what do they do........pass a law with decibel restrictions! It's not rocket science, the more that others dislike something the more regulations there will be!

I wouldn't lose much sleep over it, I am pretty sure we have the upper hand. The hunting and fishing industry and even guns for that matter are a huge industry. The tax money and $$$ we pump into the economy, not to mention supporting the DNR and environment, and other issues like population control at the very least have us holding the high ground. A few anti's aren't going to shut that down like a noisy four wheeler.