Doe tags early this year

I have three for 2A and one for 2B.  Have had them all for a couple of weeks now.  Was checking out a couple of new spots in 2B this weekend.  Seen some deer but huntable spots were tough to come by. 

they cashed both my checks but havn't got anything in the mail yet

"harvesting" sounds more ethical now days.

ORIGINAL: dpms

I have three for 2A and one for 2B.  Have had them all for a couple of weeks now.  Was checking out a couple of new spots in 2B this weekend.  Seen some deer but huntable spots were tough to come by. 

 
Not to single you out DP but right there is the problem with the deer herd..
You have 5 tags to fill..
Does one actually need to kill and eat 5 deer a year ??
Miss the old days with one and done.......

Therein lies the problem with buying doe tags and burning them . The PGC will just issue more the next year and time has proven that you can always find someone who is willing to buy them up and shoot as many deer as they can just because they can.

I don't hunt where deer numbers are hurting.

+1

That's says it all right there !!!

ORIGINAL: BIGHEAD

Yes INDEED BL there are way to many doe where I hunt!!!!!!!!! Maybe you should find a place to hunt that has same kind of numbers doe TO HARVEST

was talking about Moses.. what the hell is that attack? "maybe you should find a place to hunt..." Was I saying anything about not having a place to hunt, or go to, or complain, or ****, or anything about not getting a deer?

No.


I just have grown up from saying "slay" "mow" "wack and stack" all of those terms, I just dont think its neccessary to have over kill no matter who or how much you can consume. I believe it's all about doing whats best for the future and for the herd.

If you want to brag about the numbers you see, the numbers you get to boost your own ego, I guess that's fine..just don't do it to me.

I purchase doe tags, do I use them? Not always. Last year i had 3 bought. Filled? Zero..why? One, I harvested a buck, and two I hunt out of state and shot a doe. I did not need another deer. Nor did I see to much of a over populated area.

This year I have 2 of the same wmu doe tags..I may use one, maybe two. See whats out there and see what comes my way.

Just killing deer and giving them away is almost sillier yet.(unless it's to the landowner)..
Just my opinion....I don not think ANY hunter needs to kill 4-5-6 deer..

I realize you pay attention way more than the average hunter, DPMS.
You probably harvest more responsibly than most...
But if you can get those tags so can the rest.
They I can guarantee you will not be as responsible and will fill every with the last doe in the county if need be..

Not every tag has to be filled....Gluttony.....

Why is it silly to give a couple of deer to someone who cannot hunt any more due to their health or to give a couple to someone who does not have the time to hunt because they are working two jobs?

The areas I hunt are loaded with deer, my buddies and I have been harvesting numbers like this for years,and every year we still see boat loads of deer. Why not do something we enjoy and help someone out at the same time? What is the difference between doing this and going out on lake erie a couple times a week and loading a cooler full of eyes all summer long? If you do it legally,are not exhausting the resource and not wasting the meat I see no difference.

Another one in agreement with Bings.

I am sick of tired of hearing slobs dropping deer and looking around to say "Anyone want this? I don't know what the truck to do with it since I have 4 in the freezer already". About the same as the guy up the road who shoots 4-5 bb a year since he can't tell the difference between a fawn and an adult doe.

If you don't want it and you don't have any plans to do anything with it, why the hell are you shooting them, especially in some of the areas that are in trouble???

I guess I was just brought up differently and learned to only take what I can reasonably eat. Since there are 2 of us, we eat 2 deer a year so that is what I typically shoot.

BL I just started this thread about getting tags early. Then you make a smart arse comment about HARVEST!!! You think I have to boost my EGO **** not quite.For as I have NO EGO! I only take what I need for table fair no more no less. ( Nor did I see to much of a over populated area.) Then why buy TWO tags for the same WMU if you say that area was not over populated last year? It surely did not baby boom since then Did it? I agree overkill is not good for the deer herd in certain WMU'S Well Good Luck and be safe out there Dave

ORIGINAL: DanesDad
So, you cant just assume that if somebody gets a bunch of tags, that they are gonna kill a bunch of deer.

I generally get 4 tags a year and have never filled more than two. Not because of lack of opportunity but desire to kill more than I'll use. If alot of guys around me get one and I shoot two, sometimes I give one to a friend that doesn't hunt. If someone has issue with that..take a hike.

I have a few buddies that have to fill every tag they get. Like 7 or 8. For me to tell them not to would be along the same lines as expecting them to pass on small legal bucks. That's not right..it's legal so as you please. While I don't see a need to shoot more than 2, some do, and they eat all of them.

Two years ago, the one guy saw a total of 3 deer in the entire month of October while hunting everyday and was being mr. ****y pants. I told him maybe he shouldn't have shot so many the prior year. He was not too happy with me.


dpms knows what he's doing. I am a bit surprised that so many folks are picking on what he wrote. He doesn't come across as a guy that needs to fill every tag but just wants to hunt different areas, and maybe flintlock season. I make sure I have a tag every year for flintlock and often don't even carry one.

There are consequences for our actions and that is why I now have very few areas that I'm willing to shoot a doe.

ORIGINAL: bingsbaits

You can kill as many as you want to within the law..
I'll just never agree with a handful of tags is all...

And that's exactly what I'll do.

Ironhed

BL Yeah I see that my bad. Tull my srceem is a inside joke and has NOTHING to do with EGO LOL

ORIGINAL: Bull Lifter


... the places i chose to hunt last year do not have a strong herd. places i have hunt do have a strong herd.

 
Bull Sifter?  I'm sortin' thru the BS....help me out.
Whaddaya tryin' to say?