Any deer hunters here?

[ben62670]

Well the title says it. I used love deer hunting in CT. I am thinking about getting back into it here in GA.
Ben

[superjunior]

bow season started last week here in Oh. Haven't had a chance to get out yet, been too busy with work. a freind of mine got 2 already and he's just getting started. lucky for me, he'll share if I don't bag one this season :)

[billbillw]

I've hunted in some of the past years down here. You got a very, very long firearm season here in GA. Goes from next week (Oct 17) all the way until New Years Day! Tree stands are a must down here. Don't need much more than a 30/30 to take most shots you'll find in the N. GA woods.

[NJPOLKER]

Yes Ben I am. We have great hunting here in New Jersey. As you can imagine good hunting property is hard to find but can be done. Currently I have a few options I use regarding land and they all produce nice deer. We can use a crossbow this year I won't. I know we will see more wounded deer because we will have novice shooters with crossbows feeling they can try a shot outside the true limits of the crossbow and or their own ability. I have a beauty of a 12 point around my home all the time but he won't be harvested legally. Unfortunately some scumbag will poach him. If I were to poach a deer it would be a young doe thats great eating not a trophy buck.
You really should get back into hunting. For me hunting is almost as relaxing as listening to music. These days everyone seems like they can use some relaxation not that hunting is for everyone.
Shotguns with buckshot or rifle slugs in New Jersey only.

[apphd]

I'm in your shoes Ben, not that I have relocated, but just got too busy with work, got married, had a baby, etc. Could have squeezed some time in but if I can't spend the time scouting and target shooting, it just doesn't feel the same to rely 100% on luck. We all know even when you put your time in, to be successful still takes a little luck, I just do not want it to be all luck. But out of a job now so will have more time, not as much as you would think, as I am going to school and still job hunting, but enough to enjoy it.

[steveinaz]

I used to quite a bit, but life is so busy. I have too many hobbies already.

[Demiurge]

Yes sir! :)

[treitz3]

Yeah, I used to hunt deer. I used to hunt turkey as well.

They must have a secret club or some shit because every time I'd go turkey hunting, there were a plethora of deer....not one turkey. I'll never forget the time I was deer hunting and I saw a band of turkey 21 strong meet at the water hole 30' in front of me. They stayed there for about a half an hour and I could swear that they were laughing at me.

That was the last time I hunted.

[apphd]

Yeah, I used to hunt deer. I used to hunt turkey as well.

They must have a secret club or some shit because every time I'd go turkey hunting, there were a plethora of deer....not one turkey. I'll never forget the time I was deer hunting and I saw a band of turkey 21 strong meet at the water hole 30' in front of me. They stayed there for about a half an hour and I could swear that they were laughing at me.

That was the last time I hunted.

Ah come on that's part of huntin'. You only had that happen once?

[treitz3]

Nah, after about 4-5 years of this happening I decided that hunting was not a fun hobby. It became an expensive waste of time [for me]. Besides, wiping fox piss on you, waking up at 3:00am to freeze your ass off for hours on end is not my idea of a good time.

So now I'm into audio.

[billbillw]

Yeah, some aspects suck, but the opportunity to get out and be in nature makes it worth it. I've never really cared if I get a deer or not.

[bruss]

I got my Mule Deer Tags this year and will be going for sure

[apphd]

I got my Mule Deer Tags this year and will be going for sure

Are there any Mule deer left? I thought they were trying to figure out why their numbers have been dropping off.

j.k;) I forget what state that was obviously not where you're heading.

Good luck

[ben62670]

Good to see some sportsmen here. I used to hunt all the time. Just being in the woods was nice when I used to be able to handle the cold. It should be a little better here.


Yes Ben I am. We have great hunting here in New Jersey. As you can imagine good hunting property is hard to find but can be done. Currently I have a few options I use regarding land and they all produce nice deer. We can use a crossbow this year I won't. I know we will see more wounded deer because we will have novice shooters with crossbows feeling they can try a shot outside the true limits of the crossbow and or their own ability. I have a beauty of a 12 point around my home all the time but he won't be harvested legally. Unfortunately some scumbag will poach him. If I were to poach a deer it would be a young doe thats great eating not a trophy buck.
You really should get back into hunting. For me hunting is almost as relaxing as listening to music. These days everyone seems like they can use some relaxation not that hunting is for everyone.
Shotguns with buckshot or rifle slugs in New Jersey only.

I am most likely going to be hunting with a crossbow. I agree about how many people think that they can handle longer ranges than compounds. A compound can go to about 70 yards with a good shooter, and a crossbow is pushing it at 50.

[superjunior]

Good to see some sportsmen here. I used to hunt all the time. Just being in the woods was nice when I used to be able to handle the cold. It should be a little better here.



I am most likely going to be hunting with a crossbow. I agree about how many people think that they can handle longer ranges than compounds. A compound can go to about 70 yards with a good shooter, and a crossbow is pushing it at 50.

30 to 40 yards is about my max with a crossbow. at least that I'm confident enough to get a clean kill from my stand

[ben62670]

30 to 40 yards is about my max with a crossbow. at least that I'm confident enough to get a clean kill from my stand

I don't shoot over 35 yards period. I am a pretty solid shot, but I don't like to wound animals. Glad to see you have the same respect for deer.
Happy hunting.
Ben

[apphd]

I don't shoot over 35 yards period. I am a pretty solid shot, but I don't like to wound animals. Glad to see you have the same respect for deer.
Happy hunting.
Ben

+1 Always refreshing to see others that know and respect their ranges for clean humane shots. This is critical to keeping the sport alive.

[everpress]

+1 Always refreshing to see others that know and respect their ranges for clean humane shots. This is critical to keeping the sport alive.

It's critical to keeping the meat edible.

[apphd]

It's critical to keeping the meat edible.

Sure does improve it. Nothing better than an archery taken deer that was calmly grazing and never knew what hit it walking off to bleed out.

[zingo]

http://psych.fullerton.edu/MBIRNBAUM/PSYCH466/adl/hobbies/deerhunter.jpg

[dkg999]

Be very, very quiet, I'm hunting for rabbits!

[dkg999]

And hopefully this bad-boy will walk by while I'm not asleep in my tree stand!

[everpress]

http://psych.fullerton.edu/MBIRNBAUM/PSYCH466/adl/hobbies/deerhunter.jpg

What a movie... Jeebus.... Epic cinema at it's finest.

[ben62670]

And hopefully this bad-boy will walk by while I'm not asleep in my tree stand!

Very nice. I wish rabbits were the size of deer. Nothing like good ole southern fried rabbit, and I'm from the north;)

[nooshinjohn]

Nothing tastes better than Bambi on the grill. I have not hunted in 25 years, but used to go with my uncle up in the Arrowhead in Minnesota.

[BaggedLancer]

I'm still waiting on my doe permit in the mail. I got my antlered permit for this year, 2 of them actually. Haven't decided what I'm going to hunt with, but shotgun is just so blah. I'm thinking maybe a .44, .454, or .500 depending what gets traded in to the local shop.

[superjunior]

I'm still waiting on my doe permit in the mail. I got my antlered permit for this year, 2 of them actually. Haven't decided what I'm going to hunt with, but shotgun is just so blah. I'm thinking maybe a .44, .454, or .500 depending what gets traded in to the local shop.

never hunted with a handgun, well deer anyway :) thats got to be a whole different ballgame

[BaggedLancer]

never hunted with a handgun, well deer anyway :) thats got to be a whole different ballgame

Neither have I, always wanted to.

[bruss]

muleys are all over western kansas. and kansas has some of the biggest whitetail in the country


Are there any Mule deer left? I thought they were trying to figure out why their numbers have been dropping off.

j.k;) I forget what state that was obviously not where you're heading.

Good luck

[raidersrule76]

I have hunted here in Iowa for the last 11 years and have yet to land a trophey but I would have to say that I have missed a couple of them. Two years ago I really messed up and had a huge 12 pointer about 50 yards away and I got the buck fever and moved too fast before he got behind a tree and I would be able to shoulder the gun with out him seeing it, I pulled the gun up and spooked him and he took off running and I took a couple shots as he was running though the trees and of course I believe he is still running. I guess thats just the way things go. I hope to have better luck this year as we hunt in one of the best counties in Iowa as far as big bucks go.


Mark

[BIZILL]

i really oughta put in for tags sometime. put the 'ole .308 to work.

[ben62670]

not me,may be next time i am a deer hunter

I like my spam fried.
Reported

[BaggedLancer]

i really oughta put in for tags sometime. put the 'ole .308 to work.

Ouch, getting hit by a .308 must be like getting hit by a freight train!

[BIZILL]

you talkin' 'bout hunting with a pistol? snatch up a glock 20 (10mm) with a 6" barrel and go to work.

[apphd]

Since a couple have been mentioned, what does everyone shoot?

Oneida Eagle compound, and while I have a couple choices I always reach for the .270 Win. for gun season.

[BaggedLancer]

Ruger 77 Mark II lightweight in .30-06. All stainless, black stock. Sightron SII big sky, harris BR2 bipod. I have a picture of it someone if you want me to go digging.

[BIZILL]

love to see it, but gun pics are a no-no here.:(

[BaggedLancer]

love to see it, but gun pics are a no-no here.:(

edited

Anyway, I'll PM you with a link.

[Jetmaker737]

Just last weekend I was hunting mule deer and blacktails in the sage and pines of the eastern Washington hills. Didn't get any. It's buck only and 3 point minimum (that's counted on one side only for you easterners).

The best part of it is getting outdoors in the wide open spaces during the day and drinking scotch around a huge fire at night. Having a trailer to sleep in helps too!

[Stew]

Hunting is almost required in Wyoming. I took my 10 year old with me on an antelope hunt this year and we got a respectable buck. Some friends and I just got back from hunting deer and elk but the weather was too warm. (Great camping weather though!) I hope I'll have time to try again in November or December.

[superjunior]

Hunting is almost required in Wyoming. I took my 10 year old with me on an antelope hunt this year and we got a respectable buck. Some friends and I just got back from hunting deer and elk but the weather was too warm. (Great camping weather though!) I hope I'll have time to try again in November or December.

where at in Wy? I used to live in gillette. awesome pronghorn hunting but getting overdeveloped like everything else.

[superjunior]

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss352/superjuniordan/IMG_0340.jpg
here's one unlucky resident of gillette wy ;)

[dee1949]

...Best way to Hunt deer is with a CAMERA. Otherwise make the playing field equal.

...luved the farce of deer with guns, THEN its fair. What is in it for a SPORT?

Granted that "MAYBE" the population should be "CONTROLLED"..... but that is a carry over to our species.

Hope you feel MACHO. ...unless you need the meat to feed your FAMILY. It's NOT a SPORT!!! Get the

picture !!!

[ben62670]

Dee you are a vegetarian? Do you eat veal?

[superjunior]

...Best way to Hunt deer is with a CAMERA. Otherwise make the playing field equal.

...luved the farce of deer with guns, THEN its fair. What is in it for a SPORT?

Granted that "MAYBE" the population should be "CONTROLLED"..... but that is a carry over to our species.

Hope you feel like a MAN. ...unless you need the meat to feed your FAMILY. It's NOT a SPORT!!!

easy now...

[ben62670]

I find it funny how people think it's just dandy to raise an animal in bad conditions just for food. Also I think to many people are effected by the chemicals used in raising the food for slaughter. I won't eat veal. The thought of how it is raised disturbs me. I guess to some ignoramuses leading the food to slaughter is so much more sporting than letting them live out and the wild and harvesting a few here and there. Also if these people that think that way live in the country they should donate their homes, and property to the animals and move back into the city.

BTW SJ nice prong horn:)

[superjunior]

cmon Ben, veal is yummy!!

[dee1949]

...also LIKE how people feel MACHO to Kill ......to fullfill their manhood. Make it FAIR or for a need for food....IT IS NOT A SPORT....never was or never WILL be. Your penis will not GROW grow because you killed a helpless deer.....Again if you are in NEED of food it is natural progression.


>>>>hundreds of years from now...Quess???

[ben62670]

Dee do you fish? I love the great outdoors. Sportman do more for wild life than any other group. What have you done for wildlife? I thought so.
So again...
Are a vegetarian?
Do you eat veal?
BTW I buy fishing and hunting licenses even for years that I don't plan to hunt.


...also LIKE how people feel MACHO to Kill ......to fullfill their manhood. Make it FAIR or for a need for food....IT IS NOT A SPORT....never was or never WILL be. Your penis will not GROW grow because you killed a helpless deer.....Again if you are in NEED of food it is natural progression.


>>>>hundreds of years from now...Quess???

I don't know about my penis growing, but the internet grows some big balls...
Again what about the helpless cows, chickens, and pigs. What kinda chance do they have? They are in a pen you moron:rolleyes:

Edit:BTW Dee you are very funny please expound on your ignorance.
Thanks
Ben

[dee1949]

...Do you know that MAN is the only ANIMAL that kills for SPORT. Not proud of who I am ...don't brag about it.

What goes around...comes around. Someday we should all be vegetarians. Pay back will be a BITCH.

Save your rhetoric for the ...? Hunt with a camera....get into the mix. Then you have my respect. Scope

on gun....200 yards away....yeah...real manly. Hang a head on the wall from the HUNT!!!! Fierce deer.

[Stew]

where at in Wy? I used to live in gillette. awesome pronghorn hunting but getting overdeveloped like everything else.

superjunior - We live in Casper. Nice goat!

[WastelandWand'r]

Have hunted them in MN, WA, and AK. Mostly my hunting consists of taking my rifle for a walk through the woods. I count those hours as some of the best times to be had.
Happy trails,
Nathan

[ben62670]

...Do you know that MAN is the only ANIMAL that kills for SPORT. Not proud of who I am ...don't brag about it.

What goes around...comes around. Someday we should all be vegetarians. Pay back will be a BITCH.

Save your rhetoric for the ...?

So what do you think we do with the animal?
Thanks for pressing your choice of food on the rest of us. What percentage of the US population is vegetarian? That's right next to none yet they have very big mouths and like to insult and call names. Sorry you don't like being a "man" off yourself and feed yourself to say a mountain lion, or a bear. Do this in the winter when they are very hungry and the food supply is limited.
Rock on.
Ben

[superjunior]

superjunior - We live in Casper. Nice goat!

thanks! been to Casper a couple times- I miss wyoming

[dee1949]

Ben...I respect your view on audio....But you should read what you just wrote....


..."So what do you think we do with the animal?
Thanks for pressing your choice of food on the rest of us. What percentage of the US population is vegetarian? That's right next to none yet they have very big mouths and like to insult and call names. Sorry you don't like being a "man" off yourself and feed yourself to say a mountain lion, or a bear. Do this in the winter when they are very hungry and the food supply is limited."

...teach your children to RESPECT life of all kind....and un less there is a REASON to....

Sorry to KNOW you.

[superjunior]

...Do you know that MAN is the only ANIMAL that kills for SPORT. Not proud of who I am ...don't brag about it.

What goes around...comes around. Someday we should all be vegetarians. Pay back will be a BITCH.

Save your rhetoric for the ...? Hunt with a camera....get into the mix. Then you have my respect. Scope

on gun....200 yards away....yeah...real manly. Hang a head on the wall from the HUNT!!!! Fierce deer.

I mean no offense with this question, but are you a hippy?

[dee1949]

...this is my trophy....animal to animal .....no fear. Mutual respect. And yes we touched....

Hippy....do you mean I have a LOVE of all Life. Yes...and at 60 I am proud of

it.

[dc55110]

...Do you know that MAN is the only ANIMAL that kills for SPORT. Not proud of who I am ...don't brag about it.

That is just not true! There are many documented cases of most spices of higher mammals killing for apparently no other reason then entertainment (sport).
I had been for a long time conflicted about taking part in hunting. But after reading Michael Pollan's "The omnivore's dilemma," affirmed the ritual I take part in. And for me, it is a ritual. I connect with my food in a way that someone who has never killed their own meal can understand, but should!
I for one don't hunt for "sport." I use as much of the animal as possible. I choose to only hunt with bow and muzzle loader/black powder (one shot). And I also choose to not hunt for trophies, letting the best of the stock breed on (this also fills our role in the food chain in culling the heard, as it would be).

[ben62670]

Ben...I respect your view on audio....But you should read what you just wrote....


..."So what do you think we do with the animal?
Thanks for pressing your choice of food on the rest of us. What percentage of the US population is vegetarian? That's right next to none yet they have very big mouths and like to insult and call names. Sorry you don't like being a "man" off yourself and feed yourself to say a mountain lion, or a bear. Do this in the winter when they are very hungry and the food supply is limited."

...teach your children to RESPECT life of all kind....and un less there is a REASON to....

Sorry to KNOW you.

You do not know me, and now you are telling me how to teach my children:rolleyes: ROTFL. The reasons why I enjoy hunting/fishing.
A: Time away in God's creation away from the annoyances of life.
B: Food
Rock on Dee. You are not going to change anyones mind here about hunting/fishing.
Thanks for the laugh.
Ben


...And I also choose to not hunt for trophies, letting the best of the stock breed on (this also fills our role in the food chain in culling the heard, as it would be).

Same here. I prefer to hunt 130# female whitetails.

[dee1949]

Ciao DC.. I respect that. Turf is part of the picture....

It is like the Indians...pay respect to that you need for sustenance.

..Not like the Buffalo hunters who....

Ciao Ben

Not trying to change who U are.....Just an insight into who U are. We are who we are...for better or worse.....and it is not a laughing matter.

[superjunior]

...this is my trophy....animal to animal .....no fear. Mutual respect. And yes we touched....

Hippy....do you mean I have a LOVE of all Life. Yes...and at 60 I am proud of

it.

its all good, I happen to blast any rodent including racoons that venture on to my porch. they're nastsy disease carrying rodents that dig through the garbage and carry possible rabbies. Hell, thay're not even edible! But I am sorry I called you a hippy...

[ben62670]

Ciao DC.. I respect that.

It is like the Indians...pay respect to that you need for sustenance.

..Not like the Buffalo hunters who....

So are you now trying to compare any of us to those idiots that just went on slaughtering sprees for food or just fun.
Thanks Dee.

BTW I hope that coon gets rabies/distemper from being over populated and tears the $hit out of your a$$. (JK)
Ben

[dee1949]

...well a known fact... in any city - more HUMANs carry more AIDES than animals carry rabbies. Get in touch with reality. Don't try to justify. By the way...I built a house with friends on top of a mountain in W,Va, ....just us and our BB guns. But that was then....when men were men.....and did eat meat from the deli down the road apiece.

The World does not change overnight.....thats what my generation learned.

[ben62670]

Dee you shall be my entertainment wench for this evening.
So what you are saying is that over populations of animals is a good thing:confused:
Having diseased and starving animals is now a good thing:confused:
I know you sphincter muscle is wrapped way too tight around your cranium, but I can't see how you would think saying that the problem with HIV should even be brought up in this context:confused:

[dee1949]

Well Ben

...its a debate....choose your side....AND take it personally ...with no offense intended or taken....

.......IT IS WHO YOU ARE.

I CHOoSE to be different. I have a respect for all life (except cock roaches),,,,can;t get a handle on them.

Eat meat because I was brought up that way...slow in change but trying. Thats how the world evolves.

Which side of the fence do you want to be on. Remember....you might ,one day, be the HUNTED.

[superjunior]

wasn't this thread about deer hunting? oh I wish I could post pics of what I paste racoons with :cool: 7.62x39mm anyone?

[dee1949]

....I educated my Raccoon....sent him to Paris for a summer. He got an insight

to the BIGGER picture.

[ben62670]

Well Ben

...its a debate....choose your side....AND take it personally ...with no offense intended or taken....

.......IT IS WHO YOU ARE.

I CHOoSE to be different. I have a respect for all life (except cock roaches),,,,can;t get a handle on them.

Eat meat because I was brought up that way...slow in change but trying. Thats how the world evolves.

Which side of the fence do you want to be on. Remember....you might ,one day, be the HUNTED.

Oh you are one of those love the cute animal types:rolleyes: I figured. I bet you eat dolphin safe tuna? What about the tuna that gets caught in the tuna nets? People like you don't care so much about them. Now you don't care if roaches get killed. Please send a list of the animals that should be given special rights to IDGAF@IDGAF.com

Yawn.


wasn't this thread about deer hunting? oh I wish I could post pics of what I paste racoons with :cool: 7.62x39mm anyone?
I like an -06 myself. It was about deer hunting, and still is;) Dee is just supplying the entertainment for the evening.

[dc55110]

I have a respect for all life (except cock roaches),,,,can;t get a handle on them.

Eat meat because I was brought up that way...slow in change but trying. Thats how the world evolves.

Come on... Someone who eats meat and has never taken part in the steps that brought it to the table is so disconnected with what it is, cannot respect it... It is after all an animal... that was living. But it was brought to your table through the grotesque mechanism that is the modern food chain.

[dee1949]

...this is my space about a year ago. See that deer on the wall....I bagged him from a trash can in Washington , DC. Not a shot fired. I give him respect....in MY reality. He will remain with me.....we are kindred spirits.

Only the audio components have changed to protect the innocent.

[dorokusai]

You're a moron.

[ben62670]

Come on... Someone who eats meat and has never taken part in the steps that brought it to the table is so disconnected with what it is, cannot respect it... It is after all an animal... that was living. But it was brought to your table through the grotesque mechanism that is the modern food chain.

Dee is right. I mean there is no sport in hunting. You get out of your rusty truck with one head light and walk 10 feet off the road. You shoot the poor thing that just stands still just like every deer I have seen to let you get of a shot at it. Then it walks up to your truck jumps out of it's hide, and packages it for consumption. I guess living in DC has disconnected him from what reality is. Personally I have been buying less and less of any meat from the store with all the animal cruelty, hormones, genetic mutations, and injections of antibiotics has really lit the flame for me to get back into hunting. It has been over 10 years since I shot a deer.
BTW I never felt that hunting was a "sport". It in't a competition to me. Getting out in nature and providing clean food for my family has been very enjoyable to me.
Ben

[superjunior]

Come on... Someone who eats meat and has never taken part in the steps that brought it to the table is so disconnected with what it is, cannot respect it... It is after all an animal... that was living. But it was brought to your table through the grotesque mechanism that is the modern food chain.

maybe we've been overlooking racoon, probably taste just like chicken...:

[dee1949]

"You're a moron."

...nice . Nothing better to add.

...takes one to KNOW one.


Enjoy the MUSIC.

[dc55110]

maybe we've been overlooking racoon, probably taste just like chicken...:

All depends on what they've been eating...

[dorokusai]

...takes one to KNOW one.


Enjoy the MUSIC.

I'd love to know when you got rights to shoot a deer within DC city limits. I'm local.

[dee1949]

Sorry

You must have missed the STORY. I "Bagged HIM" ...litter- er- ally. He was tossed by a "Head Hunter" who lost interest....from the trash....his eyes were missing. I honor him as a sign of the times.....he is ART.

[dorokusai]

I'll be sure to pass that along.

Enjoy the music.

[superjunior]

Oh you are one of those love the cute animal types:rolleyes: I figured. I bet you eat dolphin safe tuna? What about the tuna that gets caught in the tuna nets? People like you don't care so much about them. Now you don't care if roaches get killed. Please send a list of the animals that should be given special rights to IDGAF@IDGAF.com

Yawn.


I like an -06 myself. It was about deer hunting, and still is;) Dee is just supplying the entertainment for the evening.

got an -o6 myself, favorite rifle as my grandfather left it to me, but my sks is a very fun toy and is a racoons worst nightmare:D

[superjunior]

Sorry

You must have missed the STORY. I "Bagged HIM" ...litter- er- ally. He was tossed by a "Head Hunter" who lost interest....from the trash....his eyes were missing. I honor him as a sign of the times.....he is ART.

ok - you are a hippy...

[dee1949]

hippy - NO,..

....just an evolving dumb animal....smarter than some but ....just haven't gotten it yet. Working on IT !!


What is everybody doing up this LATE??? I have a pinched nerve in my knee.....whats your excuse.

[ben62670]

"You're a moron."

...nice . Nothing better to add.

...takes one to KNOW one.


Enjoy the MUSIC.

Very mature. Really takes one to know one:o


maybe we've been overlooking racoon, probably taste just like chicken...:

Actually they taste more like roast beef if baked, but they are so vile, and greasy when you clean them I would pass.


got an -o6 myself, favorite rifle as my grandfather left it to me, but my sks is a very fun toy and is a racoons worst nightmare:D

-06 is my favorite round. You can get a varmit round .22 sabot 55 grain that screams at around 4000fps, or you can get a brush busting 220 grain round nose that can take any other animal in the US. Had an SKS. Very fun, and better built than the AR-15.


hippy - NO,..

....just an evolving dumb animal....smarter than some but ....just haven't gotten it yet. Working on IT !!


What is everybody doing up this LATE??? I have a pinched nerve in my knee.....whats your excuse.

OK a city boy from DC trying to teach folk's that have lived in the country all their lives on how it is:rolleyes:
OK buddy.

[Polkersince85]

Any hunter knows that a deer without eyes is a "muchaka". Brings bad luck to the owner. There may have been a reason he was in the trash can.

[ben62670]

Any hunter knows that a deer without eyes is a "muchaka". Brings bad luck to the owner. There may have been a reason he was in the trash can.

What do you call a deer with antlers?
A buck.
What do you call a female deer?
A doe.
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
No eye deer?:)

[dee1949]

You know what they call a HUNTER without eyes?

....."Dead" !!!

...peace - FULL dreams !!! All is well in the World !!!

U - mans are in control.

...Darn knee is keeping me up !!! Gotta get a life !!!

[BIZILL]

not really. never doubt the physical prowess of a hungry, albeit blind, human with a dagger.

[ben62670]

You know what they call a HUNTER without eyes?

....."Dead" !!!

...peace - FULL dreams !!! All is well in the World !!!

U - mans are in control.

...Darn knee is keeping me up !!! Gotta get a life !!!

You sound kinda violent for someone with so much love for animals. It went from hunting deer to your violent feelings twords man.
Whatever buddy. This is normal from what I have seen from animal lovers.
Yes get a life.
Take a VACA.
Have your meds readjusted.
Ben

[dee1949]

Wow Ben

Thought I was the only one up at this time of NIGHT.

....well since we are off topic....here is another critter I coulda BAGGED....but instead I gave him a piece of "BEEF" Bologne...and we parted ways. We looked each other in the eye!!!! ...and he justed didn't have it in his heart to give me RABBIES.

[ben62670]

Your an idiot. How many times have you seen signs that encourage you not to feed wild animals?


Wildlife Fact Sheets

The Effects of Feeding Wildlife
Many people enjoy feeding wildlife because it allows them to have closer contact with these animals. Often, they think they are helping the animals to survive, especially in an urban environment. They could not be more incorrect. Wild animals that are in your neighborhood have survived because there is available food, water, and shelter. Most urban wildlife eat a variety of vegetation and small vertebrates (such as mice) which are plentiful even in the most settled residential neighborhoods. If an animal is in your neighborhood, you can rest assured that there is plenty of food available, or the animal would simply not be living there. For centuries, these animals have existed without our need to feed them. This is still the case. While feeding the animals can be fun for humans, it is usually detrimental for the animals, and will harm them more than it helps them. The following information will explain this more thoroughly:

Here is a link for you to get some education. I know you are trying to gel with your outdoor wildlife, but you are not doing them any favors.

http://www.paws.org/wildlife/resources/fact_sheets/feedingwildlife.php

Just google feeding wild animals. I am not going to waste my time trying to educate every putz on the internet.
Congrats:rolleyes:
BTW stay in the city. Too many yuppie morons are moving into the country ruining the habitat for animals, and then calling the police, or having a tizzy every time someone fires a shot:rolleyes:
Ben

Edit: here is another link from the liberal state of CA.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/news06/06087.html

[dee1949]

....you forget...it's not OUR land. We are just passing threw. We are DUST in the wind.

.....some more of my trophies. Sorry ....didn't have the time to mount them Again , ....Weird....they didn't have the urge to give me Rabbies either..

Must be something about you country folk that these mean vicious critters don't like. I , myself, only hunt TOURIST.

[ben62670]

Here is another link on feeding wild foxes...
http://www.foxes.org/urbanfox/feeding.html
BTW I am sure you are breaking the law.

On top of all that you feed it processed cooked meat "beef bologna"
You da man.

[ben62670]

In all seriousness it has been fun playing with you, but don't feed the wild animals.
Ben

[dee1949]

Ciao Ben

Are you going to sleep tonight....I am in pain....why are you up? I don't particularly care what you do....you ARE. Can't and wouldn't want to change you. Its a balance in nature. Choose your side. Have Respect for youre opponents.

Challenge you to go to a jungle with a camera and record your experience with the natives. Make "CONTACT".

By the way....are you the BEN that does component painting? Nice work if so.

...Oh !!!! I have been making friends with critters for 5 years.....not a novice....read the books....thanks for the concern.

...Most outbreaks are DISTEMPER in the Raccoon clans....very similar to Rabbies without aggression.

[ben62670]

Ciao Ben

Are you going to sleep tonight....I am in pain....why are you up? I don't particularly care what you do....you ARE. Can't and wouldn't want to change you. Its a balance in nature. Choose your side. Have Respect for youre opponents.

Challenge you to go to a jungle with a camera and record your experience with the natives. Make "CONTACT".

Again another post that has nothing to do with the topic. Really. WTH does going into the jungle have to do with anything here? I'm smart enough to stay out of the jungle;) You go into the jungle.

You don't care about what I do. I can tell:rolleyes:
You would change me if you could;)
Well you are boring so I am off to try and get a few hours of sleep.
Ben

Edit:Yes distemper is more prevalent than rabies. If you were educated on feeding wildlife you would have never given the coon bologna. Obviously you don't have an understanding of why it is wrong to feed wild animals. Who knows they are probably living under someones porch. Maybe some kid will think that the coons are friendly and try to get to close.

[dee1949]

...Thank you....wish I could sleep. 2morrow is another day!

Bye the way....what was the topic?

''''A place to relax and talk about your day.'''

Sorry for hijacking........but as you can see...I luv the critters. Just couldn't believe someone would bring up HUNTING on an audio forum.

[dee1949]

...one last pic and I too am off to never never land. Just to END on topic.

[ben62670]

Sorry for hijacking........but as you can see...I luv the critters. Just couldn't believe someone would bring up HUNTING on an audio forum.

A: You're not sorry for hijacking. Look how many post you have here:rolleyes:
B: It's called the clubhouse. A place to talk about things not audio related. Some people here actually enjoy hearing what others interests are besides audio.
C: I hope your shift key and your caps lock buttons fail.

Ben

[apphd]

...Thank you....wish I could sleep. 2morrow is another day!

Bye the way....what was the topic?

''''A place to relax and talk about your day.'''

Sorry for hijacking........but as you can see...I luv the critters. Just couldn't believe someone would bring up HUNTING on an audio forum.

dee, sorry for your pain hope it gets better soon. But this is the "Clubhouse" for areas of interests other than audio. You no longer care about or believe in hunting ok to each their own. But to come into a thread about deer hunting to make some of your comments, is kinda in bad taste IMO. I've grown up, and except for some time in the USAF have spent most of my life in the country. Growing up around farms we do have a different view. We see pets and livestock sometimes die at birth, get caught in flood waters, and even slaughtered for food. We are also if lucky enough to have good timing, there to help get them out of the life threatening situations when possible. We remove the road kill from in front of house because of the smell. Find the carcasses of the weak that did not make it through a tough winter. So basically we just learn that death is part of life. Cold but hard fact. We also learn that animals were put on earth for our use. Our eyes focus forward, we are predators.

As far as it being a sport, again I have to disagree IMHO. There is a certain amount of conditioning required to hunt and fish. Also eye and hand coordination to shoot/cast etc. There is the mental chess game of trying to out smart our competition. It sounds like you may have hunted at some time, so you must know it is not as easy as shooting urbanized coons on your porch. I also hunt with my camera during the off season as part of my scouting. The pure relaxing pleasure I get from trying to become one with nature and my surroundings, the smells, the beauty can not be replaced.

All my game is treated with respect with every effort made for a one shot clean humane end. Then enjoyed by me and my family at the dinner table and none of my "trophies" are adorned with hats and sunglasses like some side show freak. Talk about lack of respect........

Sportsman through the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1938 has raised over 5 billion dollars to be redirected to state wildlife programs that all, hunter and non hunter, can enjoy and benefit from.

I'll respect your choice to eat what you please and live as you please, but please afford me and others the same courtesy.

[superjunior]

dee, sorry for your pain hope it gets better soon. But this is the "Clubhouse" for areas of interests other than audio. You no longer care about or believe in hunting ok to each their own. But to come into a thread about deer hunting to make some of your comments, is kinda in bad taste IMO. I've grown up, and except for some time in the USAF have spent most of my life in the country. Growing up around farms we do have a different view. We see pets and livestock sometimes die at birth, get caught in flood waters, and even slaughtered for food. We are also if lucky enough to have good timing, there to help get them out of the life threatening situations when possible. We remove the road kill from in front of house because of the smell. Find the carcasses of the weak that did not make it through a tough winter. So basically we just learn that death is part of life. Cold but hard fact. We also learn that animals were put on earth for our use. Our eyes focus forward, we are predators.

As far as it being a sport, again I have to disagree IMHO. There is a certain amount of conditioning required to hunt and fish. Also eye and hand coordination to shoot/cast etc. There is the mental chess game of trying to out smart our competition. It sounds like you may have hunted at some time, so you must know it is not as easy as shooting urbanized coons on your porch. I also hunt with my camera during the off season as part of my scouting. The pure relaxing pleasure I get from trying to become one with nature and my surroundings, the smells, the beauty can not be replaced.

All my game is treated with respect with every effort made for a one shot clean humane end. Then enjoyed by me and my family at the dinner table and none of my "trophies" are adorned with hats and sunglasses like some side show freak. Talk about lack of respect........

Sportsman through the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1938 has raised over 5 billion dollars to be redirected to state wildlife programs that all, hunter and non hunter, can enjoy and benefit from.

I'll respect your choice to eat what you please and live as you please, but please afford me and others the same courtesy.

couldn't agree with you more apphd, very good post
jr

[BaggedLancer]

...well a known fact... in any city - more HUMANs carry more AIDES than animals carry rabbies. Get in touch with reality. Don't try to justify. By the way...I built a house with friends on top of a mountain in W,Va, ....just us and our BB guns. But that was then....when men were men.....and did eat meat from the deli down the road apiece.

The World does not change overnight.....thats what my generation learned.

Are we humans or animals?

[BaggedLancer]

I need to dig up the pictures from last falls pheasant hunt...I think we downed 260 of those "critters"

[Jetmaker737]

Hunting is not a sport. It's not about being macho or other nonsense. It's about understanding that you have to take life to continue your own. Even vegans have to do that (plants are living things too).

People eat their burgers and fried chicken and have no connection to the living being that died to feed them. That's disgusting in my mind. No respect for the life that sustains them.

I also read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and it clearly spelled out that vegetarians use much more fossil fuels to support their "boutique" lifestyle. It is not a natural way to sustain yourself.

[apphd]

Hunting is not a sport. It's not about being macho or other nonsense. It's about understanding that you have to take life to continue your own. Even vegans have to do that (plants are living things too).

People eat their burgers and fried chicken and have no connection to the living being that died to feed them. That's disgusting in my mind. No respect for the life that sustains them.

I also read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and it clearly spelled out that vegetarians use much more fossil fuels to support their "boutique" lifestyle. It is not a natural way to sustain yourself.

Thanks for your input:rolleyes: Until this thread got a little derailed it was about "deer hunting" Not about vegetarians vs. meat eaters, not about fossil fuel consumption, nor about the living being that died to make a burger or fried chicken.
Again IMO hunting is most definitely a sport. Others may feel different, probably those that never did any real hunting. It's not football, soccer, racing or synchronized swimming. But it takes skills that require practice and honing, some become better at it than others, same as any other sport.

[dc55110]

I also read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and it clearly spelled out that vegetarians use much more fossil fuels to support their "boutique" lifestyle. It is not a natural way to sustain yourself.

I hope I wasn't misunderstood. That is exactly what I got of of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" also. As I said it helped me gain perspective and a clarity in the activity I have taken part in since I was old enough to keep quiet and be observant.
I also don't feel it is a "sport," it is on a much higher plane than as simple game or activity.

I was in my stand this morning well before sunup enjoying the day as it broke. No deer. No problem.

[bruss]

hunting is not a sport? Ever been to a sporting goods store? lol. If you dont like to hunt or are against it i respect that no need to come in here and be a douchebag though

[Jetmaker737]

Thanks for your input:rolleyes: Until this thread got a little derailed it was about "deer hunting" Not about vegetarians vs. meat eaters, not about fossil fuel consumption, nor about the living being that died to make a burger or fried chicken.
Again IMO hunting is most definitely a sport. Others may feel different, probably those that never did any real hunting. It's not football, soccer, racing or synchronized swimming. But it takes skills that require practice and honing, some become better at it than others, same as any other sport.

You misread me, or maybe my post was just over your head :rolleyes:... I'm a hunter too. When some people call it a "sport" they are trying to disparage it. I know the skills involved. I have them.

[Jetmaker737]

I hope I wasn't misunderstood. That is exactly what I got of of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" also. As I said it helped me gain perspective and a clarity in the activity I have taken part in since I was old enough to keep quiet and be observant.
I also don't feel it is a "sport," it is on a much higher plane than as simple game or activity.

I was in my stand this morning well before sunup enjoying the day as it broke. No deer. No problem.

Nope, I understood what you were saying. I think we're on the same page! I think my post was misunderstood by a couple of folks though. :(

[NJPOLKER]

I had to use a damn sand wedge on a raccoon one night and I gotta say it was efficient.
Kind of a mess compared to a double duce but you gotta do what you gotta do.

[superjunior]

anyone want to see a nice buck? well.. a really BIG buck.......ok, how bout a MONSTER buck!! OH YES, this is!! Is it against club rules to post these type of pics? nothing gory or distasteful, but good pics of a trophy ohio whitetail

[BIZILL]

post it up.

[treitz3]

anyone want to see a nice buck? well.. a really BIG buck.......ok, how bout a MONSTER buck!! OH YES, this is!! Is it against club rules to post these type of pics? nothing gory or distasteful, but good pics of a trophy ohio whitetailPic's or it didn't happen.

[superjunior]

<img src="http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss352/superjuniordan/IMG_0514.jpg">
its a typical 8 point with another small tine so technically a 9 point

[superjunior]

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss352/superjuniordan/IMG_0516.jpg
well over 300 lbs

[superjunior]

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss352/superjuniordan/IMG_0513.jpg
its hind feet are actually touching the ground, pics don't do it much justice but he's a big boy

[superjunior]

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss352/superjuniordan/IMG_0518.jpg
I still haven't figured out how to copy/paste more than 1 pic at a time

[treitz3]

Oh damn, it happened alright! :eek:

[apphd]

Very nice! I'm assuming Ohio seasons run pretty close to PA, so guessing this was an archery success story? Did you know he was in the area or was he just passin' through? Looks like a (very well) corn fed deer, some farmer is probably thankful you thinned out the heard a little.
Again congrats. on the slammer.

[NJPOLKER]

Beautiful
Congratulations on a nice buck. We need details like weapon, the shot and all the good stuff.
You may need to use a dremel tool to sharpen your teeth to be able to chew some of that meat but its worth it :D How old do you think that buck is?
I have a big 12 point running around my home but I won't shoot him. I'd rather shoot a couple small does (100 pounders) so I can flip them over my shoulder and easily carry them into my garage.

[BIZILL]

mammoth!:eek:

[apphd]

Beautiful
Congratulations on a nice buck. We need details like weapon, the shot and all the good stuff.
You may need to use a dremel tool to sharpen your teeth to be able to chew some of that meat but its worth it :D How old do you think that buck is?
I have a big 12 point running around my home but I won't shoot him. I'd rather shoot a couple small does (100 pounders) so I can flip them over my shoulder and easily carry them into my garage.

Probably not a good idea to go walking around with a deer over your shoulder during hunting season:eek:
Even on private land you are sure you're the only one on. Just (unfortunately) too many nimrods out there.

[dc55110]

Now that is a nice deer! T-Minus 20hrs for me, then its hanging out in trees all weekend!

[NJPOLKER]

Probably not a good idea to go walking around with a deer over your shoulder during hunting season:eek:
Even on private land you are sure you're the only one on. Just (unfortunately) too many nimrods out there.

I hear ya but I was talking about a short walk from my back yard to my garage = 100 feet. And no one hunts around my home, its illegal :eek:

[apphd]

I hear ya but I was talking about a short walk from my back yard to my garage = 100 feet. And no one hunts around my home, its illegal :eek:

That is a little different, when you say yard I'm guessing you mean the typical wide open manicured yard. I've had an guy I used to hunt with get shot turkey hunting and I've had 3 close calls, close enough for me to call close, others maybe not. It's just not everyone follows basic safety, or follows the law.

[NJPOLKER]

I hope you shoot back :eek:
Too many assholes hunting here in NJ thats for sure and getting worse every year. Thats why I feel comfortable hunting close to home where no one dare venture but me. I prefer my Parker compound bow but use one of my other delivery systems :) on occasion.

[woodsman10b]

I hope you shoot back :eek:
Too many assholes hunting here in NJ thats for sure and getting worse every year. Thats why I feel comfortable hunting close to home where no one dare venture but me. I prefer my Parker compound bow but use one of my other delivery systems :) on occasion.

Drew, you should plan a trip here for our deer season. I will hook you up with some great northern WI deer hunting, some of the largest white tail in the world! This goes out to everyone, although I dont hunt as much as I used too(do it more for the fun now) I still enjoy just being in the woods!

tom

[NJPOLKER]

Drew, you should plan a trip here for our deer season. I will hook you up with some great northern WI deer hunting, some of the largest white tail in the world! This goes out to everyone, although I dont hunt as much as I used too(do it more for the fun now) I still enjoy just being in the woods!

tom

Thanks Tom,
Even when I did live in Wisconsin I didn't deer hunt there. I did spend some time pheasant hunting which was always great. Many of my salesmen hunted deer and I saw first hand all the heads, some beauties some not, on the walls and found the non-typical kind of screwy.
Thats a real nice offer but when I return to see my friends and business cohorts it will be when the weather is beautiful. The farthest north I'll get will probably be Minocqua. Friends own a beautiful spread on Lake Minocqua so a couple days there then back south to Wausau then Milwaukee area. So, no hunting, one 1911 for personal protection, plenty of Budweiser, no pictures :o
and a lot of cash, I learned long ago don't expect every business to accept American Express.
I miss your beautiful state and the wonderful people I made life long friends with.
Drew

[george daniel]

I killed an 8 point buck with a 79' Blazer,, really messed up the blazer.:(

[NJPOLKER]

George,
Thats a great way to tenderize the meat before cooking. Hope you didn't get hurt. I get a kick out of it when I see a headless deer on the side of the road. I can only imagine what some people think happened LMAO

[apphd]

George,
Thats a great way to tenderize the meat before cooking. Hope you didn't get hurt. I get a kick out of it when I see a headless deer on the side of the road. I can only imagine what some people think happened LMAO

:DWhen I see that all I can think about is what lie someone is going to make up about how they "hunted" that deer, that and wonder how big the rack may have been that prompted someone to bother.

[ben62670]

I feel for the deer and turkeys this year. The ground has been covered for some time now. They have to be eating conifers and bark. Glad I got some venison and Elk from a friend before it got nasty out. This kinda weather makes them tastes real bad, and isn't very good for their health.

[renowilliams]

My dad has been hunter as long as I can remember , hes 80 this year and still hunts.He has a 350 acre camp a few hours north of here. Growing up wild game was a staple in our house and as kids my brother and I used to go with dad. I never really took to hunting myself but liked the time I spent with my dad and brother. One of these years I should go on the deer hunt and just hang with them. My personal preference of wild game is moose meat. Nothing compares IMHO.

[ben62670]

If Moose tastes better than Elk I'll have to try some. There are Moose not too far from here in New Hampshire. Rabbit is awesome too.

[george daniel]

I once killed an 8 point buck with a 1979 Blazer. :redface: