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Originally Posted by jchief
I respectfully disagree. My deer philosophy is I am going to shoot the first deer I can (most times, not a 80 lb deer) Then I get a little more picky. After I have 2 or maybe 3, depending on my son, I go to hunting horns.
A few years ago, the brown down mentality was dominate, but it is slowly changing. Most hunter you talk to on WMA's even now will pass on some deer. Now I am not talking about the ones that only go to hunt WMA's on doe days.
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You are right. People are doing a little better. I have no problem with shooting does. Hell, fill up the back of your truck if that's what you like. I for one don't even enjoy deer meat except backstrap and sausage. And I DO NOT enjoy cleaning deer at all. I was forced to clean so many when I was a kid for everyone else in the club. They would just stack them up at the cleaning rack and me and my buddy would have to clean them all. I have just got to the point to where big horns are the only thing that gets my blood pumping when it comes to deer hunting. Trust me, I have killed more than my fair share of small bucks and does.
I am all for kids getting out there and laying them down though. My nephew busted a big ole doe this past Saturday morning with my gun. I think my dad was more excited than he was. Now he's trying to tell me I need to find a new gun.
I definitely don't think its unethical to shoot small bucks or head shots. Everyone has there choice. Just isn't for me.