Let walk or drop the hammer?

[bjhooper82]

IMO if you want meat, shoot a doe but let the young bucks walk.

[Gerald]

Many years ago.... I started off killing 2 does early in the season that weighed 80-90 lbs.

I told myself I would not shoot unless it was over 100 lbs. A few weeks later I spotted a doe with a nice size fawn. I said..... nope, she looked to be about the same size as the first 2. She stayed near me for a long time, so I got a good look. She grew a little bigger each minute I watched her.

After dragging her a little ways, I knew she was over 100 lbs. By the time I got back to the boat, she felt like 110-115 lbs. She ended up weighing 125 lbs.

IMO.... most hunters guess the weight of a deer to be more than what they actually weigh.

[evidrine]

My first deer was a button buck. Wouldnt trade that shot for the world.

[evidrine]

Also, I think that each person has the right to manage what they shoot they way that they see fit. You have to keep in mind that the law is there for a reason. If something is legal, its legal. If its not, its not. I wouldn't criticize anyone for taking a legal deer.

[Duck Butter]

^^^ I agree with that. Different strokes for different folks. If you have a lease in Mississippi, you can manage your herd a little different than you can in say Vermillion Parish, many many more deer and big difference in nutrition.

[Montauk17]

Talked to my lil bro about this last night. He said go big or go home for his first,he might be hunting for a while! haha

[BassAssasin]

haha no kidding, but hey if he has the patience to wait it out more power to him

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by BassAssasin

haha no kidding, but hey if he has the patience to wait it out more power to him

No doubt...we shall see we are going back in a week or so.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

No doubt...we shall see we are going back in a week or so.

You should take him 'snipe hunting' once also

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

You should take him 'snipe hunting' once also

No meat on dem lil tings. We always make a few rabbit hunts once gun season closes. Im sure he will enjoy that.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

No meat on dem lil tings. We always make a few rabbit hunts once gun season closes. Im sure he will enjoy that.

Take him out to the woods at night with a paper sack, have him go way out there, tell him you are gonna flush the snipe towards him, they fly low, and that he is to catch them as they fly towards him This is true 'snipe hunting'