Deer Hunting Ethics question

[jchief]

Originally Posted by specktator

Lots of people have the "if it's brown, it's down" mentality in LA. Reason we will never be able to compete with TX in deer. I'm going to Sanora, TX Dec 5th hopefully get to lay a big boy and a few exotics down.

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.

[specktator]

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.

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.