Amazon 7
QuoteNot with you. We probably would get into a heated argument and then you would zing a bird shot up my ass. Dont need that in my life.
Hell no man...there are only a couple of DIZZY DOT COMMERS that deserve a good swift kick in the ass
... but I would never resort to firearms
JohnRich 4
QuoteWhen I say bait. It is a lot more that just throwing a bag of carrots out and waiting for them to walk in. My friends land in the back we plant alfalfa on about 3-5 acres...
Yep, planting alfalfa plots is a common thing for deer hunting. So is that considered "baiting" too? It's really no different than a mechanical feeder which spits out corn once per day to train the deer to come to a certain spot.
Yeah. One of those 5K bullets. LOLQuoteMaybe if they gave you only one bullet, you'd become a better shot.QuoteWe scout out the deer trails, look for rubs and droppings and track our deer after the shot if it doesn't drop where it's shot. Sometimes a deer will run for several miles after being shot. I'd like to see one of these wanna be deerhunters do that. Fuck them and their sissy hunt.
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QuoteYep, planting alfalfa plots is a common thing for deer hunting. So is that considered "baiting" too? It's really no different than a mechanical feeder which spits out corn once per day to train the deer to come to a certain spot.
I wouldn't consider it baiting anymore than siting at the edge of a corn field. Aflalfa I would consider baiting to a certain degree. We are also helping the deer with a food supply in the hard winter that Michigan gets. Very good food for them in the mid winter. Instead of eating filler grub when food gets short they come to the field and munch on alfalfa. Very healthy for them. As for mechanical feeders we dont have any of them. The only electronic things we have in the field are the game cams. Besides taking pictures of the wildlife on his property it also nabbed a picture of a man trespassing who poached a deer early this year. If you are going to poach make sure the guy who owns the land isnt a cop who's best friend is a DNR officer. That guy lost his truck, gun and hunting privelege in Michigan for life.
I loved it.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
dan_iv 0
QuoteQuoteGrowing up, I'd spend months hunting elk in the Bitterroot Selway Wilderness Area. I might hunt all season and never get a shot at an elk. They were elusive and it took a lot of skill to kill one. But that was what hunting was all about to me, and I liked it.
the proliferation of wolves have made hunting elk even harder. they have become even more elusive and nocturnal. many hunters think that wolves are hurting the elk population, but biologists say that the herds are getting stronger and the genetics are getting better. i tend to believe the latter.
I recently read an article from Outside magazine about the de-listing of wolves from the endangered species list. The article actually leans in the favor of opening up managed hunts for wolves to keep there population in check. One of the interesting quotes from the article is that "Wolves breed too fast: Up to 30 percent of the population could be killed every year without lowering their numbers". according to the article.
more on topic, i'm currently only a glassing bow hunter for feral pigs. I Don't agree with canned hunts at all, wouldn't participate in one either.
rehmwa 2
QuoteI'm not taking a position on it. Just putting forth the arguments...
now, now - that's for physics professors and also people like me
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steve1 5
But, you wouldn't do it if you didn't harvest the meat. If you did, I'd have little respect for that.
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Taking care of meat is really important to me. I figure if I kill something, I owe it to that animal to make use of it the best I can. I hate people who kill game and then waste meat. I often tan the hide and use the feet for gun racks, etc. I also do taxidermy and mount a lot of heads each fall. In fact that's how I finance my skydiving when the weather warms up here in Montana.
Come to Michigan and tell me if we need to kill more of the little bastards. When I say bait. It is a lot more that just throwing a bag of carrots out and waiting for them to walk in. My friends land in the back we plant alf alfa on about 3-5 acres (not sure on the exact size). This helps us during the hurt by luring deer that might not normally come around onto his land. Another thing it does is in the winter it gives them good feeding area when the snow gets deep. We started hunting his property when I was still is high school. Around 1994. My first year there we didnt see one deer. Now, after years of him trying to lure them in his land is home to a lot of great looking white tail. The doe's are huge. Big bucks, and a lot of little fawns running around this summer that will be there for the coming years.
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