would you shoot one?????

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Northwoods
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Re: would you shoot one?????

Post by Northwoods »

Here's my opinion...many guys are real selective until some days go by w/o seeing a shooter...then they get unselective pretty fast... :roll:

We have close to 1500 wolves, many bear, bobcats, coyotes, and a fair number of Cougar in the relatively small area of the UP of Michigan...Fawns are scarce and I don't shoot them...they are as dumb as spikehorns...we cant shoot them either with QDM (quality deer management) in our area.

Until things get worse with our economy I still hunt for sport (not survival)...those deer could be trained to eat out of ones hand and I couldn't do it... But if its legal to in your game area then its your choice, and I have no problem with that.

Baiting is illegal in Mich and limited in the UP to no more than a gallon at any time in my DMU.
agingcrossbower
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Re: would you shoot one?????

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I only hunt mature bucks ( 8 pointer wider than the ears) until late season. Then the does are very sharp and the bucks are rare so its time for me to think freezer. Only wish I could get the wife to eat venision. :(
awshucks
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Re: would you shoot one?????

Post by awshucks »

If the stars were aligned right [deer too] and I still had the emax, heh heh heh, I'd zip one thru all three at the same time. Failing that I'd go for the doe alone. Or a double on the bambi's. Thatway they would have twice the chance to evade predatorsd now not having to bleap around for mama and I'd have all that sweet meat.
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tman74
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Re: would you shoot one?????

Post by tman74 »

My first bowhunt years ago, I was really looking forward to harvesting a deer. I saw a few adults but they didn't present any quality shots. I had a fawn follow my footsteps to my treestand, stand at the base looking up at me for a couple of minutes, turned then slowly marched away. Later that eve I was sitting at the break of a toppled large maple and that fawn came back and made a repeat performance. On my way out of our bush, he finally spooked while in the beans. I got more out of that experience letting him live, than I would have harvesting him that day. Ever since that day I've passed on fawns and does with fawns (I know, I'm a wuss). I just think if you take a doe with a fawn or fawns, you lessen the chances of survival for the fawn(s) in the upcoming winter months. I could be wrong.

That said, I don't feel there's anything wrong with someone choosing to legally harvesting a fawn or a doe with fawns. I'll bet they sure are tasty though :wink: .To each their own, and it's your call. Happy hunting folks!

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Hoss
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Re: would you shoot one?????

Post by Hoss »

well I will take the 5th...... :roll:
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Dereck
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Re: would you shoot one?????

Post by Dereck »

Yes I would.
If I don't get one this year my wife will make me quit hunting and take up grocery shopping to get food :lol:
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