Grow a beard and wear a straw hat.I'm going to Strouds, my non-resident ass with a lifetime license is gonna kill da F out of them.
Wildlife Council Meeting: 9/17 @ 4:30P - District 4 HQs
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A great man, some consider him a genius, once declared, “You can’t kill ‘em if they aren’t there.” I’ve got faith in you. Killing the last is a far greater challenge than killing the biggest.I'm going to Strouds, my non-resident ass with a lifetime license is gonna kill da F out of them.
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I can't quit laughing.. That's a good saying.
Don't worry. I'll make sure it's a button buck so it's not technically a future Stroud's buck..
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I just don't understand the mentality of closing or cancelling the season, or can't understand why in the hell it even keeps being mentioned. I love to deer hunt as much as the next guy and want there to be a sustained herd and better numbers in the future. But why would closing season or even limiting tags guarantee that. It won't. Some places have been hit hard, some places haven't. I have a small piece of property that fits both of these categories. Can people not make their own decision whether filling tags is the right thing to do or not? Sure most likely i won't fill doe tags this year. But bet your ass I'm still going to be out there trying for a good buck or going just to get out of the house. And I'll be taking my kids any chance I get. Why should the state or even a small pocket of people in a concentrated area of the state get to tell me I can't do that..BS lol. Also poachers are gonna poach, season or not deer will still get killed. Just my opinion and it won't be changing.
I mentioned it in the strouds thread. I grew up hunting deer in ottawa County in the 90s, we would often go weeks without a deer sighting. That is what got me hooked, being out with nature and just enjoying what it was. Deer was a bonus, any deer. Add anything beyond a spike and it was equally as to someone seeing 180" buck in today's standard. We have lost touch. I do not agree with closing a season either and I honestly dont think that is an option. People leasing or guiding hunts in those areas would go out of business.
As Joe mentioned, leaving it up to the hunters is a slippery slope. Today's hunters are way more in tune with the deer on the property than they ever have been.
Having this happen to me multiple times, I can tell you that everyone in the areas effected will notice a difference as fall patterns happen. Those of you with deer now will have some leave. They will find these pockets of no deer and food plentiful. So those of you without deer will have some move in. Keep on keeping on everyone and enjoy the process. Take that negative energy and think about what you can do to help. Bat boxes, Martin hotels, dragonfly habitat, fixing ruts, fixing broken field tiles and the list can go on. Waiting on the ODNR to do something is a hard battle. Do something you can see a change. I can promise you it'll feel much more rewarding!
As Joe mentioned, leaving it up to the hunters is a slippery slope. Today's hunters are way more in tune with the deer on the property than they ever have been.
Having this happen to me multiple times, I can tell you that everyone in the areas effected will notice a difference as fall patterns happen. Those of you with deer now will have some leave. They will find these pockets of no deer and food plentiful. So those of you without deer will have some move in. Keep on keeping on everyone and enjoy the process. Take that negative energy and think about what you can do to help. Bat boxes, Martin hotels, dragonfly habitat, fixing ruts, fixing broken field tiles and the list can go on. Waiting on the ODNR to do something is a hard battle. Do something you can see a change. I can promise you it'll feel much more rewarding!
Great post Dave! I remember getting excited just because we seen some tracks in the mud.
Are they though? The serious people are still serious. But the more casual guys are more casual.
Sure. But not all the same ways. Lot of hunters i see in places I hunt need ultra remedial deer hunting classes
They don't care as long as people are killing more deer. It wasn't until all the deer were dying in their own hunting grounds that notice was taken. How many of us have been thru EHD without so much as a "sorry. We can't do anything about it" before they acknowledged this was a problem? I'm not honestly sure they feel this is a problem. Just stinking up their hunting season.