This brings us around to another point to discuss, how many FOHAF readers actually eat the venison they are blessed to take? We have eaten 4 or 5 legal deer every year for more years than I care to remember without the help of a 3-point rule. Treefarmer
I regularly kill 2-3 deer a year. Every piece gets eaten. I only have some packs of burger left from last year, and a select couple of packs set aside for jerky. However, we eat a TON of wild pork. Year before last I killed 15 and we were out before the next season. I would rather kill a nice buck, but would rather have a big ole porker for the dinner table. And the bigger the better
Our deer herd is in better condition right now than it ever has been in. I see no need for these rules. People kill plenty of 6pt deer, and better right now with out restricting hunters further. I think most people who lack a nice buck hanging on the wall from Florida are either a young man, or a guy who just does not put in the time to find them. People want to take all the work out of hunting, and apply restriction to others because of there lack of success. Open up this months Woods-n-Water magazine. There are more quality bucks being killed in this state every year with the rules we have in place right now. I have several registry bucks to my name, but do not want to be forced by a law, or restriction to have to shoot 1. Rather than being able to put a tender spike in my cooler for my 1st deer of the season. I restrict myself after I have 2 deer in the freezer. I also restrict myself, and let young ones walk, or doe if I see a dandy working the area. Forcing people to shoot older deer is BS, and a waste of time, and our resource. Spend more time doing your homework, and the trophies will come. People need to think about others need to have a chance at killing a deer, and not force there goals of trophy hunting on to every one.
Cityslicker has said it perfectly I agree 100%
but it was a good discussion. that is what the forum is all about. Nothing changes but ideas exchange. it was an exchange of ideoligies. Hope no ones mad or upset. just a good discussion.
Not for any more restrictions.
I dont have one on my living room wall.
I have some buried in the back yard hanging in trees for the squirrels They eat them pretty fast.
It true most don't know anything about how to hunt an old buck on Florida public land. There there in every romp and stop open to the public with no permits and no antler restrictions.
