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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2646488" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I think the ODW has a report that the bucks are getting bigger because enough hunters have said they want quality bucks vs meat bucks. </p><p>shoot the does for meat.</p><p></p><p>So, yes somebody else might shoot him as he travels among private grounds, but on public ground the hunters are doing the same. Its just a personal decision one has to make, and hopefully other hunters will do the same.</p><p></p><p>What is a quality deer to some is not quality to others. </p><p></p><p>To new hunters, anything with antlers is a trophy. I can see that. Don't have any bad words to say about it. As one becomes a seasoned hunter, the desire for a buck with bigger antlers becomes the norm wanting to get one bigger than the one taken in the previous year.</p><p></p><p>I've looked at the antlers on my wall, and see that in 44 years of deer hunting, the racks have sure got bigger as the years have progressed.</p><p></p><p>We have enough does in this state to get some meat and that is what a lot of the new hunters are focusing on.</p><p></p><p>Back in the day if you shot a doe, you were vilified because that was breeding stock. Now days that's not true. The breeding stock has became problematic in some areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2646488, member: 5412"] I think the ODW has a report that the bucks are getting bigger because enough hunters have said they want quality bucks vs meat bucks. shoot the does for meat. So, yes somebody else might shoot him as he travels among private grounds, but on public ground the hunters are doing the same. Its just a personal decision one has to make, and hopefully other hunters will do the same. What is a quality deer to some is not quality to others. To new hunters, anything with antlers is a trophy. I can see that. Don't have any bad words to say about it. As one becomes a seasoned hunter, the desire for a buck with bigger antlers becomes the norm wanting to get one bigger than the one taken in the previous year. I've looked at the antlers on my wall, and see that in 44 years of deer hunting, the racks have sure got bigger as the years have progressed. We have enough does in this state to get some meat and that is what a lot of the new hunters are focusing on. Back in the day if you shot a doe, you were vilified because that was breeding stock. Now days that's not true. The breeding stock has became problematic in some areas. [/QUOTE]
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