Guest SRA Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 the neighbors are starting to shoot "my" deer ......every year i can expect the phone calls....."Hey, i shot a dandy buck last night"....or "Well.....i stuck one and couldn't find it" it just gets frustrating, you know.....i put my time in passing up countless bucks, have been for approx. 8 yrs. now, and all the neighbors reap the benefits oh well.........such is life.....thanks for letting me cry on your shoulder....boooooohoooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! i know how you feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzorp Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! Hang in there!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I hope you get that monster you had on here in those pictures. Hunt hard, hunt often, and hunt smart, seeing its you, 2 out of those (3) statements will work. Good luck buddy, don't give up!! Get out there and off the PC!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! Since technically, they are not "your" deer, unfortunately, you have no control over it. I feel your pain though. I let A LOT of bucks walk every year. I've let several 120 class bucks walk this year alone. I keep my chin up and just tell myself that if someone else elects to shoot those deer, then they have a nice trophy. Just maybe a few of them will make it another year. All you can do is politely educate those who hunt on the neigboring property. If everyone that hunts close would elect to pass on deer the way you do, then within a couple years, you all will be shooting mature bucks. It is a pretty simple concept, but some people just struggle with this. It took several years of it around where I hunt, but we finally have most everyone in the area convinced. About the only ones that shoot the small ones anymore are the kids, which is absolutely fine with me. Do your best to educate people on herd management and be proud of your decisions on passing up bucks. Be happy for those who legally shoot a deer, regardless of whether you would have shot that deer or not. Keep your chin up and have fun. Hunting is supposed to be fun. Life is too short to stress out about others shooting bucks you let walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! get out there and get your deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! You'd be crying all the time if you hunted my area. Landlocked property...surrounded on all sides with hunters. Let a deer walk and 15-20 minutes later you'll likely hear a shot. I respect the choice of those that practice QDM...but my group does NOT practice it for more reasons than just neighbors that don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [ QUOTE ] I respect the choice of those that practice QDM...but my group does NOT practice it for more reasons than just neighbors that don't. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe your neighbors don't because they know ya'll will shoot anything that walks....ever think of it that way??? It's a 2-way street... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I know exactly how you feel. I have let countless small bucks walk and only later to have a someone else shoot them. My 62acres butts up against a 450acre hunting camp. Those city guys come up in their Hummers and Escalades decked out in orange from head to toe, all carrying .300 weatherbys. FOR DEER! .300 weatherby's??? PUHLEESE!!! They shoot anything in sight...so much for QDM. I'm gonna put a sign on my truck this gun season that says "let the spikes walk". I'm hoping to get the message out a bit. The brown its down concept has to go... Practice QDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I feel your pain... A lot of the areas I hunt though are like ladydiehard's, totall land locked, hunters within 400-500 yds or so.. I've let them walk and within 5 minutes.. Boom.. No talking to those idiots though, they're stand thieves as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! ya, we don't usually have problems with the neighbors but we hunt as a family so one year i might pass on a buck but the next year when he is mature my brother sister or dad will shoot him! Really makes for some fun times and joking around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I respect the choice of those that practice QDM...but my group does NOT practice it for more reasons than just neighbors that don't. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe your neighbors don't because they know ya'll will shoot anything that walks....ever think of it that way??? It's a 2-way street... [/ QUOTE ] Oh boy, here we go. I shouldn't have commented at all. I've just recently been through a fairly heated debate on another forum over this and really don't want to do it again. All I will say is to repeat part of what I previously said...with an added bottom line. My group does NOT practice QDM for more reasons than just neighbors that don't. Emphasis on "MORE REASONS". Bottom line: I believe in a person's right to choose and the right to not be badgered over their choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! There is absolutely nothing wrong with not practicing QDM or making the effort to educate people on QDM (as difficult as that educational process is at times). Shoot any deer that is legal and is what YOU want to shoot. Just never complain that someone else is shooting "your" deer or that you never see larger deer. Taking any deer is a personal choice and no one should be condemed for any legally taken deer. Part of that personal choice on weather to shoot or pass on a deer comes with the price that that deer may be taken by another hunter. This is a fact of hunting. People need to accept this fact and move on. Keep this in mind. If I pass on a 120" 8 pointer, then he is one step closer to making it to a 140" deer. He might get shot 10 minutes later or 10 days later, but if I had pulled the trigger, he would have had NO chance at making it to a 140" deer. And, with a little luck, he just might make it through the season, because I chose to pass on him. Back to the original post. No hunter owns the deer, until his legal tag is on the deer. So, please do not whine that someone else is shooting your deer. Do your best to educate the other hunters on QDM (if you so choose). And be happy for the guy that shot what you consider "your" deer. IMO, be even happier if that guy elected to also pass on that deer giving him one more chance at a 140" or 150" dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I don't practice it here on the land I hunt here by the house because the others that hunt there shoot whatever walks. One shot a fawn and a spike this year. The other shot a 3 point. The last guy hit a spike and lost it. What is the point if the people you hunt with are not gonna participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colescott1 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! You may not be able to get all your neighbors to practice QDM, but if YOU wish to, you can still make a difference, and this is how. What is your buck limit in the area you hunt? Most places its 1. (not MD, I know.) So, if YOU let that 3 pt walk, and it gets shot by the next farmer over, then he is done for the year, and between the two of you, only 1 young deer is dead. If you decide cause they'll kill it anyway, that you might as well, you'll shoot that 3 pt. You now took your buck. And the next spike that walks over the kill gets blasted by the neighbor. Now 2 young deer are dead. You'll never convince everyone, but you do have some say in it by controling your own actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I'm going to chime in on this one, I QDM 800 acres here in pa. Every one of us that hunts this property has a different opinion on what a trophy is. I can only shoot what I want, and let the other guys shoot what they want. If I decide to wait on a nice buck, I wait. If Harold decides to shoot the first buck that walks up, his choice. He doesn't see it my way and I don't see it his way. But who cares, If he's happy, shouldn't I be happy for him. I don't own the deer, I just own the land. If I want to own the deer I'll have to Invest in a high fence, won't that open up a can of worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! You hunt? Thought you were in front of your computer all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [ QUOTE ] You hunt? Thought you were in front of your computer all day. [/ QUOTE ] ha ha.........funny little man...... muggs there yet????? btw....keep your wife away from him........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] You hunt? Thought you were in front of your computer all day. [/ QUOTE ] ha ha.........funny little man...... muggs there yet????? btw....keep your wife away from him........ [/ QUOTE ] I cancelled that hunt. He cracked on me one too many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [quote I cancelled that hunt. [/ QUOTE ] yeah but Mrs. Tominator didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! [ QUOTE ] [quote I cancelled that hunt. [/ QUOTE ] yeah but Mrs. Tominator didn't [/ QUOTE ] .......where are you gonna be tominator?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! I better stop, Chris is gonna deck me as soon as I get down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: It\'s starting......AGAIN! sorry for your bad luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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