Tom2008 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 This is true! haha :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm with Al. If i have my bow in hand, i tend to lower my standards a bit, but with a rifle, i'll pass on most of what i see. but i tend to get my limit, so label me what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 It varies. If I'm using a rifle, it's opening day and I know it's only a matter of time before a good buck comes by then I'll hold out. But if I have a bow in my hands, first legal deer without spots that comes by within bow range is going to be skewered. With a muzzleloader I'm in between if you know what I mean. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm a hunter. All I need to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Rifle season is my trophy hunting season. Bow and BP season are meat season. Especially bow season....I feel fortunate to harvest any deer with a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 All depends on my state of mind at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm more of a meat hunter, I'll shoot the first buck that comes out and gives me a good shot. My day will come for the trophy buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Both.... I'm definitely going to shoot a doe or two a year for the meat, but the small bucks are going to get the pass. Me too............but Deer Manager actually fits better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Meat hunter,I let a lot of small bucks go and shoot does for meat.Unless the end of the season gets near and I need more meat,then the button bucks and spikes better stay out of range or they to will be in the freezer,if the freezer aint full of meat it for sure aint going to be full of horns first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Metal Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Meat is the #1 priority for us. But I love "the hunt" more than anything. If I sit out all day for a week in sub-zero temps and see nothing, I still love it. Just being out there is awesome! The harsher the conditions...the better too for me. It's part of the challenge, part of the hunt for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Both, the meat is my Trophy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I feel fortunate to harvest any deer with a bow. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I consider myself a trophy hunter in the way that I have a certain age that we try to take. Size plays a role too but I will gladly take a mature deer no matter how big or small his antlers are. I also try to harvest does as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 well if u go for the trophy u get the meat with it so......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldksnarc Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hunter first. There have been years I haven't filled my tag(s) and just enjoyed the experience. But, I usually spend the first part of the season looking for a trophy and the last couple of days I may take a doe for the meat. It's been a long time since I've had to hunt for the meat. Plus, with a January doe season I can get the meat any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I always have hopes of killing a trophy deer every time I go out, but if that doe steps out first....she's down. So I guess I'm a little of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzy1 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 hey! I would say both,i try to shoot a couple doe early so i can focus on a buck in nov and early dec. Then i will shoot another doe or two late season.We eat alot of venison so i do need meat before a big buck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widowmaker Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Depends really... I like to think of myself as a trophy hunter, but sometimes I get caught up in the moment and then I become just a deer hunter:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Depends really... I like to think of myself as a trophy hunter, but sometimes I get caught up in the moment and then I become just a deer hunter:D:D Well put! I think that's what the majority of us are. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 we can take 1 doe with archery and buck or doe with archery,shotgun,or muzzleloader.I try to get a doe an october in archery and a buck after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I would say that I'm more of a mix of both. As earlier stated I will shoot a couple does a year, but I won't shoot a buck unless he's got some good headgear to go with it or injured..... Just my take but I consider a true "trophy" hunter a person that shoots the animal just for the mount and doesn't keep the meat because he has no interest in it....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I'll shoot for both. lol The biggest buck I've gotten is about 100", but I still try to shoot the biggest buck I can find. If I don't find it I use my bow tag to take a fat doe. - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnohero Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I consider myself as a hunter. I would take a trophy if it came a long. I also would take something smaller and more tasty if it came along too. Thought just being there is nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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