I'm all for harvesting antlerless deer, but come on guys its getting out of hand. The state wanted these deer harvested and we did it, the goal has been met. It's the private and closed lands where we can't hunt that there are too many deer. We don't see the number of deer like we have in past, I can remember back during the 80's all of the 90's seeing 30-40 plus deer aday with good bucks running around. Whats been going on with this unlimited antlerless crap isn't harvesting in my eyes, it's killing, and to top it off we have enough problems with these tree hugers, anti-hunters, they love to see us driving home with numerous deer so they can take pictures and then use it against us and the sport we all love!!!! I hunt one of the most limited zones there is, zone 4 and it's down 218 deer. Take 1 or 2 antlerless for the freezer allow the rest to walk, so they can reproduce.
NJ 2004-2005 Deer Harvest Report
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i like the laws when i started hunting...2 deer your choice.
i hate the unlimited doe harvest rule. to be quite honest i p [no swearing please] up does often and STILL harvest 4-5 antlerless deer a year. WHY? because i can. but i wish i couldnt, WHY? becasue i wouldnt.
sometimes i cant help myself. i normally let the does walk until they notice me. if they circle me then wind me it becomes a bigger challenge so i go for it. otherwise they live for at least another 75 yards when they cross the next hunter in the woods. sometimes i feel if i dont shoot em someone else will so why not get the practice?[confused]
if the state didnt allow this there would be no problem. its the gun hunters fault. they complained that the bowhunters shoot all the nice bucks early season and leave them nothing. correct me if im wrong but the biggest bucks ive ever seen harvested were during shotgun 6day. and now they wanna make it even longer...saturday - saturday. the one thing i hope passes if they keep the earn a buck is that you can bank your doe from fall bow and use it for permit bow.
take it upon yourselves ... im thinking if when i see a doe to make her see me. this will smarten her up for the next hunter in the woods.
i hate the unlimited doe harvest rule. to be quite honest i p [no swearing please] up does often and STILL harvest 4-5 antlerless deer a year. WHY? because i can. but i wish i couldnt, WHY? becasue i wouldnt.
sometimes i cant help myself. i normally let the does walk until they notice me. if they circle me then wind me it becomes a bigger challenge so i go for it. otherwise they live for at least another 75 yards when they cross the next hunter in the woods. sometimes i feel if i dont shoot em someone else will so why not get the practice?[confused]if the state didnt allow this there would be no problem. its the gun hunters fault. they complained that the bowhunters shoot all the nice bucks early season and leave them nothing. correct me if im wrong but the biggest bucks ive ever seen harvested were during shotgun 6day. and now they wanna make it even longer...saturday - saturday. the one thing i hope passes if they keep the earn a buck is that you can bank your doe from fall bow and use it for permit bow.
take it upon yourselves ... im thinking if when i see a doe to make her see me. this will smarten her up for the next hunter in the woods.
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