Trophy hunters

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Aging Bucks on the Hoof – Part 1 | Deer & Deer Hunting | Whitetail Deer Advice and Instruction

Decent article on hoof aging.

[hornett22]

I didn't mean to upset anyone here. I was just venting about some characters I ran across in the woods over the years.Some I even hunted with for the last time..

[gregintenn]

The problem I see with "trophy hunters" is that most of the ones I come in contact with are in competition with one another, and end up doing unethical and illegal things in order to get the biggest deer. This gives ALL hunters a bad name. I'd like these people purged from our rolls. If you hunt legally, this shouldn't offend you.

[Guest adamoxtwo]

The problem I see with "trophy hunters" is that most of the ones I come in contact with are in competition with one another, and end up doing unethical and illegal things in order to get the biggest deer. This gives ALL hunters a bad name. I'd like these people purged from our rolls. If you hunt legally, this shouldn't offend you.

Didn't you get the memo?? We now refer to them as scavengers

[DaveS]

I agree!

[durtyzulu]

I don't shoot the ones with white spots. Say it's muzzy season and I see 2 does and a juvy buck. I'll let him walk and take a doe. I'm there for meat and giving him a chance to get bigger and smarter for gun season, and if he's all I see , I'll eat him too!

[Wingshooter]

Yeah,sick bastards. Guys that kill for antlers and leave the antlerless carcass to rot instead of eating or donating the meat would be considered sick bastards in my book.

I have to say that in my 30 years of hunting experience, I have never witnessed this. I've heard about poaching instances, but hunters don't do this. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I would say it's pretty rare.

I grew up in MD (hunted the Eastern Shore) and Northern OH, so we all hunted trophies. Besides, it's easier to drag a deer out of the woods if he's got big handles attached to his head. Does were considered bait. Bragging rights for a big buck doesn't stop at the neck either: body mass is important too, and it's hard to weigh a deer if you left his carcass in da woods. I have never seen anyone walking out with just a set of antlers, but I've seen many hunters dragging out trophy deer.

For me, I guess you could say that I am a "trophy meat hunter" because I eat (or share) what I kill, but I'm always looking for a big buck. I will kill a doe or a smaller buck if I need to fill my freezer, but my freezer is only so big. However, it is in need of some venison right now, so I will take the first opportunity of the season before I start to get picky.