Wounded a running deer :-(
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The only species that a LEH draw is mandatory is Grizzly, Bison and Roosevelt (Island and Coastal) Elk
Every other tag can be purchased over the counter, although not all species have open seasons in every area.
SOme areas have LEH due to a small population (or politics) and some simpley have no such animal. Can't hunt sheep in the Lower Mainland, or Moose on Van ISland for instance...
Still, if a guy had the time, money and luck, he could kill (without a draw)
3 deer (plus 10 Queen Charlotte deer)
2 black bear
5 bobcat
1 caribou
2 cougr
1 elk
1 moose
5 lynx
1 moose
1 goat
1 sheep
3 wolves
1 wolverine
Plus yotes NBL
grouse 5 per day
Waterfowl..
Other small stuff..
Lucky phukas.
You really can afford to wait around,and put meat in the freezer at any time.
My deer seasn here is just two weeks,and only one deer per person,so if you want the meat(most in my gang do)you gotta strike while the iron is hot.Not that we would starve without is but is very nice to have.
Getting the youngsters out,and hanging out with the fellas is my #1 concern.Freezer filler is #2,and if I get a trophy thats a bounus.I did happen to get two deer in the last few years I would call a trophy.A 12pt two years ago,and last year I got a nice buck with 21 scoreable points(not scored yet).Sure I was as proud as punch,and as hard as I hunt in the two given weeks we get these are the first trophy size racks I have got.I usually see the big ones feeding on the local fields after the hunt,so this was indeed a treat.
I am sure if we were trophy hunters in my area the kids would get discouraged pretty fast.
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Getting kids out should always be #1 priority.
I dont' hold out for "trophy" for kids or new hunters- Getting them ANY deer or bear is what really hooks them.
My thinking is always "It's easier and cheaper to buy a cow from a farmer, than to fill the freezer with game"
Which means I can HUNT more and be more selective...And besides- I usually fill the freezer up anyway, and when I o get aside of beef, it's form my GF's family farm.
I dont' hold out for "trophy" for kids or new hunters- Getting them ANY deer or bear is what really hooks them.
My thinking is always "It's easier and cheaper to buy a cow from a farmer, than to fill the freezer with game"
Which means I can HUNT more and be more selective...And besides- I usually fill the freezer up anyway, and when I o get aside of beef, it's form my GF's family farm.
There lies the huge difference. You pass up any deer you see here & there's a good chance you won't see another. There's an average of 3-4 guys a week in our camp every year that don't see a deer. So as pointed out if you take 2 weeks off work to hunt, then you better shoot pretty when you get a shot, the bears are pretty much always hibernating by now, there's nothing else you can legally hunt, so by your system if we shot a deer 1st day we'd be relocated to being a camp drunk by the end of your holiday
If it's got nothing to do with beating your chest,
WHY would anyone in their right mind pass up a nice tender two year old buck in favour of a big, gamey, tough, strong tasting 12 pt buck
if you have a choice?You just don't get it do you
It's not MY deer or the guy that shot it's deer!
They are camp deer, cut, wrapped, & divided evenly, so your pile of chops likely came from several deer!
There is a post were the guy hasn't shot a deer in six years?
I would be hunting somewhere else.
It happens lots, sometimes it just a guy is noisier on a watch or not as good a hunter, or not as lucky, so what the point is we all get to spend time with guys at the camp, & have an equal opportunity!
Explain this, I have not changed my hunting style in 20 yrs, the last 3 yrs reads like this, year one..I shot 5, year two, never seen a single hair that wasn't already dead, year three shot 5 again & passed on a few does as doe tags were getting short!
If it's got nothing to do with beating your chest,
WHY would anyone in their right mind pass up a nice tender two year old buck in favour of a big, gamey, tough, strong tasting 12 pt buck
Don't know where you hunt, but the quality of my venison has always been the same..whether it field dressed 125lbs or 260lbs. So why would anyone in their right mind shoot a small deer when you can shoot a big one?
Don't know where you hunt, but the quality of my venison has always been the same..whether it field dressed 125lbs or 260lbs. So why would anyone in their right mind shoot a small deer when you can shoot a big one?
Because if you don't shoot the small one you do see there may be a chance you won't shoot any!
It seems it's much easier to get a deer where your are than here, I guess that's pretty obvious when you are given mulitple tags, here it's one hunter, one tag for a reason. I'd like for you to come here & "just shoot another one"
Quote Captonion "My deer season here is just two weeks,and only one deer per person,so if you want the meat(most in my gang do)you gotta strike while the iron is hot.Not that we would starve without is but is very nice to have."
Since it's a rare occasion that a camp fills ALL it's tags (never in my camp so far), why would you pass, it's one less for the pot??
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Thats a chance I'm willing to take...Sometimes I have gone 2 years without shooting a deer. And NOT because i didn't see anything,
just because I know the little ones will add weight and antler size by next year. I'm there for the experience.
...if I want meat I just walk out the door to the barnyard and shoot it.
Thats a chance I'm willing to take...Sometimes I have gone 2 years without shooting a deer. And NOT because i didn't see anything,
just because I know the little ones will add weight and antler size by next year. I'm there for the experience.
...if I want meat I just walk out the door to the barnyard and shoot it.
You took 2 weeks off work for 2 years & happy to not get some venny!
Sounds like a good experience
My family would be happier eating a small one
beefman said:
Thats a chance I'm willing to take...Sometimes I have gone 2 years without shooting a deer. And NOT because i didn't see anything,
just because I know the little ones will add weight and antler size by next year. I'm there for the experience.
TOTALY DIFFERENT SITUATION
Both your posts are all about your choice,and your experience.thats all well,and fine but the ME ME ME attitude does not work when you are hunting with 8-12 other members.Most of these guys want to go home with a box of meat(not beef,or pork),and without surplus tags,an extended deer season,and an over abundace of deer we work with what we got.
Whoopty do if any of us take a small deer the first day.We still got the rest of the season to shoot a big one if given the chance.Our chances of getting a big one if we have already shot a little one doesn't chang in the least.Neither does yours if you think about it.
I just like yourself when I am hunting myself pick and choose,because I love to hunt,and I to would like to shoot a big one.Also because it is me hunting myself,and the only expectations I have to consider are mine,and not a dozen other guys.
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wow this post went sideways into the land of vitriol loooong ago. I'm almost sorry I created it.
I read an article in the Ontario Out of Doors and they asked the opinion of a few people on shooting at running game. The consensus seemed to be either don't, or keep it short. Of particular interest was Keith Cunningham (marine sniper, international competitor in service rifle and sniper shoots for decades and other such qualifications up the hoop, including a life long interest in hunting, and my former coach) who said he personally keeps his running shots at under 50 metres, or 50 yards when in the US. I find this a reasonable limit, however unsuccesful it has been for me. The most constructive advice I've heard here, as uninspired and unimaginative as it is - is to shoot within your known limits and that implies practice. Practice, practice, practice - however hard it may be to get practice on true "running shots".
I read an article in the Ontario Out of Doors and they asked the opinion of a few people on shooting at running game. The consensus seemed to be either don't, or keep it short. Of particular interest was Keith Cunningham (marine sniper, international competitor in service rifle and sniper shoots for decades and other such qualifications up the hoop, including a life long interest in hunting, and my former coach) who said he personally keeps his running shots at under 50 metres, or 50 yards when in the US. I find this a reasonable limit, however unsuccesful it has been for me. The most constructive advice I've heard here, as uninspired and unimaginative as it is - is to shoot within your known limits and that implies practice. Practice, practice, practice - however hard it may be to get practice on true "running shots".
Here ya go!
A pressboard deer on a pulley/cable system run by an electric motor at @ 50yds.I also have one at the camp that runs @ 75yds.Not only is this fun,it will help a whole lot if you keep at it.We get a group together altleast once a month to burn some powder,and BS.
You took 2 weeks off work for 2 years & happy to not get some venny!
Sounds like a good experience
My family would be happier eating a small one
3 weeks to be precise, for 2 years. And a very enjoyable time I had watching the does, fawns, and small 6-8 pointers, along with the grouse, owls, coyotes, fischers, woodpeckers, nuthatch's, creepers, etc, etc.
3 weeks to be precise, for 2 years. And a very enjoyable time I had watching the does, fawns, and small 6-8 pointers, along with the grouse, owls, coyotes, fischers, woodpeckers, nuthatch's, creepers, etc, etc.
All fine and dandy, glad you had a good time. If that's your thing
My wife enjoys venny chops more than experience stew
Same here.
BC doesn't have bucks jumping out in front of you, begging to be shot. Lot's of tag soup gets made in BC, and often it is "meat hunters" making it.
There's an average of 3-4 guys a week in our camp every year that don't see a deer. So as pointed out if you take 2 weeks off work to hunt, then you better shoot pretty when you get a shot, the bears are pretty much always hibernating by now, there's nothing else you can legally hunt, so by your system if we shot a deer 1st day we'd be relocated to being a camp drunk by the end of your holiday
So don't shoot a deer on day one, unless it's the one you want...And you don't have to get drunk the rest of the week.
For you, it's more important to fill tags. Filling tags isn't my prime motivation. I like to hunt.
It's a reasonable limit for an experienced shot at running game!
As I said before we start newbies & young guys shooting at running deer on runways where shots are from 10-30 feet.
