The most "Anti-Hunting" Province??

[smokin'stoegie]

You really need to get out of that southwest corner....... Driving distance shouldn't limit the true hunter.....

I do,, hunt 42, 47. This area is awesome for turkeys and controlled deer hunts.

 

[umchorn2]

2015 cull buck




Not picking on you Superbrad but it seems there is a lot of hunting pressure on the hunting camp. Was it 62 acres? I couldn't imagine shooting more than 1 or 2 deer off my entire 470 acres and there are some big parcels adjoining me with comparatively little pressure.

 

[Camp Cook]

I admire that you eat what you shoot, that should be the law as far as I'm concerned regarding any kind of killing...including predators, unless you have a legitimate reason to kill such as preservation of life or livelihood.

D*mn good thing you're not in charge...

 

[BigUglyMan]

2015 cull buck

Hardly a "cull" buck but seeing how clueless you are about other things I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[Superbrad]

The camp is indeed 62 acres, plus about a 40 acre Ofah lease.... however it is surrounded by 1000's of acres of almost unpressured land.... The deer population in Ontario is extremely healthy, driving at night in the countryside, one should be on the look out.....

On my small acreage near where my main residence is, I put out corn in the winter..... My current record for deer feeding simultaneously is 28......

 

[the spank]

Superbrad, how many deer are made into those sausage and how many pounds of deer meat is that? I admire that you eat what you shoot, that should be the law as far as I'm concerned regarding any kind of killing...including predators, unless you have a legitimate reason to kill such as preservation of life or livelihood. There are far too many losers that just drive around rural areas blasting coyotes and whatever they want simply because they feel like it.

The 4x4 whitetail I shot this year weighed 205 pounds and yielded 95 pounds of meat...an average deer for Saskatchewan. He was about 120 inches B&C, a typical 3.5 year old that has no trophy potential antler wise but makes a great meat buck by most standards. Nearly a 46% ratio of meat to body mass...about what can be expected in a mature deer. I had to drag him through hilly terrain, 8 inches of snow covered long grass and 1.5 miles to get him out while carrying 20 pounds of gear. Took me 3 hours...so ya I worked pretty hard for him. I will have some pics once photobucket lets me upload and post. Any better pic sharing sites?

My 2015 hunting season in Saskatchewan is as follows, and this year was about tied for the least game I have seen in the last 6 seasons:

15 total hunting trips starting from Sept. 25-Nov 30 including bow, muzzleloader and rifle
2211 km travelled
87 hrs 35 min combined driving + hunting (65 hrs actually in the field)
$221.10 in fuel

Wolverine PFRA 4 trips (where I shot the deer)
Montrose PFRA 1 trip
Asquith PFRA 1 trip
Aberdeen PFRA 1 trip
Ducks Unlimited 1 trip
Fish and Wildlife Development Land 6 trips, once each

Mule Deer: 10 does, 5 fawns, 6 bucks (2 mature 5x5)

White Tail: 10 does, 4 fawns, 7 bucks (2 mature; 5x5 and 4x4 which I shot)

Moose: 2 cows, 4 calfs, 1 mature bull 40 inch spread Elk: 7 cows Ruffed grouse: 5 Sharp tailed grouse: 3 Coyote: 1

Conservation officers: Zero

2015 was a very poor year for upland game and predators from what I have seen from the places I was. As you can tell, I had many opportunities to shoot game, however, mature bucks are what I'm after. I would have liked to see a higher buck to doe ratio and more does with multiple fawns. Almost all the animals I saw this year would have been excellent kill shots had I not passed on them. Do you guys consider that a lot of game? I find those game numbers very poor.

Wow! You keep track of your hunting right down to the dollar? I could not nor would not even begin to guess what I spend to hunt or keep a record of mileage, costs, animals seen vs.harvested/age/### etc. I can probably recount 99% of what I saw and where in my memory banks. I sure don't need nor want an itemized list. You seem to me like you are not having fun with hunting as it is not producing the results you want as viewed by your charts.........you need a different hobby buddy!! If stats are your thing I'd suggest baseball, hockey, golf or some such thing or if you like shooting that much take up some kind of competition discipline. I can only imagine the conversation sitting next to you in a duck blind as you calculate costs of meat attained vs. cost of decoys, ammo expended, gas, mileage, vehicle depreciation etc ............oh and one other thing.......if you really believe so much in the eat what you shoot mantra send me your address and I will drop off all my coyote carcasses to you from now on. I would feeel better knowing I am helping out a fellow person with a little extra meat in the freezer than feeding the magpies!