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Last Friday I got a Bass Pro catalog---FALL HUNTING ISSUE. I think that's sort of pushing things, don't you? I mean, we still have all the fishing of summer (which isn't even officially here yet) and hurricane season to get through. It just seems a tad early to be thinking about fall hunting---I have too much to do right now.

from pineywoods on 6.12.13

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Is this the normal amount of usage on this site? Does not seem like there are many users.

from JHP on 6.10.13

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This weekend, I was able to walk within 10 yards of a doe, who was, ironically bedded down 10 yards away from one of my stands! I saw this doe watching me from a atv trail 30 yards away. So i tried meandering over to it to see how close i could get. It took me 20 minutes but she let me get within 15 yards from her before the doe lost interest and walked away. Thats when i started to walk along with the doe until it bedded down feet from my deer stand! All she did was watch me as i walked by the stand. Walking up on a clueless doe early archery season like that would be lethal, and probably what i'll do to hopefully bag my first deer with a bow.

from MNwhitetailHunter on 6.9.13

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DSMbirddog, how did you do for your opener? It was somewhat slow for me far as catching fish, crankbaits seemed to be the only way to catch fish and the only ones biting were northerns and smallmouths. Went up to another lake further north and fishing up there also seemed slower than usual.

from MNwhitetailHunter on 6.9.13

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Trophy Bucks

if you hunted an area thourouhly all season long and finally you have an oppourtunity to take a young buck or a doe.would you shoot it ?obviously this herd is in trouble,and no seriour trophy hunter would even consider this option.As a veteran trophy hunter w/50 years experience I'VE WITNESSED what the average meat hunter takes from the field. generally spike bucks top the list.years ago when the white tail were first being reintroduced you hunted for deer. nowdays there are an abundance of them.Im happy for any young hunter or novice that happens to take any deer regardless of sex or age .AS deer hunters though we need to be selective hunters though, unfortunately thats not the case.Sometimes in over populated areas greater numbers of doe deer taken is desireable.HARVESTING YOUNG BUCKS BY MATURE HUNTERS,to me is a sign of greed ,incompetence and ignorance. Why not put a premium on buck tags to help protect them so we all have a chance to fulfill our dreams and not just the back of our pickup trucks ?

from 6phunter on 6.9.13

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What flint lock is best for squirel

from Visitor on 6.6.13

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Where I patrol has one area that is heavily wooded. Along the roadside is a very tiny fawn that continuously has trouble getting to his feet to walk and when he does, its wobbly.If you stop to watch him he just lays down like a dog and doesn't move as mother doe watches on very angrily. We've received numerous calls it's injured and requesting it get put down, which has not happened yet. This has been going on for a few weeks now and he is staying within a block radius or so. Does it take a certain amount of time for this little one to get his footing? Is it normal for them to lie there in fear at that age? Any advice before the drastic has to take place is much appreciated!!

from officerdom1987 on 6.5.13

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Since some deer hunters claim to only hunt for the meat,states should have tag's available that are priced higher for bucks.That way bucks would have a chance to grow older and the meat hunters would have to (hunt for doe)instead of harvesting the first deer available.

from 6phunter on 6.1.13

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when sighting in my compound bow at the archery shop, the distance was only 20 yards and the bullseye was around 4.5 feet high when i was on with my 20yd pin,I had to sight in the rest of the pins I used a block target on the ground with the bullseye at 18 inches high,should the bullseye be at 4.5ft. when sighting in all the pins, out to 40yds. will this affect arrow drop, seeing the bullseye is lower

from don morrison on 5.30.13

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Was ground hog hunting yesterday and came across a dead fawn in the middle of the field. It was a very fresh kill. The odd thing was that the only thing that was eaten was the stomach region. All of its organs were gone and nothing else was touched. Do coyotes do this or is this possibly the work of another animal? I'm in southern Maryland btw.

from pjsabella on 5.28.13

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