Thanks for posting the pic supersider. I don't think any of us would mind shooting that last day/meat buck ;)
Looks like there is a fair amount of velvet still on the the top two of the points on the deers right side. Do you have any pictures that show a side profile?
JB florida,
I don't think hunters should only get to draw 2 tags every 10 years and if you can find anywhere that I said this feel free to point it out. Go look at post #39 if you want so see what I think about draw hunts. Even if Idaho went to a statewide draw system hunters wouldn't have to...
I wasn't trying to pee on anyones cheerios. I still think that it would be a good idea to give hunters an incentive to not pull the trigger often.
dufus,
I don't have any problem with anyone that wants to shoot a meat buck on the last day of the season but I think it would be a good idea to...
i think the F&G shouldn't just open up a unit into a general hunt that will be a war zone like what happened in 56 this year. Why not slowly increase the number of tags for a few years and then open it up to a controlled hunt?
Supersider,
If there is something we can do besides making a post on an internet forum let us know. I think I know what unit you are talking about but could be wrong because I haven't heard anything official yet. I don't think archery hunters are asking too much for wanting only a half a unit...
supersider,
I've put some thought into the "be careful what you wish" statement you and others have been telling me. I would agree that things could easily become a lot worse than they are now but I don’t think that is a reason that we shouldn’t try to improve them. I still think a statewide...
elkgunner,
I never thought about buying a sheep and butchering. That would give me some more experience on how to cut up an animal but I think I'll pass on that and keep on practicing on deer and elk ;) . I think you know exactly why I shot a little buck on the last day. You just want to hear...
Here's an update on what changes were made.
commission adopts turkey seasons
The opportunity to hunt wild turkeys will be expanded again in the 2005 hunting seasons approved by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission December 10.
Meeting by telephone conference, the Commission unanimously...
Supersider,
I didn't want this thread to sound like I was whining that there aren't any mature bucks the general season units, I just don't think there are enough of them. I’m not the least bite bitter that I didn’t get to wrap my tag around some thick horns this year, I just had an idea that...
I just read some of my posts and they are more blunt that I would want them to be. I'm not trying to come across as being pissed off because I'm not. I'm not trying to offend anyone and haven't been offended myself. I guess when I type things up like this I come across a little (but probably a...
I haven’t been hunting half as long or killed half as many mule deer as many of you but that doesn't mean that I don’t understand what is going on. I’m not pissed at the F&G because I didn’t get a big buck this year. I still saw a few mature bucks this year but I think with better management I...
Greenhorn,
By the way thanks for the feedback.
And yes I know I'm a hypocrite but I hope that I have explained that well enough in other posts. Anyone that says there aren't enough bucks or mature bucks and shoots a muley buck whether it is big or small is a hypocrite.
Greenhorn,
I didn’t take any offense to anything you said so there is no need to appologize. Just read my Quote from post #17. I’m just writing the way that I am to get my point across and am not trying to offend anyone and won’t be easily offended myself.
Some places in SE Idaho have a good...
supersider,
I didn’t say anything or see anything about bonus or preference points earlier so I don’t know were that came from. Statistically I should have drawn 2-4 tags in the last 7 years that I have been apply and the only tag that I have drawn was the 50x tag which I don’t think really...
Supersider,
The bottom line is that I don’t think there are enough muley bucks for hunters to kill a 2 point meat buck every year (yes I know I’m a hypocrite ;) but I hope I have explained that argument well enough in other posts).
30 years ago an idea like this wouldn’t have worked. Today...
Moosie,
I hope that my other posts can answer most of your questions but will try to answer some of your questions directly.
Question #1 from moosie.
Here’s a quote from post #2 about my opinion of controlled hunts.
Question #2 from moosie.
My paragraph in Post #2 about season the length...
Greenhorn,
It really isn’t as bad as I may have made it sound for you but the mule deer hunting could certainly be improved with different management practices. Overall I think the F&G does a good job and don’t think I know how to manage the big game herds better than the F&G, but I think this...
Elkfarmer,
The real trick is getting an idea that works and minimizes the number of people that disagree with it. 30 years ago an idea like this would have never worked. The reason why people hunt is changing and I think management practices should change as well. In New York an idea like...
Ithaca 37,
I know that I’m not going to get the regulations changed with “cheap talk” on an internet forum. I’m posting this question on this forum because it is an effective way to bounce my idea off other hunters so that I can improve it or abandon it.
I think the fine for poaching...