Do you eat eggs, veal, smaller fish etc etc.....? I think you get the point. Hunting ethics are'nt written in stone they are to each his own. weapon, shot distance, placement, size of the animal, age and types of animals.
Yes, I feel great. This is the only reason I'm on here is to "win". C'mon Troy, you know what I meant as well. You are influencing others to look at animals as they would humans or domesticated animals. This mentality is becoming more common, as it gets harder and harder to get the youth involved in hunting. This thread comes on the heels of the one about talking to kids about hunting. From your posts on here, I know you're doing a fine job raising your kids and involving them in the outdoors. Its not you I have an issue with, but the message about viewing fawns or calves as baby animals that need protecting for no other reason than they are a "baby".
cracking and egg versus driving an arrow through a fawn or calf ... are a lot different imo. Just personal. Veal no, Small Fish no, I throw everything back unless we are going to eat it. Which usually equates to something with some size to it. So its worth the time to clean and package it.
oh here we go GOD has spoken!!!! DEER are not people bruce lmao shed: eggs turn into chicks then to chickens but I do not know which came first so dont ask lol
Only if they are misbehaving in a public place. Otherwise, a belt or wooden board is plenty sufficient.
Fair enough. I don't have that problem. I look at animals a little different than a lot of hunters, I always have, always will. I teach over 300 kids every year at school how to shoot a bow and 150 more in my Outdoor Ed classes. Will I share with them my feelings on fawns and calf elk. NO, I do not need to. My boys on the other hand are going to hear their dads feelings. When they get out of my house they can kill what ever they think is right as long as its legal. Heck Im sure if it came right down to it I would NOT stop them from shooting a fawn or calf elk if they really wanted to and I would just read that in the moment... So I should not have stated it the way I did.. I just feel like I will have NO problem getting my boys a shot at a fat doe, cow or buck with a rifle in their hands..
This thread got sideways in a hurry. I kind of think it's common to view baby animals in a different light as grown animals. Regardless if it came from the disney effect or not. Plus I think it's quite different to shoot a "fawn" in december that is basically a mini replica of mom, than to smash a spotted one over the head in june while it's curled up on the ground.
Yes, your first response sounded out of character for you. It was kind of surprising. I know you're a good dude and you are passing on hunting to the next generation. Like I said before, it was the message, not you, that I was really addressing.
I've shot quite a few, and will shoot quite a few more I'm sure. I have access to a property this year that the owner feels has too many fawns this year, all of the family groups has at least twins and a couple of triplets. They would prefer to whack the mature does late season, but have given me a green flag to shoot a fawn early season if I wish. You can bet I'm going to draw blood there some night after work in a couple of weeks. I've got an empty freezer and it's a lot easier waiting for a good buck once I've got some meat in the freezer.
Interesting convo ... one person brought up about the earn a buck program ... in that case I prolly would shoot one if push came to shove ... but I am guessing that is in the related overpopulated areas??? I don't know ... anyone?
Ive shot them and would again. If mommas around I shoot her then quickly nock a 2nd arrow and try for the little one.
Yes. They sure are tasty. That doesn't mean shoot every fawn you see. It means I would shoot one once in awhile.
