i LOVE hunting with my daughter

[tellnotails]

My 9 year old daughter and I went hunting together last night and harvested this beautiful mature doe.....she understands the need to keep the deer herd in check and she is becoming a great steward of the land...not to mention a great hunting buddy.....

sorry I have not posted in awhile.....been busy....:goodvibes

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/tellnotails/HPIM0674_003.jpg

[2goofycampers]

Congratulations to your DD and with an arrow yet, cool. :thumbsup2

So since a women folk brought home supper it's up to the men folk to cook and clean up, right. :rolleyes1

[Us3]

Great pic! Nothing better than daddy taking his girl fishing or hunting! :thumbsup2

[We4mickey]

My dad took all of us girls hunting at one time or another. I never shot anything, but everyone should experience it. Good Job!

[Gatordad]

Renee would be proud.

[Born 2 Fish]

What a nice deer ! And with a bow too,, good stuff :thumbsup2 !

[Rhonda]

Good job! Tell her congratulations!

Now....when can we expect our invitation for venison chops on the grill? :)

[stacktester]

Renee would be proud.

That's something Steve O will probably not see this year is his pic with a deer.:lmao: :lmao:

[des1954]

IMHO - bow hunting takes a skilled and steady hand to hit your mark. It's so different from hunting with rifles. Congrats to your DD!! Ummmm,,, can I give you my address for some venison sausage? I'll send you a bushel of Florida Lizards in exchange!!:rotfl:

[big kahuna1]

There ain't nothin' better then hunting with your Son or Daughter. Those are experiences I will never forgot. Now hunting with your Wife is a different story. I knew I should have never taken my wife hunting! Even my Son has never missed.....yet. My gun was broke. Really.

[merryweather20]

I'll send you a bushel of Florida Lizards in exchange!!:rotfl:

How tasty are these lizards?

I love how you're all putting in requests some of you want sausage, some of you want a dinner invite. :lmao:

[Rhonda]

mmmmmm...... Lizard on a stick! My favorite!
http://69.90.174.252/photos/display_pic_with_logo/3584/3584,1112978636,1.jpg

You think it's funny that we're asking for invitations?? We're serious!!! :rotfl:

[PanFanAL]

WOW! That's a big doe. Seems to be really healthy too. Congrats to your daughter. Those will always be great memories for both of you. I can't wait to start taking my son (3) hunting with me.

[Rhonda]

WOW! That's a big doe. Seems to be really healthy too. Congrats to your daughter. Those will always be great memories for both of you. I can't wait to start taking my son (3) hunting with me.

Well.....not so very healthy. :lmao:

[Just Beachy]

Congratulations to your dd! That took some skill!! I think it's great that the two of you can share a love of hunting and you're teaching her respect for the land and wildlife. I wish more parents would spend quality time with their children. :goodvibes

[VACAMPER]

You must be a proud daddy!

[BigDaddyRog]

I know Im the oddball out here...but I just cant see how this is teaching a child to repect anything.....Ive tried to teach my children to respect their elders...but never once did I hand them a crossbow or handgun or knife and tell them to kill an elder in order to achieve that respect. Im not judging anyone, and I mean no disrespect...and I AGREE 100% that ANYTIME spent bonding with your children is time very well spent, and watching them learn to appreciate a hobby that YOU have a passion for equals a pride uncomparable to much else in life....but I just dont have that animal killer instinct and am glad my kids have A DIFFERENT kind of respect for wildlife and the land. I have taken my daughter hunting on several occassions, she HAS shot many deer...but Im proud to say that the shooting was done with a camera....unfortunately, all of those photos have recently been deleted from my hard drive...maybe I should have had the photos mounted and hung on the wall...although they wouldn't have the same 3D effect as what you may have mounted on your wall.

I must admit, that IS a beautiful deer....too bad its a rotting carcus now.
Bambi's mom was just trying to let her fawn romp in the clearing, and look what happened.....yes, I cried!!!

Let the BDR bashing begin, but I just felt the need to put in a word for the non-murderers of the group....not that there's anything wrong with murder....(that doesnt even sound right to YOU, does it?)

[Shan-man]

Wow Rog, I had no idea you were a vegan! How enlightened of you. (yes, my voice drips sarcasm) I am not a hunter, but I sure appreciate the parents who teach their kids to be stewards of what they use. There is a cost to our consumption, and this girl is coming face to face (literally) with that reality and is then better able to appreciate and respect that cost. Kids who never come closer to that reality than to be "grossed out" by blood in the hamburger packaging have NO APPRECIATION for the cost of their consumption. Now if the OP were to chop off a trophy and roll the carcass into a ditch, THAT would be abhorrent.

Lesson #2, a trip to the dump to see how much we throw away followed by a trip to a shipyard to see how many containers come in from China!

Rog, luv ya man, but don't expect much love regarding this post! LOL

[mirmartinez]

When I was a junior in high school my home economics class showed a film on slaughter houses. For three years I did not eat meat. I was plagued by images of cows, chickens, and sledgehammers. As time went by I gradually reintroduced meat into my diet. However, I still can not remove the images burned into my memory.
Anyways, if I had to choose how to go I think I pick the arrow over the sledgehammer.

[BigDaddyRog]

Im sorry...I must have given the wrong impression...Im not a vegan, I'll eat the hell out of that deer...I just wont kill it!!!! And untill they stop selling it at the grocery store, or I literally cant afford to buy it to feed my family, I just dont feel any kind of need to learn to hunt or teach my kids.

Oh, yeah......I wear expensive leather boots too.

[big kahuna1]

There are no better stewards of land than hunters. And that is a fact Jack!:thumbsup2

[tellnotails]

Rog ...thats why we should never ...never....let emotion get in the way of our resource management.......Hunting is important to wildlife management....we are hunters.... we speak for wildlife and wildlife management. .... we provide a powerful support base for voiceless resources that cannot vote or pay taxes.......

Hunters (daughter/myself) also put our money where or mouth is..... we pay special taxes.... that hunters themselves asked and fought for... on arms and ammunition to support wildlife and conservation education..... License and permit fees form nearly all of the support for resource management programs...... we are also the most common supporters of non-game and conservation programs, even where they are not directly connected to hunting activities..........

Rog ....you need to pull up a chair around our campfire......listen....keep an open mind.....you'll come away with a new opinion.......far different then your original post...

[2goofycampers]

I know Im the oddball out here...but I just cant see how this is teaching a child to repect anything.....Ive tried to teach my children to respect their elders...but never once did I hand them a crossbow or handgun or knife and tell them to kill an elder in order to achieve that respect. Im not judging anyone, and I mean no disrespect...and I AGREE 100% that ANYTIME spent bonding with your children is time very well spent, and watching them learn to appreciate a hobby that YOU have a passion for equals a pride uncomparable to much else in life....but I just dont have that animal killer instinct and am glad my kids have A DIFFERENT kind of respect for wildlife and the land. I have taken my daughter hunting on several occassions, she HAS shot many deer...but Im proud to say that the shooting was done with a camera....unfortunately, all of those photos have recently been deleted from my hard drive...maybe I should have had the photos mounted and hung on the wall...although they wouldn't have the same 3D effect as what you may have mounted on your wall.

I must admit, that IS a beautiful deer....too bad its a rotting carcus now.
Bambi's mom was just trying to let her fawn romp in the clearing, and look what happened.....yes, I cried!!!

Let the BDR bashing begin, but I just felt the need to put in a word for the non-murderers of the group....not that there's anything wrong with murder....(that doesnt even sound right to YOU, does it?)

Think of it as fishing with arrows instead of hooks.

[BigDaddyRog]

Im not anti hunter.....or even anti hunting......Im glad someone is willing to kill the meat that I eat...cuz i sure dont wanna do it. I dont have a problem fishing, or killing snakes if I need to....maybe because they aint so cute. I just HONESTLY couldnt look down a barrel and pull the trigger on something that Id get a bigger thrill out of having eat out of my hand. Its a personal hangup I guess.....I just would feel guilty, like i murdered something that didnt deserve to die. Im sure thats very hypocritical, because I love red meat. And, I know its human nature to hunt(for some)....I guess Im just too soft, I could never do it.....and Im positive my kids would unravel if they watched a rabbit or deer get shot, Im not ashamed of that.

[Shannone1]

And, I know its human nature to hunt(for some)....I guess Im just too soft, I could never do it.....and Im positive my kids would unravel if they watched a rabbit or deer get shot, Im not ashamed of that.

I am the same way Rog. My dad is a big hunter and I spent many summers up at his cabin up north getting everything ready for hunting season. My dad's dad, brother and friends were all big hunters too. Well, one fall my 14 year old cousin wanted to prove to her dad(my dad's brother) that she could handle going up to the cabin during hunting season. Well, I was 12 and terribly jealous of my cousin so I just HAD to go too.

It was awful. Dead deer hanging between two huge trees with the stomachs cut open, the men all bragging about their big kills. I wanted to impress my dad so badly....so I went tracking with him. He had shot a deer and I helped him follow the blood trail through the woods. I will NEVER forgot what it was like to hear that poor deer stumbling and slowly dying. It took a good ten minutes and when we finally found her she was staring up at me with those big beautiful eyes and I ran back to the truck and cried the rest of the night. I never went back to the cabin during hunting season again and I am very glad my DH is not a hunter.

My dad still hunts and I am not anti-hunting. I know it needs to be done, especially here in MI where there are so many deer that would starve or cause fatal car accidents. I just could NOT do it myself.

I would also make a lousy farmer (could never watch baby animals being born and take care of them just to send them to slaughter one day), but that's a different subject ;)

[tellnotails]

I am the same way Rog. My dad is a big hunter and I spent many summers up at his cabin up north getting everything ready for hunting season. My dad's dad, brother and friends were all big hunters too. Well, one fall my 14 year old cousin wanted to prove to her dad(my dad's brother) that she could handle going up to the cabin during hunting season. Well, I was 12 and terribly jealous of my cousin so I just HAD to go too.

It was awful. Dead deer hanging between two huge trees with the stomachs cut open, the men all bragging about their big kills. I wanted to impress my dad so badly....so I went tracking with him. He had shot a deer and I helped him follow the blood trail through the woods. I will NEVER forgot what it was like to hear that poor deer stumbling and slowly dying. It took a good ten minutes and when we finally found her she was staring up at me with those big beautiful eyes and I ran back to the truck and cried the rest of the night. I never went back to the cabin during hunting season again and I am very glad my DH is not a hunter.

My dad still hunts and I am not anti-hunting. I know it needs to be done, especially here in MI where there are so many deer that would starve or cause fatal car accidents. I just could NOT do it myself.

I would also make a lousy farmer (could never watch baby animals being born and take care of them just to send them to slaughter one day), but that's a different subject ;)

I sympathize with you Shannone......I hate to see a great oppurtunity to expose a child to hunting go so terribly wrong.....:guilty:


Education and sound mentoring is key to the future of hunting......looking at my daughter ........the future looks pretty good :thumbsup2

[lisa8200]

I know Im the oddball out here...but I just cant see how this is teaching a child to repect anything.....Ive tried to teach my children to respect their elders...but never once did I hand them a crossbow or handgun or knife and tell them to kill an elder in order to achieve that respect. Im not judging anyone, and I mean no disrespect...and I AGREE 100% that ANYTIME spent bonding with your children is time very well spent, and watching them learn to appreciate a hobby that YOU have a passion for equals a pride uncomparable to much else in life....but I just dont have that animal killer instinct and am glad my kids have A DIFFERENT kind of respect for wildlife and the land. I have taken my daughter hunting on several occassions, she HAS shot many deer...but Im proud to say that the shooting was done with a camera....unfortunately, all of those photos have recently been deleted from my hard drive...maybe I should have had the photos mounted and hung on the wall...although they wouldn't have the same 3D effect as what you may have mounted on your wall.


I must admit, that IS a beautiful deer....too bad its a rotting carcus now.
Bambi's mom was just trying to let her fawn romp in the clearing, and look what happened.....yes, I cried!!!

Let the BDR bashing begin, but I just felt the need to put in a word for the non-murderers of the group....not that there's anything wrong with murder....(that doesnt even sound right to YOU, does it?)

Geez Rog, I don't even know where to start. How about here:
Some areas are prone to have hunting and some are not ( examples wold be the Ocala National Forest< YES,,,Downtown Miami NO ) I'm not sure of the lay of the land where you live so, hunting where you live may be minimal if not non- existant. In areas where hunting is prevelent, it is important to teach your kids why we hunt, and how to hunt. While you may not see it as respect for the land, it is still respect. Lack of this guidance is why there are people out there that go out and kill things just for the sake of killing things.Most hunters keep thier kill for food ( not that they need the food but, better than doing it for fun only). While your analogy for teaching respect was a fine one, it doesn't really apply to this type of repect IMHO.
I don't think that any amount of talking is going to change you mind and I don't want to. It is enough for me that you don't seem to condemn those that hunt even though your opinion differs.I thought you were a little strong with some of your statements( kinda like saying you guys are morons but, thats OK, as far as morons go your pretty cool ).

Along the lines of Denise, why is it OK to trick a fish into thinking its getting an easy meal and then shoving the barbed end of a piece of metal onto some various part of him(usually in the mouth ) while he wiggles to get loose.If its a small one or your at Disney you unhook and realease but, what if it gets injured, when fishing, you don't have any control as to where the hooks goes. Or you decide it would make a good meal? While you may put them on a stringer, at some point, you throw them in a container where you let them slowly suffocate to death,,. Yet this doesn't bother you. Is it because they are not as cute and fuzzy so you don't feel as guilty.( hope I didn't ruin fishing for you).

Rog, don't think that I think less of you, or feel that you think less of me because I don't. I just felt the need to expound on this ( or get a bigger spoon to stir with ).:rolleyes1

[Rhonda]

I grew up in Minnesota, and my grandparents and uncle were deer hunters. Scott (DH) also hunted and when our son turned 12 (or so) Scott taught him how to hunt. That was their bond every November!

Rog - I know exactly how you feel. Even though I love venison, I could never look at a live deer and pull the trigger myself. It was ok, once it was dead and hanging in the garage. I can help skin it, cut it up, cook it, etc. But I couldn't be the one to kill it. Now, I suppose, if we were starving, and that was the only way we could get food - I would do it. But, as long as somebody else is around to do it, I don't have to! :cutie:

We always taught our son the lesson: "Don't kill what you don't eat." Period. You don't hunt & shoot things for the fun of it. You don't shoot birds or squirrels or prairie dogs, just because it's fun. You don't go "trophy" hunting, just to have a nice rack to hang on the wall. (I know...heh-heh....she said " nice rack").

[Born 2 Fish]

I love to eat meat !:thumbsup2
Make mine on the Rare side , please.
Mmmmmmmm!

[rapriebe]

As I sit here in my Den, sipping my morning coffee and looking out my window, I see the herd of neighborhood deer in my backyard. I cannot imagine killing, much less eating, one of these magnificant animals that I have watched grow up. There currently are 5 or 6 doe, an 8-point buck and numerous youngins' hanging out, munching on the grass and the deer corn that my DH puts out for them every morning.

But I must also say that my DH use to go deer hunting and go out every fall for the weekly trip to the mountains of PA. I could never look at the deer when he brought it home but we did keep the venison and enjoyed some good meals from it.

However, as I get older and my life style has changed, I don't think I could eat venison again. Unfortunately we think of them more as our outside pets rather than a source of food. When I notice that one of the deer is missing, I try not to think too much about what could have happened to it -- hit by a car, killed by a deer hunter, sick, etc. So I totally understand both points of view that have been discussed but Rog --- :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

[Rhonda]

As I sit here in my Den, sipping my morning coffee and looking out my window, I see the herd of neighborhood deer in my backyard. I cannot imagine killing, much less eating, one of these magnificant animals that I have watched grow up. There currently are 5 or 6 doe, an 8-point buck and numerous youngins' hanging out, munching on the grass and the deer corn that my DH puts out for them every morning.

But I must also say that my DH use to go deer hunting and go out every fall for the weekly trip to the mountains of PA. I could never look at the deer when he brought it home but we did keep the venison and enjoyed some good meals from it.

However, as I get older and my life style has changed, I don't think I could eat venison again. Unfortunately we think of them more as our outside pets rather than a source of food. When I notice that one of the deer is missing, I try not to think too much about what could have happened to it -- hit by a car, killed by a deer hunter, sick, etc. So I totally understand both points of view that have been discussed but Rog --- :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

I used to have a couple of ducks as pets (Aflac and Gopher :)). To this day, I can't eat duck, and I don't let Scott order duck when we go out to eat. It makes me physically sick to see it on the plate. So, I know what you mean...

[Gatordad]

I'm with Rog, but I sum it up a little different. While I love eating meat, I don't like to get personal with my meal. I've had some of the good venison that Renee got while Steve watched, and it was quite tasty....

[Shan-man]

Pete, I respect your desire to be a step or two removed from the slaughter of your dinner. I prefer a step or two myself. But the inflammatory part of Rog's initial rant was when he suggested that hunters are murderous and disrespecters of nature. You cannot curse the butcher and enjoy the beef... this is called hypocrisy! You can certainly enjoy the beef and still harbor no interest in ever becoming a butcher, or even wanting to see what the butcher does, but don't curse the butcher for doing what a butcher does to provide you with what you enjoy. And yes, there is a difference between what a rancher/butcher does versus what a hunter does... the hunter is, in MHO, more humane. I used to work for a supplier to the meat processing industry and can tell you Bambi has it made in comparison to beef cattle. And don't even get me started on chicken!

[BigDaddyRog]

Rog, don't think that I think less of you, or feel that you think less of me because I don't. I just felt the need to expound on this ( or get a bigger spoon to stir with ).:rolleyes1

Not at all Mike...I wouldnt have posted this if "my spoon" wasnt looking to do a little stirring as well!!! And for the record, I didnt mean to insinuate that I thought you guys were morons for hunting....ya'll have WAAAY too many other reasons for me to throw the moron factor at, and I agree...I may be the biggest moron in this group.

...I've had some of the good venison that Renee got while Steve watched, and it was quite tasty....
LOL...Does Steve actually qualify as a hunter...isnt he more like...I dunno...RENEE'S CADDY????? (love ya SteveO)

....the inflammatory part of Rog's initial rant was when he suggested that hunters are murderous and disrespecters of nature.
Come on guys....you know I cant post a good rant without spreading some inflammatory disease!!!!:scared:

[PolynesianPixie]

the hunter is, in MHO, more humane. I used to work for a supplier to the meat processing industry and can tell you Bambi has it made in comparison to beef cattle. And don't even get me started on chicken!

or pigs!!!!!!

[Born 2 Fish]

I used to have a couple of ducks as pets (Aflac and Gopher :)). To this day, I can't eat duck, and I don't let Scott order duck when we go out to eat. It makes me physically sick to see it on the plate. So, I know what you mean...


Mmmmmmm,,roast duck !




or pigs!!!!!!



Pork Far Rules !!! Mmmmmm!

[Us3]

While growing up I had no problem eating duck or deer that my dad and brothers hunted for. I went dove hunting with them many times. And of course a fish fry was a weekly occurance at our house or campsite! :thumbsup2

But when I was a teen, my dad raised some quail to eat. There was NO WAY I was going to eat a bird that I "knew" and that had woke me up in the mornings with a "bob white" call!! :sad1:

[Rhonda]

Mmmmmmm,,roast duck !


:crazy2: :badpc:

[Gatordad]

While growing up I had no problem eating duck or deer that my dad and brothers hunted for. I went dove hunting with them many times. And of course a fish fry was a weekly occurance at our house or campsite! :thumbsup2

But when I was a teen, my dad raised some quail to eat. There was NO WAY I was going to eat a bird that I "knew" and that had woke me up in the mornings with a "bob white" call!! :sad1:

http://www.pascosheriff.com/websmart/Pasco/picts/Sheriff_in_Uniform_1_reduced.jpg
i've never heard his call.

[Us3]

lol :upsidedow

[Shan-man]

Mmmmmmm, roast duck! Pork Fat Rules!!! Mmmmmm!

Duck fat... now that's flavor. Almost as good as pork fat! :goodvibes :thumbsup2 :goodvibes

[tellnotails]

Pete, I respect your desire to be a step or two removed from the slaughter of your dinner. I prefer a step or two myself. But the inflammatory part of Rog's initial rant was when he suggested that hunters are murderous and disrespecters of nature. You cannot curse the butcher and enjoy the beef... this is called hypocrisy! You can certainly enjoy the beef and still harbor no interest in ever becoming a butcher, or even wanting to see what the butcher does, but don't curse the butcher for doing what a butcher does to provide you with what you enjoy. And yes, there is a difference between what a rancher/butcher does versus what a hunter does... the hunter is, in MHO, more humane. I used to work for a supplier to the meat processing industry and can tell you Bambi has it made in comparison to beef cattle. And don't even get me started on chicken!

100% perfect post....thanks Shan-man;)

[big kahuna1]

Alright gang. Last year I missed 3 times on purpose just so the Wife would feel real proud about out hunting me so get off my back!:rolleyes1

It's archery season next week and...well I better keep my mouth shut until it actually happens.:thumbsup2

[VACAMPER]

[QUOTE=big kahuna1;28058595]Alright gang. Last year I missed 3 times on purpose just so the Wife would feel real proud about out hunting me so get off my back!:rolleyes1

How considerate of you.:rotfl2:

[Gatordad]

That's not what the secret camera footage of you shows....:thumbsup2

[BigDaddyRog]

Didnt that footage show him aiming at Renee just after she nailed the last one? Not that she was in any danger...I mean...it was STEVE aiming, how much safer could she have been?:rolleyes: :banana:

[Doggmeat]

we got 60 acres on which i live, with a herd of at least 30-40 deer, see them every night sometimes in the mornings. but when grandad says we need to thin the herd for the herds sake, we hunt them. usually the 6 point or better rule applies and only 1-2 can be taken between 4 of us. past 10 years only 2 have had to be harvested, and its fair chase rules- no dogs, shotgun only, nolights,etc. herds still healthy and about the same size with no plans to thin them out anytime soon. now where i work is a different story.

[tellnotails]

we got 60 acres on which i live, with a herd of at least 30-40 deer, see them every night sometimes in the mornings. but when grandad says we need to thin the herd for the herds sake, we hunt them. usually the 6 point or better rule applies and only 1-2 can be taken between 4 of us. past 10 years only 2 have had to be harvested, and its fair chase rules- no dogs, shotgun only, nolights,etc. herds still healthy and about the same size with no plans to thin them out anytime soon. now where i work is a different story.

Our harvest decisions are based on the deer herd's dynamics....the key is balance of all of these 3.....buck/doe ratio........buck/doe age structure.......and the carrying capacity of the habitat they live on.....

in a nutshell we try too harvest an adequate # of female deer where necessary.........and target mature bucks at least 3.5 years of age.....:thumbsup2

[5stljayhawks]

Last year when my daughter was just 5, the first time she sat with me in a deer blind. With here Disney back-pack, fruit snacks, colors and camo. Pink and camo have such a calling for a young girl….. And a coyote, albino at that, came walking by.

The eyes of my DD were as big as softballs, probably mostly with fear as she asked “is the dog was going to hurt us” No I replied. “Daddy are you going to kill it?” No I said, “today is it’s lucky day…. “ Wiley survives again. Later that afternoon, we had a few deer come up the trail, wind us and bolt like lighting…

In that afternoon, I hope my daughter learned a few things, about how beautiful nature is, and that winning is not always about winning or making the kill, but enjoying the time spent with others who love you and how great the world is around you. There is more to life than the internet and gameboy, but sadly enough some parents don’t or can’t understand this, then they ask why….. Just a few thoughts as I think over my short 35 years, the time I spent afield with family and friends, unplugged.


BTW – In the state of MO, there is a program called “Share the Harvest.” Last year the program and many, many hunters, butchers, and volunteers donated some 300,000 LBS of deer meat to food pantries. In other words, 150 TONS of food at no cost to the food shelter. Now is that natural recycling or what?

[lisa8200]

BTW – In the state of MO, there is a program called “Share the Harvest.” Last year the program and many, many hunters, butchers, and volunteers donated some 300,000 LBS of deer meat to food pantries. In other words, 150 TONS of food at no cost to the food shelter. Now is that natural recycling or what?

My Dad lives in MO and in some areas there is a deer "problem". While its nice to know that this program exist, I know my Dad doesn't know about it. While there is always someone looking for the meat, I'm sure that they always have some that they can do without.Some of you guys put "way" more thought into your hunting than I ever have and I applaud you for that. I have felt a twinge of guilt as I have pulled the trigger before ( the Bambi syndrome) but, I have always kept the meat and I have never killed for fun. I can afford to feed my familly so I don't "need" the food but, that is why I do my hunting at my Dad's only and not in Florida where the population ( of deer) is less plentifull. Culling of the herd can be a necessary act but, Unfortunately most dont understand the " logistics" of it all and make decisions that are wrong. It sounds like most of you on this board understand the balance needed.

[lisa8200]

I forgot to mention that my Dad is a cattle rancher and coyote can be a danger to cattle so they are not tollorated. These populations are also extreme.

[DisneyCampers]

My Dad lives in MO and in some areas there is a deer "problem". While its nice to know that this program exist, I know my Dad doesn't know about it. While there is always someone looking for the meat, I'm sure that they always have some that they can do without.Some of you guys put "way" more thought into your hunting than I ever have and I applaud you for that. I have felt a twinge of guilt as I have pulled the trigger before ( the Bambi syndrome) but, I have always kept the meat and I have never killed for fun. I can afford to feed my familly so I don't "need" the food but, that is why I do my hunting at my Dad's only and not in Florida where the population ( of deer) is less plentifull. Culling of the herd can be a necessary act but, Unfortunately most dont understand the " logistics" of it all and make decisions that are wrong. It sounds like most of you on this board understand the balance needed.

Maybe you need to come to my neck of the woods in FL b/c there are Deer everywhere. Someone is always hitting one. Including myself, very little damage to my SUV but when my DH hit one lots of damage to his truck. We have about 50 acres of land and my DH hunts on that but we like the meat and we eat it. We don't have to have it as we can also afford to feed our family but like I said we really like the meat. I guess I just grew up around many hunters and went hunting myself so it doesn't bother me. I also grew with cows, pigs, etc. that got butchered. Raised them up and than sent them off and they came back as steak or pork chops.

[mommydawg]

Awesome picture! My DH just started taking our 8 yr old DD hunting...hopefully we will have a similar picture in our future!

[2goofycampers]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk276/CampnDenise/deer.jpg

[PolynesianPixie]

:rotfl2:

[BigDaddyRog]

I guess ya gotta hit it before it gets cold!!!

[TroyE]

I think the dog MAKES the Kodak moment.:lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:

[VACAMPER]

Thats too funny!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[BRDof3]

The story of my life. I do all the work to get it all set up, and somebody else jumps in and has all the fun!

[tellnotails]

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