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nyarcher · Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 69

How many deer is to many deer. Here this year I filled all but one of my tags, I have been hunting for 15 years, in the past 3 years I have switched over to just bow. I hunt hard every year and scout year round, I work hard for every deer I get. I have never wasted any deer meat and eat it weekly all year long. This year I had a fellow hunter tell me that I was greedy due to the amount of deer I has shot. I would like to think that he was just jealous, but respect his thoughts. So please let me know what you think is to many. Thanks for the input and good hunting to all.

BigE · Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 241

I believe it is a personal decision. If nothing is going to waste and you are not killing for the sake of killing... By all means fill your tags. Now, if you shoot 11 does or something outrageous... maybe that's a bit much... but again, it's all in your perspective. Some people do have a "sickness" and cannot let a pass by, no matter how many they already have (bucks, does, etc.)
Fill the freezer my friend.

saskie · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:06 pm Post subject:

If you have legal tags for it, and will eat it before next season go ahead.

Putting a blanket number figure on something like that is pointless. In NS where I just came from anymore than 1 per hunter would have severe effects on the population.

In SK there were so many deer everyone could probably shoot 2 or 3 with no noticeable effect.

cowgal · Joined: 10 Mar 2002 Posts: 980 Location: Colorado

If you have tags for all the deer you've taken, I don't see the problem. Plus you don't waste the meat.

Some states have an over abundance of deer and need to be thinned, that's why more tags are issued.

I don't see why anyone would have a problem with your deer hunting.

gunslinger338 · Joined: 20 Jul 2002 Posts: 117 Location: Montana

I have to go along with everyone so far if you have tags and aren't wasting the meat fill them there tags :smile: I know I would. Its hard to do that catch and release thing in hunting !!!

mister_venison · Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 134 Location: Wisconsin

If you have the tags and are going to use the meat, go for it. Here in WI we have way too many deer, and killing a few each year will not harm the herd one bit. I agree though, don't kill just to kill.

jonesy · Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Posts: 293 Location: williamstown vt

like mant others already have stated, you have the tags, by al means fill them if you can. the fact that it doesnt go to waste is also a good thing. so id say hunt on-enjoy!!

hunter777 · Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 1473

If the state is giving out so many tags, the deer population can take it! They give so many because some people will refuse to take more than thier self-imposed limit. The problem is, that doesn't help the state meet there objectives. So, they give them out to everybody hopeing that some people will take more than others. If the herd your hunting isn't getting too thin, go for it. I sugest keeping an eye on the deer in your area and if you start seeing less, maybe you should cut back. Thats probobly not the case though.
As far as too many. If you shot 4 deer and consume 4 deer...perfect! I have been taking 4 deer a year for the last 7 or 8 years because thats how many deer my family will consume before next season. The year before I started taking 4, I took 6 deer and had way too much meat. I decided that year 4 would be enough and ever since then it has worked out almost perfectly!
It sounds like you have a good place to hunt!

BigE · Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 241

I'm on my 3rd now and I am going to try to get one more with horns to fill my tag.

bitmasher · Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Posts: 2650 Location: Colorado

If you intend to eat or give away the meat and your within your legal limit, more power to you. I've heard some of the eastern states have exploding whitetail populations, so your probably actually doing a public service by taking as many as you'll use.

BigE · Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 241

We've already eaten a bunch while boning & cutting up the others we've gotten this year. We usually have a venison dinner of some sort at least once a week and eat it every weekend while icefishing! Can't beat it.

nyarcher · Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 69

Thanks to everyone for their post.

Hunt hard, eat good, and live long.
Take a child hunting!!!

Happy Holidays to all!

Zippy240sx · Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 72 Location: Nebraska

Well I just got back from Nebraska and there we have to shoot 150 does in 2 weeks.
In an area that should only have 30 deer we have over 300. If your shootin deer with tags u got from the state though i would say no your not killing to many deer.

Zippy240sx · Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 72 Location: Nebraska

Well I just got back from Nebraska and there we have to shoot 150 does in 2 weeks.
In an area that should only have 30 deer we have over 300. If your shootin deer with tags u got from the state though i would say no your not killing to many deer.

willhunt4food · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 9

I think everyone should consider what deer they are taking and not just how many. If u shoot alot of young bucks, u will not see any trophys in the future. Think long term and take only what u need.