Does anyone agree?

[Wes Ramsey]

Originally Posted by btech29

I done some soul searching since my last post, I was asking who would want to kill a basket rack buck anyway. The answer... my dad, my brother, my daughters, my uncles, heck Ive killed 3 five gallon buckets full myself. So Im reconcidering my stand on this subject. If I want big bucks Ill go where I have to go to get em, and let everyone else decide what they want to do.

That's the right attitude! And you shouldn't have to go far. They're there to be had in AR. Not behind every tree, but they're there. I've seen big deer in the woods before, and boy was that exciting! And to me, it's just as exciting to see a doe walk out in a shooting lane and within range - double that if I have a doe tag handy! I don't blame anyone for wanting more or better or anything, but when it might affect me and what/how I enjoy something I'll speak up. Not that it matters all that much, since none of us are the policy makers anyway

I'm gonna try to shoot me a big deer this fall at Choctaw Island WMA. It's my 7th year, so I should be about next in line for the MG hunt. if I do, I'll let ya know if it changes MY opinion

[Wes Ramsey]

Originally Posted by qwack smacker 1on1

id be cutting my over time hrs out

And risk losing my -3% pay raise from last year?! No way man!

[btech29]

Good luck, hope you kill a stud.

[SKEETER]

I think the shotgun only in the delta would be a good thing

[soarkrebel]

Originally Posted by SKEETER

I think the shotgun only in the delta would be a good thing

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the Delta already "owned" by the rich?
Don't they all ready get special treatment because they have power??
I don't see this happening .......

[4hunting]

Originally Posted by soarkrebel

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the Delta already "owned" by the rich?
Don't they all ready get special treatment because they have power??
I don't see this happening .......

And I will!

I live & own land right slap dab in the middle of what is considered the Delta

I am not Rich by no means!

The only special treatment I recieve in my area is I and alot of other private landowners who fit the same bill as me is we have to be the first to be the test subjects for all of the special wants of those who do not live here & only slip out of their suits & put on camo to show up for 2 months out of the year because they,-----

Have the Power because I have none!!!!!

[Triple Threat]

Originally Posted by Bruin

I really wish deer didn't have antlers. It would solve a lot of problems. We could all just hunt for the meat, like our ancestors did.

Amen to that! Nobody likes my idea of raising bigger bucks by a limit of only one deer every ten years and only one 8 pt. or better for a lifetime by any method. It'll work. How many points a deer has doesn't affect how the meat tastes, does it? Maybe we should try a camera season only on one of the better WMA's. The hunters "kill" can be recognized and awarded. It's just as difficult to get a good pic as it is to shoot him. There would be some awesome antlers then!

[soarkrebel]

Originally Posted by 4hunting

And I will!

I live & own land right slap dab in the middle of what is considered the Delta

I am not Rich by no means!

The only special treatment I recieve in my area is I and alot of other private landowners who fit the same bill as me is we have to be the first to be the test subjects for all of the special wants of those who do not live here & only slip out of their suits & put on camo to show up for 2 months out of the year because they,-----

Have the Power because I have none!!!!!

So I wasn't really wrong.......the suits have the power.....

But I kind of feel your pain....I work all year on our leases...and for two months folks show up and don't ave have a clue where they are and hunt all the public land in the area....which isn't a problem.....but they always seem to get lost or want to get as close to ME as possible.
And like just today some thug or thugs messing around decide to break into something.......like my friends old ragged camper!!!!!
I guess that is part of it!!!!!

[tmeredith]

Originally Posted by soarkrebel

they always seem to want to get as close to ME as possible.

It's probably your warm, fuzzy, Mr. Rogers like personality that draws 'em in!!

[soarkrebel]

Originally Posted by tmeredith

It's probably your warm, fuzzy, Mr. Rogers like personality that draws 'em in!!

Oh I didn't sing "Won't you be my neighbor!!"

[Hilltop]

Originally Posted by bigworm

i live in the delta part of arkansas, and notice that it seems like most deer spotted out in fields are killed by high powered rifles. i was thinking the other day, as i was watching a few deer in a field, how much better our hunting would be if we had shotgun only in the farming parts of the state. it seems like every deer that sticks his head out is doomed in my part of the country. with so few areas to hide it doesn't require much "hunting" to shoot a deer across an 80 acre field. i just think that this would allow several of those 3 1/2 year olds that are shot at 400 yards to actually grow into giants if they had a fighting chance. if you look at the last few years, the biggest deer in arkansas come from the shotgun only places around crowleys ridge. don't get me wrong, i'm not one who wants to ban rifle hunting. i just want to see our state be all it can be. we have as much potential as the rest of the "big deer" states, but without age the best management won't work. whats your thoughts?

The vast majority of Arkansas does NOT have anything near the potential for growing big bucks as the rest of the "big deer" states. We do not have even decent soils as a rule. Very small percentage of our land mass is anything close to good deer habitat compared to the "big deer" states.

Far too many of us have "big buck fever"......myself included. However, I never believed that my choices and practices concerning deer management and harvest on my property should be forced on the hunting public.

I will agree that we do have potential for harvesting bigger bucks here in Arkansas than we have in the past. You're right, bucks need to mature to realize their antler potential. And.........you can make a difference.....harvest management boils down to the individual shooter.....bow or firearm......if you want to shoot bigger bucks don't shoot little bucks.

[asurlbb]

Only sling shots should be allowed