Our nextdoor neighbor, years ago... same thing. He ate venison almost every meal growing up. Wardens were fine with it.
That by itself likely won't work in this state, you'll have to do a bit of research, there are exceptions to most regulations.
There were lots of folks that were in that situation or helping out others by participating in a bit of shall we say activity the wardens looked the other way on because it was to feed the locals. In fact there were a few on dad's side.
I had a buddy that did that 3 times as well. The thing was, he's a good shot with a bow in the backyard. But the first 3 deer he shot at he never found. I kept giving him a hard time about all the wounded deer living around his house and kept insisting that he call me next time he lost one, and luckily he did. We tracked it for about 300 yards before we lost the blood trail. Then I just started walking in larger and larger arcs and eventually happened upon it another 200 yards away. Since then he's gotten better and I don't think has lost any. But to me it's a big freaking deal to let an animal suffer like that. Except for spiders. I found one descending from the ceiling last night and caught it in a glass. Then I filled up the glass with water and a drop of soap so he'd sink and drown. I wanted a long, painful death for that evil creature!!!!!
yeah, killing an animal to eat or whatever is fine, I believe wounding it and letting it suffer is cruel. When gramps taught me to hunt until he knew it would be a clean kill All shots were before noon cause if buck fever made you miss you had 4 hours of light to find and finish it. . And Star Gazer the girls hunt too. My cousin Tammy been hunting fishing with her dad since born. I love it when 130 pound lil Tammy pulls in 180 pound 8 pointer buck and says nothing as her big strapping brothers and cousins 6 foot 4 average 275 get 150 lb 4 pointers
Planting ornamentals just to attract deer could be expensive. I was trying to stay away from plants they liked, but I have concluded, they will eat anything convenient to their mouth. Around here deer are considered a nuisance animal, though it seems like few ever shot any. I know my neighbors appreciated the disappearance of the deer, and phrased similarly from some deer hunters, "All of a sudden the deer just disappeared!" while giving me the stink eye because they were told who eliminated them. I live on an acre with less than half being wooded. To have 20+ deer coming onto my property to feed was insane. I'd look out the window and sometimes there were 10 or more in the side yard and the same for the front eating whatever they could get their tongues wrapped around. As soon as I opened the door to the house, they'd be off and running to be gone in the matter of seconds. But, I can be sneaky when it's necessary! I've shot groundhogs at between 15 and 25 yards as an example of how sneaky stealthy I can be. I went as far as taking the slings and their mounts off my guns because they had too much movement and made too much noise. Scopes and reticle sights were a hindrance in acquiring my target so all of my guns are iron sights only. BTW, all of my kills have been on my property which might make a difference as far as local laws and such. Thanks for the welcome fellowette deer slayer/wood burner/wood hoarder. Are you also a victim of CAD? I am! It's good to see another woman on the forum!
I love deer meat and trying to scrounge wood but I mostly buy it... I love having neat stacks of at least 3 years worth and I like running my chainsaw once in awhile. There are more of us woman on here than you would believe but not a whole lot...All and all there are a great bunch of people here and everyone pretty much gets along...This is an awesome place to be....
The first deer I was going to kill got a pass that day because I was so nervous, I was to the point of throwing up. Is that buck fever, or in my case doe fever? I've never shot a buck. The next time around I was good to go, right between the eyes! Generally all of the animals I shoot are intended for food with the exception of mice and chipmunks. The deer, even if I only kill one that year, I will share after I've processed it. I know women hunt too, I've just never been hunting or even invited to hunt. I'm guessing they think I do well enough at home!
Yup that buck fever! I guess my whole family knows how to hunt.. both sets of Grandparents saw it as a life skill.. like driving a stick shift, fixing plumbing etc. Tammy has had many issues in past with boyfriends cause she's is better at hunting fishing shooting etc.. they get ego problems over it. Heck she better than me.. I just think it's awesome!
Avatars can be misleading, as can user names. That's okay, most people assume I'm a "he" at first. And, I admit that I don't get on this part often since I don't hunt - but do enjoy the stories, have a few firearms, and enjoy the heck out of any venison that makes it my way
Classic buck fever finds the newbie out in the field when ole Mr. Deer presents himself broadside to and stands there while newbie proceeds to just stand frozen. Mr. Deer then walks off unharmed.
Buying wood is okay especially when your not able to scrounge or find as much wood as you need or want. I know one day I'll have to end up purchasing some, but when I do it will be in log form so that I can have the pleasure of running my saws and splitting the wood by hand. There may come a time where I'll have to get it pre cut and pre split but I'm hoping to continue as I am until I'm 90, god willing. This place does seem friendly enough and if someone has an issue with their stoves or wood, or splitters, or a multitude of other things including chipmunks, that many are there to help them sort it out. Always a good thing.
If the guys have issues with your Tammy due to her skills, I'm thinking those guys aren't worth having around anyway. In my book, real men don't have ego problems where women are concerned. Other men? That's a competition thing they do, not necessarily an ego thing. If my nervousness and feeling like I was a bout to throw up was buck fever, then I'm glad I didn't go for the deer anyway. Shooting and just wounding or injuring it enough where it will die a slow painful death is wrong! At least I had the chance to turn back. From the front door to where the deer would have come into view would have been at least 20 feet, and then add another 5 to where I could take the shot. After about 10 steps, I knew I wouldn't be able to make an accurate shot and turned back around going back into the house. The next time around though, I wasn't nervous one bit, and my stomach was fine. Clean shot, clean kill.
I took my wife's cousin's Son out for the youth hunt here in Ohio. We spent all day and had a good time just laughing and talking about deer hunting, he was telling me that he just wanted to see a deer so he didn't sit outside in the woods all day for nothing. One half hour before dark I heard two deer snorting at something, and I asked him do you know what that is, and he said no, a I said that's deer. One second later a buck and doe show up behind us, he turned around and the doe spotted him but the buck didn't, he had a shot at the buck with it coming forward facing him, but he didn't take the shot because he was afraid it wasn't a kill shot. I'm proud that he didn't take the shot and wound a deer. we both had a good time and he seemed to be happy anyway at the end of the day.
You are right... but she had a hard time learning that from 17 to 25. After years us cousins are like... she is just that good. We drink and tease her exes it's a good time! Yeah buck fever is the excitement. Shaking hands, nervousness etc. etc
With your avatar, I clicked on it first and then read the message. I tend to have an appreciation for motorcycles and wanted a better look at your 103ci Street Glide. It was then I also noticed you're a woman rider. If you were in my neck of the woods, I'd be sure to give you some venison, that is after I've aged and processed it. Now that the temperatures have dropped, I'm actively keeping an eye out since there are still several that like to eat my plants. I'll always find a home for any extra meat. The cooler temperatures help to keep the meat from spoiling. That plus it makes it easier to age the meat. It's also good to see you poke your head up and say hi even if you don't get on this part of the forum much. Stories, I have a few, but I'll refrain for now.
