Why doesn't Oklahoma have an Earn a buck program or antler restrictions?
I may get flamed on this one, but oh well. I'm not some holier than thou hunter, but are my thoughts.
I'm getting tired of being out hunting(private land) and seeing 1 1/2 to 2 year old 6 and small 8 points come by me and I see that they are not fully matured. I'll check them out and think to myself about how big they would get in a couple years or at full maturity and them walk on by and see them go off of my place and about 5 min later hear a BANG. I know it's legal for a hunter to harvest whatever he or she has a tag for, But most of these people that hunt around my place buy 1 tag and 1 tag only. It's always a buck tag, When it seems that the buck to doe ratio around here is at least 1:10. My neighbors 22 year old grandson to the south shot a 2 bucks this year. 1 in MZL season and 1 in rifle. After he shot those 2, I asked him how many does he planned on shooting now that he got his buck tags full. And his response was "none, I already have enough meat." The couple of buddies that hunt on my place know that my rule is that you have to shoot a doe before you can take a buck. I've told them the only way that you can shoot a buck first is that if you are using a bow and he better be a monster. I've been working for the last 3 years to get bigger and healthier deer in our area. It just seems hard to do when the people that hunt around my place have the "If it's brown it's down" theory.
What are your thoughts on the subject?
I may get flamed on this one, but oh well. I'm not some holier than thou hunter, but are my thoughts.
I'm getting tired of being out hunting(private land) and seeing 1 1/2 to 2 year old 6 and small 8 points come by me and I see that they are not fully matured. I'll check them out and think to myself about how big they would get in a couple years or at full maturity and them walk on by and see them go off of my place and about 5 min later hear a BANG. I know it's legal for a hunter to harvest whatever he or she has a tag for, But most of these people that hunt around my place buy 1 tag and 1 tag only. It's always a buck tag, When it seems that the buck to doe ratio around here is at least 1:10. My neighbors 22 year old grandson to the south shot a 2 bucks this year. 1 in MZL season and 1 in rifle. After he shot those 2, I asked him how many does he planned on shooting now that he got his buck tags full. And his response was "none, I already have enough meat." The couple of buddies that hunt on my place know that my rule is that you have to shoot a doe before you can take a buck. I've told them the only way that you can shoot a buck first is that if you are using a bow and he better be a monster. I've been working for the last 3 years to get bigger and healthier deer in our area. It just seems hard to do when the people that hunt around my place have the "If it's brown it's down" theory.
What are your thoughts on the subject?