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kerth · August 1, 2001, 10:29 AM

Old prejudices die hard. When does are legal I'll shoot them. I enjoy the hunt and the meat, whether it's from a large buck or a smallish doe. I do take a lot of flack from the trophy hunters though, they just don't realize there is a limit to the number of deer a given habitat will support.

A private lease in western AL has a well healed (wealthy anyway) bunch that will only shoot "trophy bucks" and look down on "doe shooters". The fellow running the lease allows me to hunt during the week (no fee!) as long as I only shoot does. I'm more than happy to oblige.

Even though it may mess up my free hunting, hunter education is the key to a healthy heard.

BTW, you are right about Skyline WMA, pretty country but too many hunters for me.

August 1, 2001, 10:29 AM	#5
kerth Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2000 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 130	Old prejudices die hard. When does are legal I'll shoot them. I enjoy the hunt and the meat, whether it's from a large buck or a smallish doe. I do take a lot of flack from the trophy hunters though, they just don't realize there is a limit to the number of deer a given habitat will support. A private lease in western AL has a well healed (wealthy anyway) bunch that will only shoot "trophy bucks" and look down on "doe shooters". The fellow running the lease allows me to hunt during the week (no fee!) as long as I only shoot does. I'm more than happy to oblige. Even though it may mess up my free hunting, hunter education is the key to a healthy heard. BTW, you are right about Skyline WMA, pretty country but too many hunters for me.