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bamaranger · November 24, 2009, 01:32 AM

I am largely opposed to "point counting" for all the reasons you list.

I live next to a 40, 000 WMA that has a Quality Deer Mgmt (QDM) program of 3 to a side. I bowhunt it, open 100+ days a year! There are about 20 days of gun hunting allowed. The gun hunts are insane, people everywhere, and they manage to just wipe out the 2 1/2 -3 1/2 yr old bucks. A few bucks survive to become old bucks and make things interesting, but few really old bucks trophy bucks are seen, and fewer killed. (2 last year)

Meanwhile, I'm passing spikes and forkies so they can be rifle killed next year.
Plus, poor, gnarly headed bucks survive to breed their bad genes for more gnarly headed bucks.

Finally, there's just something about somebody else telling me what deer constitutes a "trophy". It puts emphasis on the head, and not the hunt.

Its close, convenient, and I'll keep hunting it, but I'm not thrilled.

November 24, 2009, 01:32 AM	#4
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,295	me too I am largely opposed to "point counting" for all the reasons you list. I live next to a 40, 000 WMA that has a Quality Deer Mgmt (QDM) program of 3 to a side. I bowhunt it, open 100+ days a year! There are about 20 days of gun hunting allowed. The gun hunts are insane, people everywhere, and they manage to just wipe out the 2 1/2 -3 1/2 yr old bucks. A few bucks survive to become old bucks and make things interesting, but few really old bucks trophy bucks are seen, and fewer killed. (2 last year) Meanwhile, I'm passing spikes and forkies so they can be rifle killed next year. Plus, poor, gnarly headed bucks survive to breed their bad genes for more gnarly headed bucks. Finally, there's just something about somebody else telling me what deer constitutes a "trophy". It puts emphasis on the head, and not the hunt. Its close, convenient, and I'll keep hunting it, but I'm not thrilled.