Will Beararms
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I will tell you my approach for what it is worth if you will please indulge me. I will begin by stating the premise that as long as there is urban expansion, hunting will be a necessity. Consider the Bear and Deer in NJ and PA and what impact they are having as urban sprawl in these areas continues.
I prefer and get great enjoyment from killing wild game for consumption. I do not believe in baiting and in fact I believe the use of game feeders and other deer attractants under the guise of creating healthy populations of white tail deer may be one of the culprits spreading cronic wasting disease similar to mad cow disease. For one, we know muzzle to muzzle contact between deer spreads CWD and we also know that some feed makers use animal by products which in my estimation is dangerous not to mention many makers do not "cook" byproducts enough to kill harmful agents like Prisomes which cause CWD. Frankly in my opinion shooting deer under a feeder or as they browse on an attractant is just that shooting and it should not be confused with hunting.
Scent free clothes are a nice marketing gimic and the truth is everything hinges upon the direction the wind is blowing and where a deer is in relation to that. I do all of that but I can tell you this past Sunday, the 8 point buck I killed caught my sent and I was up in a stand to boot! I did take satisfaction in knowing that my rifle and scope had been painstakingly tuned so that the deer suffered very little. He dropped at impact and was dead inside of three minutes if that long as I timed it. You see I invest a great deal of time and money in my hardware, take only safe shoots in a reasonable distance and use a weapon capable of putting a deer down instantly because it is important to me that the kill be a clean one. I do not bow hunt since I cannot fathom the idea of a deer expiring over a period of 30 minutes to one hour-------I just can't do it.
All game calls and other gadgets are good for where I hunt is to give away your position to the deer so I do not use them either. I rely on studying the area I use well before the season to pattern where the deer will be traveling. I find a great sense of accomplishment by doing this versus the live animal target shooting you see on the outdoor TV channels where they take the deer under a game feeder.
My duck hunting techniques are similar. I do not use mechanical decoys and I do not hunt over planted areas. I do not take long shots.
The most important aspect of my hunting regimen is that I eat what I kill. I could have killed two deer Sunday morning but one was enough.
This is just me and I do not speak for the others but I felt it was worth mentioning.
I prefer and get great enjoyment from killing wild game for consumption. I do not believe in baiting and in fact I believe the use of game feeders and other deer attractants under the guise of creating healthy populations of white tail deer may be one of the culprits spreading cronic wasting disease similar to mad cow disease. For one, we know muzzle to muzzle contact between deer spreads CWD and we also know that some feed makers use animal by products which in my estimation is dangerous not to mention many makers do not "cook" byproducts enough to kill harmful agents like Prisomes which cause CWD. Frankly in my opinion shooting deer under a feeder or as they browse on an attractant is just that shooting and it should not be confused with hunting.
Scent free clothes are a nice marketing gimic and the truth is everything hinges upon the direction the wind is blowing and where a deer is in relation to that. I do all of that but I can tell you this past Sunday, the 8 point buck I killed caught my sent and I was up in a stand to boot! I did take satisfaction in knowing that my rifle and scope had been painstakingly tuned so that the deer suffered very little. He dropped at impact and was dead inside of three minutes if that long as I timed it. You see I invest a great deal of time and money in my hardware, take only safe shoots in a reasonable distance and use a weapon capable of putting a deer down instantly because it is important to me that the kill be a clean one. I do not bow hunt since I cannot fathom the idea of a deer expiring over a period of 30 minutes to one hour-------I just can't do it.
All game calls and other gadgets are good for where I hunt is to give away your position to the deer so I do not use them either. I rely on studying the area I use well before the season to pattern where the deer will be traveling. I find a great sense of accomplishment by doing this versus the live animal target shooting you see on the outdoor TV channels where they take the deer under a game feeder.
My duck hunting techniques are similar. I do not use mechanical decoys and I do not hunt over planted areas. I do not take long shots.
The most important aspect of my hunting regimen is that I eat what I kill. I could have killed two deer Sunday morning but one was enough.
This is just me and I do not speak for the others but I felt it was worth mentioning.
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