Early Season Hunts: From a Bowhunters perspective, how do you feel about early gun hunts for bucks before your bow opener?
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Early Season Hunts: From a Bowhunters perspective, how do you feel about early gun hunts for bucks before your bow opener?
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In MI, they offer 2 early season hunts. One for does only, then the following weekend they offer a youth hunt where they can shoot bucks. Being involved with Hunter Ed and Pheasants Forever, I am a big advocate for getting kids involved in the outdoors; however, I have mixed feelings on shooting bucks with a gun to early in the seasons.
We have a healthy herd in MI, especially the area I hunt. The buck to doe ratio is not there, which is why I would like to see them turn the early youth season into a doe only too. Possibly giving the mature bucks a chance to make it to breeding season. I did some checking this fall and was surprised at how many shooter bucks were taken in the early season. My definition of a shooter at this point is a buck over 130", I know everybody has different perspectives on what they call a shooter.
Just my two cents.
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Herbie57_57 is absolutely right. I also live and hunt in Kansas. Rarely do I see another hunter. There's not enough kids to really spook the deer. I had no trouble arrowing the 10 pt in my profile and 2 does last fall. Passed on shots at many other deer.
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I think it depends on the area as to whether or not people like them. If there are not a lot of kids hunting the area then people don't seem to mind, but if the deer are spooked a bunch then people hate it. I am kind of mixed overall. I really like the idea of getting kids involved in hunting, but I also think that it does take away from the rest of us if the deer are spooked. I think changing to a doe-only youth hunt would make sense.
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