Personally, and again, I say PERSONALLY, because I don't speak for every hunter nor do I understand every little thing that goes into this.


I started hunting last year. No one in my family hunts. None of my friends hunt. But it is a skill and hobby that I wanted to pick up and learn. So I got on the internet, and out in the woods, and I started learning. I don't have access to private land. I don't have access to hunt with friends on clubs.

I do have access to other land, where I occasionally see deer, but nothing "big" or "acceptable to shoot". But you know what. The first time I see a deer, of any legal size, walk out, its getting a dirt nap. I enjoy hunting, and enjoy being in the woods, and enjoy the thrill of learning their movements and tracking them down and killing them.

It is legal. The meat is tasty. I enjoy it.

I understand wanting to do deer management on your own private land or club. I'm sure my view will change as I get more and more deer. But I am a grown man, and I shot my first deer Saturday.

Again, I'm not saying this about you. But everyone I talk to that makes comments like these, has access to awesome hunting land where there are tons of shootable options. For me, I just want to shoot a deer.