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Joined: Jun 2012
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Dances With Weeds
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Keep in mind up there every single peron that deer hunts is pretty much hunting too during that short season.
It’s just bow season here and it just started to cool down…. Most deer hunters haven’t even hit the woods yet. Its not until Nov 15-30......Its still just bow season in Michigan too......He's constantly bombarded with a bunch of calls like that.....They kill some studs too
Folks that know don't shoot old does........ 
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"Need a dog in XYZ" has become another hunting fad. Just like "I'm gonna back out and give him 24 hrs" only to find him 30 yrds from shot site. Its almost like its the way to announce to the world that you actually shot at a deer.
Killing my neighbors deer since 1982
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"Need a dog in XYZ" has become another hunting fad. Just like "I'm gonna back out and give him 24 hrs" only to find him 30 yrds from shot site. Its almost like its the way to announce to the world that you actually shot at a deer. I know why it may seem that way just watching it play out on social media but most of these folks have deer that they legitimately cant find or that they’ve put a very marginal shot on…..That’s coming from someone who goes out there when somebody “calls for a dog” and sees the situations……The number of calls who just want a dog to come out is pretty low compared to the total…..What you’re seeing with most people calling for a dog is more of a reflection on the number of marginal shots being made……It happens….it part of hunting….but that’s the main cause and not really anything to do with a “fad”
Last edited by CNC; 11/02/25 03:35 PM.
Folks that know don't shoot old does........
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…..to be even a little more specific…..for the most part the amount of tracking calls is a reflection of the number of marginal shots being made on what hunters deem as a “good” deer…..with the exception being calls on first deer for young hunters…..That probably accounts for 20-25% of rifle calls
Folks that know don't shoot old does........
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Fancy
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I love the fact ppl are making the effort to recover deer they likely would not otherwise. If you shoot enough of them, even the best hunters are going to make a marginal shot, even if it’s not intentional.
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