Bucktrot in red.
WMD in black.

Wow, WMD. You're really getting worked up about this aren't you? Stick with facts and not accusations. Please know that my voice, if I were saying this, would be of calm demeanor and respect.

And, dang it, I said I wouldn't respond but I am. The popcorn crowd may have been right to stop popping it.

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No you are a lightning rod because you a pompous, arrogant hunter who demeans anybody that doesn't hunt like you or have the same standards as you, but then couch it in terms of what is best for the herd and/or in the name of conservation. As stated and with all due respect to you WMD... I don't give a chit what you shoot WMD on your land. I'd rather you take into consideration a conservation approach but as long as you're not on public land, I don't really care. Or come back in a subsequent post and blame it on your passion for protecting wildlife or something else to deflect attention from you true views as put forth in your initial statement(s).

I haven't said a thing about year round hunting aside from commenting on ad hominem attacks on 49ers posts. LOL! WMD, you said this in this thread as it relates to a twelve month deer season! WMD said: If the preservation of the species is threatened, close the season. 49er has thoroughly pointed out that action is within the legal purview of the state. [color:#000000]

I can't get this sentence to be black so this is what WMD said even though it's red: I, like BSK, just would prefer it to be weapon of choice during the currently prescribed deer season.

You point to BSK as a resource and BSK agrees with me and others. BSK himself said that a hunter should harvest from the property no more than what the property can absorb or harvest what your objectives are. If you want to shoot all 1.5 yr old 4 points, I do not care WMD!!! I won't condemn you. Go shoot three 1.5 yr year old bucks and be done with your season if you want WMD and I promise, I don't care!! Shoot what you want on your private land. I'll address my coon killing position later!

Since you know so much about how I hunt, I don't know how you hunt, WMD and if it's on private land, I don't care! But according to a post earlier, YOU said that "if the preservation of the species is threatened, close the season". So what it appears you're saying is that you want a twelve month deer season and if "the species" is threatened, close the season. So NO! I do NOT agree with that and I can only go on what you type, WMD! How dare I challenge you, right? you what pal, you post up your deer kills for the the last ten years (5 years if you want pictures, because I only have digital picts back to 2008) and I will post up mine. Then you can see how wrong you usually are when you start spouting off about what YOU THINK somebody believes or practices. I'm giggling now!! WMD, I DO NOT CARE WHAT YOU HAVE KILLED! Why do you think I do?!?! I don't have to prove anything to you and you don't have to prove anything to me because I do NOT care WMD! I am chuckling.

One other thing, if you are killing game animals out of season you (you're talking about coons (you're throwing mud again) but you're trying to position it that I'm killing "game animals" out of season. The last coon I shot was the last weekend of deer season and I shot it with my bow one afternoon. So if I shoot a coon at night, that's as bad as shooting a deer at night? Really? Well, think that, then!!! WMD, I don't care if you think the two are the same. I shoot coons when I can if it's safe to do so as in not dangerous to livestock, pets, private property or people. That's just my honest position. Go ahead, paint me as an outlaw. are a law-breaker and an outlaw no better than somebody shooting deer at night or turkeys in the fall where the season is closed. I hope you get caught and I would turn you in myself if I had the proof of when and where you were breaking Alabama game laws. So don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back because YOU think YOU are protecting a species that YOU think is more important of protection or conservation, you are an outlaw, plain and simple. I think most turkey hunters and duck hunters would back me on this one, but I may be wrong, but cast a stone if you wish, WMD. Don't like the rule start a movement to get it changed. Otherwise you are a hypocrite.

FYI, I am member of QDMA and NWTF, too, That's great, WMD. Glad to see you're interested in postive wildlife mgmt! but I don't believe in forcing my views and standards on others because at the end of the day it just doesn't matter. [/quote] No WMD. You're wrong in that your voice does matter!! Every American has a right to voice his or her opinion. I'm not for restricting your voice/opinion. You'd unfairly paint me as such. I'm not forcing my beliefs on you, WMD. I am just stating that I don't believe in an open 12 month deer season and that there needs to be bag limits and seasons and it is my belief that all hunters should abide by hunting ethics set forth by game law that ensures a future of hunting and the species. Collectively, we're all responsible. Now I do not think that our system is 100% foolproof as it is my opinion that some of the decision making boards are made up of people whose one and only reason why they're sitting on the board has more to do with $ than conservation experience. That's just my opinion.

WMD, I try to kill every coon, yote and hog I see. I give passes to foxes and bobcats (no good reason, it's just my choice as I like watching them) but you're welcome to kill them if you'd like and I won't complain or look down on you. smile

WMD, do you really want to have me arrested for killing too many raccoons or shooting one out of season? If so, man, you've got some major anger issues towards me.

Last edited by Bucktrot; 05/19/13 09:25 AM.