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Sportsmen Strongly Support DEC adoption of Yearling Buck Protection

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I am in more favor of bigger deer, not necessarily bigger antlers. The funny part is guys will pass up a spike then shoot a button buck put a dmp on it and think it is ok. if antler restrictions are implemented, ti should also pertain to button bucks. If they never get past the button stage, then never make it to spike or bigger. Just seems hypocritical to me.

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I do not think this should be a state wide implementation and even if enacted people should be allowed to take any legal deer for food if it is justified. EX: anyone making less than 100K per household is allowed to shoot anything lega the 1st 2 years. This would still allow those who need deer for meat to get them and hopefully allow enough deer to reach the restrictions so in 2 years it would not be needed...

Am I the only one who feels bad after shooting an animal? No, I hope...

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I like what you had to say. However we do need to address the meat hunter thing. I just got done with my venison tacos and eat venison most days and that has been for years. However, only 15% of the hunters get a buck so 85% are going with out meat from bucks. Just because you have a “greater need” due to economic circumstances for venison does not improve your likely hood of a buck harvest. Luck and harvest of bucks in Deer hunting is “randomly” distributed among hunters. We do know that it takes about 4 days of effort to harvest a deer. And lets fact it once you bone out a yearling buck it is not that much meat especially if you’re feeding a family. From an economic stand point hunting deer probably makes little sense. As to allowing anyone making under 100,000 to shoot what they want means every hunter would be able to shoot a deer so it would be no difference in the deer population.

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I am in more favor of bigger deer, not necessarily bigger antlers. The funny part is guys will pass up a spike then shoot a button buck put a dmp on it and think it is ok. if antler restrictions are implemented, ti should also pertain to button bucks. If they never get past the button stage, then never make it to spike or bigger. Just seems hypocritical to me.

I think most buttons are shot by accident since they are not the easiest thing to identify.

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I think most buttons are shot by accident since they are not the easiest thing to identify.

True that a button by himself is hard to identify... that is why early on this was addressed as part of the QDM concept back in the early 90's... the concept urged hunters not to shoot a lone antlerless deer, but rather wait for multiple deer and try to shoot the biggest. Buttons seldom travel with other deer and are loners after being shunned, so except in unusual cases, passing on lone antlerless deer helps to reduce the number of button bucks killed by accident.

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True that a button by himself is hard to identify... that is why early on this was addressed as part of the QDM concept back in the early 90's... the concept urged hunters not to shoot a lone antlerless deer, but rather wait for multiple deer and try to shoot the biggest. Buttons seldom travel with other deer and are loners after being shunned, so except in unusual cases, passing on lone antlerless deer helps to reduce the number of button bucks killed by accident.

Good point.

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Im hungry now talking about deer. My old man called me tonight and he made a venison meat sauce/ gravy for some pasta. Froze some, can't wait to try it!

I had venison for breakfast (sausage) and again after dinner (venison snack sticks). Cant wait to have more tomorrow lol.

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