My instructions for tomorrow

[Curmudgeon]

I know a lot of you guys like to shoot deer with big antlers. I received my instructions from Mrs. Curmudgeon: "shoot a tender one".

[jmg343]

Ill be right next to you in Chenango.  Passed on young bucks the last two years.  Hoping this year will be different.  This is the only weekend that I hunt with a firearm.  After this its back in to the Westchester wilderness with the dart flinger.

[f3cbboy]

I know a lot of you guys like to shoot deer with big antlers. I received my instructions from Mrs. Curmudgeon: "shoot a tender one".

 

 

MY Nana - who was my fathers mother, who passed about 17 yrs ago when she was 96,  always said "shoot the ones with the spots".  Her teeth handled those ones much better.

[GreeneHunter]

I aim for the ones with the most meat .... usually !

[Jeremy K]

Nys state decided I'm only allowed to hunt deer with antlers tomorrow where I'm hunting.

[Paula]

I know a lot of you guys like to shoot deer with big antlers. I received my instructions from Mrs. Curmudgeon: "shoot a tender one".Thats my goal

Thats my goal

[dbHunterNY]

I've chewed over the difference for years in the past.  a nice 2.5-3.5 year old doe is better than even a "tender" yearling buck driven by the rut he doesn't even understand yet.  I don't shoot deer of the year fawns.  processed a button buck once that got clocked cold in the head by a car.  no meat wasted.  still didn't get much.  processing was the same amount of work a bigger deer was it seemed.  they're always safe by me.

[Pygmy]

I always try to shoot adult does..Never ate a doe I didn't like..

[CFHunter]

Nys state decided I'm only allowed to hunt deer with antlers tomorrow where I'm hunting.

Same here!

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[jmg343]

Nys state decided I'm only allowed to hunt deer with antlers tomorrow where I'm hunting.

 

Me as well.