A 100 Year Old Man

[katie]

Homebru- Sorry for the offense. My comments were in regards to my actual neighbors. Did not mean to generalize. The guys that do the pushing in their 18 man party do not shoot, just push. You are 100% right in regards to respect.

[hunt it]

Cool Story Barry       You gotta wonder some days if that 100yr old deer isn't thinkin same thing you are? Him lookin up at your frosty white mug and sayin that guys been watching me for many a years. The respect you gave him he's giving you - he's keeping an eye out for ya. You have culled a few of his greatest opponents over the years - helped him live longer!  

[Burnsie]

I shot a huge doe on public ground several years ago. At the time they asked those hunting on the public land to bring any deer to a testing station they had set up to test for CWD.  I brought her in and they aged her at 8-9 years old. She was moving along quite well with a buck in hot pursuit when I shot her, so it didn't bother me as much as if she had been showing her age or had been in bad shape.  But, I still felt a bit of remorse knowing I had taken one of the old matriarchs of the woods who probably had survived a lot trials and tribulations in her day.

[gringol]

That's a great story.  I don't know if it was the right decision or the wrong decision, I think Barry is the only one who can tell, but I think it shows that Barry hunts because he loves the woods and loves the animals in the woods.  Thanks for sharing.

[Terry Green]

Anything for you Berry    :D