This is a lot of Bull. (caution: graphic)
Dec 15, 2018 15:48:50 #
Atlanta Elk Hunt today. I went into town for a haircut today, forgot it was opening day of the 2nd Elk Hunt. Some pretty big boys there. Top photo,2nd from left, bottom photo, 2nd from right hangs at 610 pounds.
Dec 15, 2018 16:02:48 #
Dec 15, 2018 16:11:32 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Atlanta Elk Hunt today. I went into town for a haircut today, forgot it was opening day of the 2nd Elk Hunt. Some pretty big boys there. Top photo,2nd from left, bottom photo, 2nd from right hangs at 610 pounds.
YUCKO. SORRY, I WOULD ONLY SHOOT THEM WITH A CAMERA (capped yelling intentional)!
Dec 15, 2018 16:18:59 #
Helps to thin the herd keeping them healthier overall. If the herd gets too big many would starve to death during the winter (and our winters sometimes go from Oct. to April). It also puts meat in the freezer, much better tasting than venison.
Dec 15, 2018 16:21:18 #
Dec 15, 2018 16:37:11 #
That's a lot of meat for the freezer! The best jerky I've ever had was elk jerky - I can still taste it in my memory!
Dec 15, 2018 16:51:28 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Atlanta Elk Hunt today. I went into town for a haircut today, forgot it was opening day of the 2nd Elk Hunt. Some pretty big boys there. Top photo,2nd from left, bottom photo, 2nd from right hangs at 610 pounds.
Dec 15, 2018 17:37:47 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Helps to thin the herd keeping them healthier overall. If the herd gets too big many would starve to death during the winter (and our winters sometimes go from Oct. to April). It also puts meat in the freezer, much better tasting than venison.
Some time ago a group in Florida got hunting of white tail stopped in a large wilderness area. "How can you hunt Bambi, they are so cute!" Population exploded and then one year between disease and starvation (they ate themselves out of food and started on the farms around the wilderness area) the best estimate the rangers had was 90%+ of them died in just a few months. A lot of other populations crashed due to the stripping of the forest by the deer. They went back to controlled hunts with the # of tags dependent on population each year. The herd has been healthy ever since, the forest and vegetation recovered and so did the populations of the other animals.
In Yellowstone when they reintroduced wolves and allowed limited hunting to keep the elk and deer populations under control in a test area the vegetation came back, streams recovered, animals, birds and fish also went back to what they were long ago. Over population is not a good thing in nature.
Dec 15, 2018 17:46:28 #
Dec 15, 2018 18:20:24 #
robertjerl wrote:
Some time ago a group in Florida got hunting of wh... (show quote)
Not only that, but Lyme disease is carried by deer ticks and areas with large deer populations also have higher incidences of that disease. I know several people with it and it is a painful, debilitating condition that is difficult to cure. Husband and I don't hunt but have friends who hunt on our property and almost always give us the deer they harvest which we really appreciate.
Dec 16, 2018 00:42:02 #
raferrelljr wrote:
Wonder how the hunters would feel if the roles were reversed?
Think about that the next time you are frying up some bacon.
Dec 16, 2018 06:34:52 #
If you leave them alone, nature will do it's job. When mankind get involved, they make a mess!
Hunt with a camera and everyone can enjoy them.
Hunt with a camera and everyone can enjoy them.
Dec 16, 2018 06:52:14 #
Dec 16, 2018 06:52:38 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
If you leave them alone, nature will do it's job. When mankind get involved, they make a mess!
Hunt with a camera and everyone can enjoy them.
Hunt with a camera and everyone can enjoy them.
Dec 16, 2018 06:53:20 #
raferrelljr wrote:
Wonder how the hunters would feel if the roles were reversed?
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