Its great... I get to teach my kid how to hunt
Its silly...for many reasons
who cares... I always get my deer so I don't care.
Did your dad shoot your deer for you? My daughter certainly shot her first deer, a whitetail buck in later November. She also shot her first mule deer this season, her second. She got it on the first day of youth season. Both one shot kills, mainly because she has been shooting since she was 6 years old. For you to imply that most of the deer shot during youth season are shot by the fathers implies that this is how it went down for you. The purpose of the very short(September1-9 not the 30th) is to get the youth out there when there isn't so many hunters in the field and not as much pressure. I think the youth season is a spectacular idea. Not many of us fathers are poachers you know.
Pretty tough to debate some subjects online with a couple of posts. Probably not even worth trying. I'm sure it's an interesting conversation to have over a couple of beers but words are only part of a conversation and its too easy to get caught up with a couple of words. Should have stayed on point with a short thought rather than getting pissed off. Sorry about that.
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I’m with you 100%
My son shot his deer on my tag this year and last year, two years of no deer for me. I’m OK with this and I would never take that experience away from my kid, never ! Its his time to hunt before he goes back to school. There’s a lot more to hunting then counting points. It’s a way of life.
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Interesting discussion.
I obviously have support for the youth hunt and as most know we were very successful this year.
I agree. Youth season is only 10days. But they do get a chance for any buck for all of Sept and Oct.
To say that a child cant get out of a truck and shoot a deer is ridiculous. My 2 youngest kids did it this season.
My daughter was not comfortable on the first buck. So my son got behind the rifle and pulled the trigger at 78yrds. We were lucky the buck stuck around.
Same morning my daughter got hers at less than 50yrds. She was much more comfortable.
The other 2 youths got their first bucks but not jumping out of the truck. And 2 teenagers dragged one of them a whole km back to the truck.
We saw a ton of deer and a ton of bucks this year. Region 8. One weekend we saw 14 bucks. My daughter passed on 3 bucks as they were too far for her. I cringed knowing I could whack them. But we watched them walk. One of the other youths Alora...... well she passed on 3 bucks before hers as well. Situation and ranges not comfortable for her. Steeleco and I were both there and again deer would have been down.
My 16 year old cancelled many tags of mine her first couple years till she got her own licence. I was more than happy to let her.
I'm sure there are dads that poach their kids deer. But I've never seen it. What a disgrace and what a horrible lie they must make their kids do for the rest of their lives.
Like another poster. My daughter had a doe draw this year. She too passed up many small bucks. She put a limit on herself. 3 pt or better. If she didnt get one. Then she had a doe draw to fall back on. Her perseverance and self control paid off. 4x4 for her.
So. I love the youth season. It let's them be able to get out and have a chance at less spooky deer. My youngest 2 were only successful because those deer stuck around for so long.
I have much more to say but no point really. I dont think many will change their minds as we all have our opinions made up already.
But I will say this. If you see a dad poaching deer in a youth season and dont report it. You are a huge part of the problem.
to take something like "dad shooting the deer under the youth license" as a point of contention...well its like saying poaching is bad, bc that is exactly what is happening if/when that happens.
Are you a parent? I am a father of 2 boys, I love to bring my kids out hunting, that being said I would never teach them that bending or breaking the rules is OK. They need to learn that shit on their own. ROFL OMG I am kidding! Seriously though, I can't wait to watch my kids punch a tag, whether it be mine or theirs, and I certainly don't need them to lie about who shot what just so a deer can be harvested. I eat mule deer tag soup most years simply because its hard to shoot a book buck after you have punched a 2 point!
There comes a point in a hunters life (for me anyway) where it is more enjoyable to watch my friends knock down a deer that I helped them get than to be the shooter myself. Maybe its a parent thing, maybe its a stage that I am fortunate enough to be at because I have shot a bunch of deer...no wall hangers yet, thats what Im holding out for now, so I'd rather take my boys out, or take my friends out and let them punch tags all day long until we see something that I instantly call dibs on!
So to the point at hand...I really doubt there are a ton of parents out there taking shots and asking their kids to lie in case they bump into a CO. First off my kids are a terrible lier and if they were asked repeatedly they would cave and I would be in big trouble. And if they are old enough to lie to law enforcement repeatedly they are definitely old enough to be the trigger man. Also, no one posts stories of shots missed
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Apparently there is a lot of you guys that have never enjoyed the youth hunt
My son practiced his shooting regularly and has never had a problem shooting his own game
sometimes there is a little coaching as to when to shoot or to calm down but has always done it himself
There is no way in hell he or I would want it any other way
I have hunted with several fathers and have never heard of anyone shooting there kids game
to think there is a shortage of game due to the youth season is ridiculous
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Thank you for having the balls to say and print what many of us have been saying under our breaths. I and many friends agree with you. I learned to hunt during the same season as my father. My sons learned to hunt during the same seasons. They got deer. They got grouse. They got to hunt as much as they wanted for the most part.
You are absolutely right that we keep putting more and more pressure on a dwindling resource and wonder why it is in trouble.
I am retired and have (I'm told) lots of time on my hands. I know that I do not need a special season when I am a senior. We already have some of if not the most liberal hunting seasons in North America. If I cannot get a deer within the regular GOS hunting seasons, with the opportunity to hunt virtually every day, it's not the hunting season that needs work.
Good on you to speak up!
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