I've lived in other states where one deer per day was bragged about pretty heavilly, but I was never impressed. Here in Florida you can harvest two in the morning and de-bone the meat and ice it down, then harvest two more in the evening! But you can't have more than two freshly harvested deer with you unless there is someone else with you! In Liberty, Jeferson, and Wakulla counties we are overrun with way too many deer!

My whole little town is the same way. Our hunting season started on the 10th and folks are out beating the bushes and we've probably a hundred "town deer" here eating the yards, grass, gardens, fruit trees and well anything else green. You just can't shoot them in town. Most of the small towns around here are the same way.

Were limited to one deer per person per year here in Idaho, but we get some big deer, both whitetail and mule deer. Two years ago my four point buck dressed out better than 200 pounds and most of the does will go well better than 125 pounds.

I got to say swampdoc I do envy you being able to shoot more than one.

Swampdoc, go back and re-read that regulation. I think you can harvest two per day and possess four, not the other way around.

Yer right Ken, "Regardless of the season,sex of deer or number of anterless deer permits,harvesting more than two deer per day is prohibited. The posession limit is four deer."

Also, if they can prove that you got more than four deer in your freezer,your up a poluted tributary without proper means of propulsion.

The above quote taken from Florida Hunting Regulations(2007-2008)pg.8 -----pruhdlr

At my club this year we will be limited to:
1 doe
6 bucks(huh ??)
6hogs(this could be upped towards the end of season,depending on how many we are seeing)
I'd rather kill a hog anyway. To me,they eat better than any deer. -----pruhdlr

During bowseason in Missouri, you can kill any amount of anterless deer for $7.00/deer depending on the county.Q

the deer sure need thinning here in no central iowa... weekend before last we saw at least a dozen deer in the day time from the road on the way from dayton to boone.... there were 4 deer standing on the road when we can back at about 11:00 pm that night..........

Down here it's the, kill the does vs. don't kill the does thing. At the club mtg a couple of days ago the topic was thrashed about for most of the mtg.

We also have tons of deer. I feel that some clubs put a limit on the doe kills so one person will not harvest 10-20 of them. Especially during the late(Jan.15 - Feb.24)season.

Last year I could have taken at least 20 if I had wanted to.(I killed one)

As sportsmen we all have to be "game managers".
For me lately,only the larger deer and hogs interest me. After all,how many animals can my wife and I really eat ??-----pruhdlr

At my club this year we will be limited to:
1 doe
6 bucks(huh ??)
6hogs(this could be upped towards the end of season,depending on how many we are seeing)
I'd rather kill a hog anyway. To me,they eat better than any deer. -----pruhdlr

That's a pretty insane management program, my opinion.

Doing that for a couple of years would most likely leave the place way overpopulated, overeaten, with hardly any bucks other than forkhorns and runt spikes that no one wants to shoot, and big herds of skinny does.

Limit on shooting hogs? You have got to be kidding.... we shoot every one we see here, and can't keep up. Your pigs must be required to pay child support or have some other method that reduces the desire to procreate :p

Have to agree with MikeG.

Seems your club would want to crop the doe moreso than the bucks to build up the shootable bucks. The ultimate goal on lots of Texas ranches is to establish a 1 to 1 ratio of buck/doe. Hard to do, but that's the goal. When the bucks have to compete for the doe you'll see more of them and better trophies. Overpopulation destroys the available food and the deer herds suffer. Understand you folks down in that part of the country are in the midst of a very severe drought, anyway. Think I'd go after the doe with a vengence.

As for hogs, once they become established in an area, you really have to work hard trying to eliminate them. With the short gestation period for a sow, they can have 3 litters a year of up to a dozen little reds. Better start shooting early and often! :D

Compare their club to the state regulations for that area; by my quick count you could legally take 140 bucks and only 7 does. This is firearms season only. Add some more if you hunt with a bow or muzzle loader.

Most of the folks I know that hunt there stay riled up on one side of the issue or the other.

What you guys say re. the does,makes alot of sense(of course)to me and others in the club. Unfortunately there is no argueing with the management. Most of which don't seem to know very much about hunting/firearms in general.("7-08?,is it powerful enough to take a deer cleanly?")

We are overrun with hogs and it would surprise me if our planted plots will do anything after being constantly rooted by the hogs that roam the property.

I have been told by several sources that you gotta kill at least 50% of your hog population every year to maintain the balance of the herd. Our club is definately not doing that.

A member told me,the other day,that he feels that the club president's plot has to be destroyed by hogs,before we will be allowed to shoot more of them. Hopefully that will happen this year. -----pruhdlr

Might be a good opportunity to test some "hog attractant" scents on his food plot :D

Oops did I say that :rolleyes:

Mike, my old and very wise wife mentioned the same thing. I have some unused scent(Boar Hunter Magazine brand,SOW-N-ESTRUS)that I could definately spare for a "worthy cause".

I have many game cam pics of 7-14 hogs all tearin' the crappola outta my roll bbl. Other pics of so many hogs that they all can't get in the shot.

Also, several to test the ability of my .50 Beowulf 300gr Gold Dot or a .454 Casull WFN hardcast. -----pruhdlr

I have heard from a number of sources, that some of the best hog attractants are things like powdered Jell-O, and Kool-Aid mixes. I forget if people swear by one, or the other, or both (not to mention there are surely biases on the flavors, as well).

Not only are these cheap, they're unbelievably easy to spread.

Scoot on over to www.texasboars.com and see if their forum is still up. If so - there will be a wealth of information.

Get ya some powdered jello / koolaid / whatever.... $10 buys a LOT.... heck mix two or three kinds together.... and stand upwind of the hog-attracting 'area' (*ahem* :rolleyes: ) in a good breeze and give it a good fling.

Predict that will be an easy way to make a point, if there are believers that need to be converted :D

El Cheapo dog food. The O'l Roy brand. It is small, round,brown,pellets. Very hard to detect on the ground. $6.40 for 25lbs makes for alot of rootin'.

Also raw molassas cut with about 50% water and sprayed from a backpack sprayer. The hogs will give a "honest" effort trying to find the source of the smell. Snow cone syrup from Wally World works great also.

One of my buddies,a ol' time hog hunter from TX.,knows all the "tricks". -----pruhdlr

I have been reading these posts and I have to say that I feel very fortunate to live where I do. I live in South Carolina, and in my zone our season opens Aug. 15 and runs through Jan. 01. You can kill 1 buck per day through the whole season. You can also get doe tags.
There is a down side though, we don't have a tremendous amount of really BIG deer. I have a mount on my wall of a 9 point non typical in full velvet with 16" of spread at the widest part, and it field dressed at only 135#.
I am hoping to get to go out to Colorado and do some elk hunting in the next few years. Can't wait to get the chance to shoot at what will surely look like a horse to me! :D

Hope you have the opportunity to do that someday, kingjasn - everyone should hunt elk at least once in their life. Yes, you'll think of a horse when you get a big, prime bull down and start the field dressing, quartering and hauling! :p

Here in NC we can take two deer per day. Total harvest per season is usually 6 deer two which must be antlerless. Now after filling our tags we can apply for bonus antlerless tags in which we can take two more antlerless deer for a total of 8. I am not sure if you can get more bonus tags. Even if the deer here are not 250 lbs monsters 8 + deer of all sizes yields a lot of meat.
It is good that we have long seasons and can take a lot of deer but you know I would not mind taking only one if I could take a 250 lbs buck with awesome antlers! Most deer here do not see their 3rd year!

It is good that we have long seasons and can take a lot of deer but you know I would not mind taking only one if I could take a 250 lbs buck with awesome antlers! Most deer here do not see their 3rd year!

I would rather have 2 1/2 100 pound does for the meat, actually, when they jump out of the wood line, and shake their spots off!! that has to be the best meat in the world.:p Then go trophy hunting... I haven't found a good recipe for antler yet, but if anyone has one to try, I may be interested:D

I would rather have 2 1/2 100 pound does for the meat, actually, when they jump out of the wood line, and shake their spots off!! that has to be the best meat in the world.:p Then go trophy hunting... I haven't found a good recipe for antler yet, but if anyone has one to try, I may be interested:D



So you didn't know that antler will season beans in the crock pot in place of ham? Mmmmm Mmmm.

El Cheapo dog food. The O'l Roy brand. It is small, round,brown,pellets. Very hard to detect on the ground. $6.40 for 25lbs makes for alot of rootin'.

Also raw molassas cut with about 50% water and sprayed from a backpack sprayer. The hogs will give a "honest" effort trying to find the source of the smell. Snow cone syrup from Wally World works great also.

One of my buddies,a ol' time hog hunter from TX.,knows all the "tricks". -----pruhdlr

I'm down here by Gainesville. If ya need someone to come up and keep you company, and maybe kill a porker or two, let me know. I'm having a hard time finding places to hunt 'em down here.