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73. Hunting on public land is all about management

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 10:14 PM

Jul 2022

Limits change per locality to keep the population managed correctly to ensure the survivability, and health, of the species being hunted.

Bag limits will not allow you to "cull" the herd.

Usually two bucks two antlerless in most counties in TX with a limit on the size of the second buck. You cannot go out and kill only the biggest and strongest out there ... you will get in trouble ... and in TX, serious trouble.

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Some may disagree, but it is my strong opinion that if you cannot tag your deer using a bolt action [View all] Atticus Jul 2022 OP

My father, five uncles and all my cousins were able to do so. hlthe2b Jul 2022 #1

If you use an AR-15, is there anything left besides Ocelot II Jul 2022 #2

The AR15 ammunition isn't any more powerful than that of standard rifles. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #11

Nope not just that Bev54 Jul 2022 #14

From a handgun, yes. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #17

Well, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #19

It's more than that; it's the velocity, which causes far more tissue damage. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #21

Compared to a handgun NickB79 Jul 2022 #30

FYI a ar15 round has about 1100 fts of energy thatdemguy Jul 2022 #41

Not really Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #46

You are wrong thatdemguy Jul 2022 #51

And ... Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #52

You are correct. It's a common misconception that the AR-15's round is bad bc it's "too powerful" Oneironaut Jul 2022 #108

see the links below thatdemguy Jul 2022 #109

That's true of any rifle round Zeitghost Jul 2022 #76

So it's really not a good deer rifle unless you shoot off a bunch of rounds, Ocelot II Jul 2022 #77

Well.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #79

What there's usually left... jmowreader Jul 2022 #75

Laws on deer are by states, multigraincracker Jul 2022 #3

IMO, in any case, no one should be hunting. DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #4

And why would that be? nt MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #13

Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #15

Healthy ecosystems require predators. shrike3 Jul 2022 #37

Predators don't take the best, as hunters do DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #60

Not all do. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #65

Then bring back predators. You willing? shrike3 Jul 2022 #84

Hunting is far more ethical than buying meat at the grocery store. PTWB Jul 2022 #74

The best shot I know sometimes uses an AR-15 to hunt deer. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #5

And, this means----what? nt Atticus Jul 2022 #6

That he uses one shot to kill. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #12

So, he doesn't need an AR-15 to hunt deer. nt Atticus Jul 2022 #18

Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #22

Why? nt Atticus Jul 2022 #24

Wouldn't a single action do just as well? shrike3 Jul 2022 #85

That he's a testosterone poisoned idiot localroger Jul 2022 #47

But he doesn't spray semiauto. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #62

Game wardens are the king of the forest Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #66

I don't understand those who think that hunting with a semi auto rifle MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #69

Fine. But clips of 5-10 max. TigressDem Jul 2022 #20

Nobody hunts with 100 round magazines. NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #80

I think the point many are trying to make here is this: shrike3 Jul 2022 #86

I support banning them... Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #88

Cool. That's reasonable. shrike3 Jul 2022 #89

Except idiot kids hunting people. So they aren't needed. TigressDem Jul 2022 #110

Most if not all states limit 5 rounds. DiamondShark Jul 2022 #106

My grandfather, father, and brothers did it all their lives. onecaliberal Jul 2022 #7

My dad shot many deer with a bolt action rifle. I have shot 4 with a pump action shotgun doc03 Jul 2022 #8

Indeed. Triloon Jul 2022 #9

To hunt deer in Ohio you are limited to 3 rounds but to hunt humans doc03 Jul 2022 #16

Same in Florida. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #31

A deer has more rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness than humans. nt doc03 Jul 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author shrike3 Jul 2022 #55

Except its legal to shoot and kill deer without provocation depending on state law SYFROYH Jul 2022 #94

Whatever. milestogo Jul 2022 #10

True, but the legitimate use of guns is for hunting, self defense and target practise. TigressDem Jul 2022 #23

I remember when the Buckmasters slogan bmbmd Jul 2022 #25

My dad always hunted with Springfield 1913 30-06 with the original military peep sight. brewens Jul 2022 #26

2a isn't about hunting Calculating Jul 2022 #27

It's about defending the country/state. Wednesdays Jul 2022 #29

James Madison a big fan of the AR-15 was he? 48656c6c6f20 Jul 2022 #32

You need an AR to defend yourself? shrike3 Jul 2022 #36

Well you know when you're up against an Abrams tank or an M777 or an atomic bomb localroger Jul 2022 #49

On the battlefield, yes. shrike3 Jul 2022 #54

I say to all hunters who use a gun, rownesheck Jul 2022 #28

I used to bow hunt when I was a teenager wayyyyy back when, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #34

I used a Marlin Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #67

Well. it's either let mother nature take care of it or let the hunters. shrike3 Jul 2022 #35

All too often it's roadkill. Archae Jul 2022 #45

Forgot that component. You're right. shrike3 Jul 2022 #53

Always a classic. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #71

So you would rather have them die slowly from lack of graze cause by overcrowding ripcord Jul 2022 #44

Hunters "cull" the best of the herd instead of the least fit DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #61

I am quite sure that the deer that I manage to spot, track and kill are not the "best" of the herd. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #64

Not true, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #70

Hunting on public land is all about management Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #73

Do they? Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #81

I don't hunt be be "bad ass," I hunt to get some good meat, among other reasons. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #63

Know lots of deer hunters. They all say the same thing. shrike3 Jul 2022 #33

I agree! mentalsolstice Jul 2022 #39

Wild deer are NOT "Bambi." Archae Jul 2022 #48

Yep, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #72

They often waste away Texasgal Jul 2022 #111

Always been partial to Browning Bolt Action .243..... Deuce Jul 2022 #40

I believe the .243 is minimum acceptable strength for deer hunting. Paladin Jul 2022 #99

Fortunately the .300 AAC Blackout exists. n/t DiamondShark Jul 2022 #107

Pretty much all calibers are available semi-auto or bolt Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #42

True, the magic is in large magazines on semiauto receivers localroger Jul 2022 #50

Agee Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #57

I use a Mini 14 that fires the same overloaded .22 round as the AR 15 to hunt pigs ripcord Jul 2022 #43

One bullet, one deer. Jirel Jul 2022 #56

1 shot: deer; 2 shots: maybe deer; 3 shots: no deer Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #58

+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Jul 2022 #100

Yes. Exactly. MineralMan Jul 2022 #104

Five sounds like a lot. Iggo Jul 2022 #59

"One shot... one kill".... other than that.... albacore Jul 2022 #68

Some may disagree, but if you can't get your protein without killing an animal flvegan Jul 2022 #78

"Can?" Sure. Want? Nope. Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #82

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And you keep sling insults. Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #87

Humans have been hunting and eating animals for a couple hundred thousand years. PTWB Jul 2022 #90

Well aren't you nice... radicalleft Jul 2022 #91

Well, that's your opinion and you're welcome to it, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #101

We're the only ones saying gun rights are about hunting Amishman Jul 2022 #92

Who said "gun rights are about hunting"? It is just that some DO use hunting as an Atticus Jul 2022 #93

Bolt action rifles are weapons of war. SYFROYH Jul 2022 #95

Ok, thanks for that Fla_Democrat Jul 2022 #96

Bless your heart! nt Atticus Jul 2022 #98

Well, personally.... (pun alert) MissMillie Jul 2022 #97

That is also my sincerely held belief... Hugin Jul 2022 #102

All you need is a 12 gauge shotgun Emile Jul 2022 #103

Why 5 rounds? Why not restrict hunting to single shot rifles? Kaleva Jul 2022 #105