windgypsy
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
Zone: 4A / 3B
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Post by windgypsy on Aug 16, 2023 19:44:50 GMT -6
Are they? I thought it was the tribes. Oh fer fooks sake. What a joke.
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 17, 2023 5:20:55 GMT -6
Oh fer fooks sake. What a joke. Well, the wolves need to eat as well. The state seems to be somewhat giving up on the cwd control program. I wonder what the plans are for these elk when the Grand Rapids area has a cwd problem.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2023 6:10:40 GMT -6
If they're 2.5 miles south of my neighbor, they'd be south of Hwy. 12? Yep. On 13 I've probably driven past their place a couple hundred times.
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windgypsy
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Posts: 126
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
Zone: 4A / 3B
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Post by windgypsy on Aug 17, 2023 6:31:09 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 17, 2023 8:22:02 GMT -6
Never seems to end. What a joke!
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Post by biglakebass on Aug 17, 2023 8:27:45 GMT -6
good grief
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Post by caveman on Sept 22, 2023 14:05:08 GMT -6
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windgypsy
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Posts: 126
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
Zone: 4A / 3B
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Post by windgypsy on Sept 27, 2023 15:25:23 GMT -6
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Post by wklman on Sept 27, 2023 16:08:05 GMT -6
It'll only shift the deer kill from rifle to archery season, is all. Rifle hunters won't like it because there'll be fewer bucks around come November. The same amount of deer will be killed. I chose to hunt with a crossbow because it's something different and fun.
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windgypsy
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
Zone: 4A / 3B
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Post by windgypsy on Sept 27, 2023 16:21:09 GMT -6
It'll only shift the deer kill from rifle to archery season, is all. Rifle hunters won't like it because there'll be fewer bucks around come November. The same amount of deer will be killed. I chose to hunt with a crossbow because it's something different and fun. So you wont hunt in rifle season anymore if you don't fill your tag with a crossbow?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 27, 2023 16:46:34 GMT -6
That’s a lot of deer in only 10 days, considering the weather has not been all that great !
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Post by wklman on Sept 27, 2023 16:57:08 GMT -6
It'll only shift the deer kill from rifle to archery season, is all. Rifle hunters won't like it because there'll be fewer bucks around come November. The same amount of deer will be killed. I chose to hunt with a crossbow because it's something different and fun. So you wont hunt in rifle season anymore if you don't fill your tag with a crossbow? Already filled my tag. My property is now one big sanctuary until next year. If I hadn't gotten a deer by rifle, I'd probably just stay hunting with the crossbow. Rifle just isn't fun anymore. The 1 caveat would be muzzleloader. I'd like to get a nice buck that way. I'm always up for something different.
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windgypsy
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
Zone: 4A / 3B
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Post by windgypsy on Sept 27, 2023 21:07:58 GMT -6
So you wont hunt in rifle season anymore if you don't fill your tag with a crossbow? Already filled my tag. My property is now one big sanctuary until next year. If I hadn't gotten a deer by rifle, I'd probably just stay hunting with the crossbow. Rifle just isn't fun anymore. The 1 caveat would be muzzleloader. I'd like to get a nice buck that way. I'm always up for something different. Awesome buck man, congrats!
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Post by caveman on Sept 27, 2023 21:40:40 GMT -6
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windgypsy
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Location: Kanabec, Wright, and Itasca Counties, MN
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Post by windgypsy on Sept 28, 2023 7:59:10 GMT -6
I would be shocked if there are harvest #'s that paint a clear picture that crossbow in archery season is "statistically impacting the herd". Especially looking at the 3 year trend with decreasing harvest each year, if we hit the same harvest as last year people will say "see, it didn't change anything" with no idea if harvest would have been lower than last year without xbow.
I have a hard time with any argument that suggests more hunter hours (pressure) with more efficient weapons has zero impact on a buck's odds of survival. My focus here is on areas where there is decent or better habitat and a lack of intense predator mortality, thus plenty of deer. We have many areas in MN with ample deer but still poor hunting because bucks aren't able to get any age.
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