90A Controlled Hunt

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Wow that' crazy action.

We hunt the 92B controlled hunt but don't push. We hunt archery style and do very well but we still manage to miss a few . To each his own but I would rather shoot a deer that is relaxed & walking slowly than to shoot one running full tilt.

I actually like the group that pushes around us. All the deer run to our side & we end up getting them... LOL

[ysyg]

Sometimes the best shot on a moving target is the one you don't take. JMO

my thoughts exactly. But ....... there are some great shooters that can consistently take running deer. Im not one. haha

[Ravenhunter]

Wow. That's a lot of shootin. Congrats on the milking does, fawns, and yearlings.

I wonder why the deer population keeps declining. I just can't figure it out.

[GW11]

I wonder why the deer population keeps declining. I just can't figure it out.

They saw 27 deer in one day. That's more than my camp of 6 has seen in 3 gun seasons. I'd say the population needed a little thinning out.

As to the comments on running deer, not everyone agrees with it but that's how it's done in a lot of camps. It's the norm in the hound camp I grew up hunting in. I got tired of every deer I saw running full tilt so a few of us started our own little camp and mainly now just hunt relaxed deer from stands. I miss the action of the hound chases, but I prefer shooting at relaxed deer now. If camps that push/dog deer only shot at relaxed deer, there wouldn't be much shooting. Don't knock it, some folks are very good at shooting running deer and the only way to get good at it is through experience. Unfortunately, that experience usually involves a few misses.

[LowbanksArcher]

If camps that push/dog deer only shot at relaxed deer, there wouldn't be much shooting. Don't knock it, some folks are very good at shooting running deer and the only way to get good at it is through experience. Unfortunately, that experience usually involves a few misses.

How many do I have to wound before I get good at it?

[Hunter John]

Have fun.

[GW11]

How many do I have to wound before I get good at it?

There are probably more deer wounded and lost by "archers" than by experienced gangs. You would likely be surprised by how few deer are lost if things are done right. If one is wounded, they are usually picked off by the next guy in the line or sometimes the next camp over. Dogs make a big difference in recovery or finding a wounded deer and finishing it. I would think that if the proper effort is put in by the groups down your way, losing deer in the smaller bush lots is not all that common either.

Look, I understand your views and although they're not the same as mine in many ways I can respect your opinion. You sound like a dedicated guy and you obviously have a passion for they way you envision deer hunting in the province, but you really are in the minority. I definitely wouldn't lump you in with the "archers" I spoke of above, but you know as well as I there are quite a few hunters out there that have no business flinging arrows at live animals. Maybe what you've seen of the orange army and organized group hunts has turned you off but they (we) don't all operate the same way. Just as not all archers are the same.

For the record, so you know where I'm coming from, for every hour I spend in orange with a gun and the gang, I double that amount of time solo or with my Dad or a buddy out with the crossbow. I just don't care about what a buck "scores" when he steps out. If it's even a buck.

[LowbanksArcher]

Well said GW11. If it can be done ethically and safely, all good. Cheers

[stilchen67]

Many different points of few on this, actually I'm kind of glad this post came up. I was talking to a good friend and hunter of over 50 years experience today about a large doe that I took yesterday with a muzzleloader. I hit her through both lungs at 50 yards and there was no blood trail for about 60 yards after and she piled up not far from there. We were talking about the difference between muzzleloader and rifle hunting -I do both. But feel that a muzzle loader makes you a better hunter because you only have one shot, there is no room for mistakes. I personally will not shot at a running deer with a muzzle loader or any single shot firearm. There is too much of a chance of wounding an animal. But that is just my opinion. If you have two or three rounds to fire that certainly increases your odds of hitting a vital spot on a running animal compared to one. But to each his own.

[dutchhunter]

we found three deer Monday and Tuesday that had been killed by arrows and left to rot .we hunt small woods with shotgun and doggers .and it is pretty hard to losse a deer that has been hit .also hitting a deer on the run is not that hard with a shotgun if you have any shooting ability .if we only shoot at deer that were standing still broad side we would never have a deer ,if one off the guys makes a hit on a deer with a slug thy do not have very many places thy can go to get away .we loses very few over the years ,most years we donot losses any that have been hit .we hunt to control the deer numbers so yes we shoot does and fawns lots of them .DUTCH