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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Shelp" data-source="post: 51808" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>LRH,</p><p> I did wonder about your "status" in your original post the way it was written. Sounds like the classic case of misunderstood postings on the net that Brent eluded to.</p><p></p><p>Your above post is very clear and to the point. Sounds fair enough to me. thanks for the understanding in return. Yes we're probably a little defensive about the topic. Hope you understand. So to me, it's now water under the bridge and we move on.</p><p></p><p>My position about moving closer.... I probably lean more toward your side most of the time. When it comes to buck hunting and such I'm prepared for the long shot if needed, but most of the time I'm hunting with my 30-06 in the hemlocks. But being most of my whitetail hunting has been in the the state of PA, when doe season rolls around after archery and buck season, it's time to fill some tags and get the meat in the freezer as Brent stated above (Brent, your not the only one who still likes meat in the freezer. horns or no horns). And this is how I was introduced and got start LR hunting. The area I'm from is rolling farmland, and the deer are pretty broken up by the time doe season rolls around. Plus there are so many deer in PA in my area even today that shooting a doe.... I hate to say it but I could sit on the back porch and shoot all I wanted. So it's not that challenging any more. (just a "for instance" my home county last year issued 15,000 doe tags on top of the standard hunting license that allows you one buck. To simply put it, there a sh!t load of orchard beef walking around in NE PA) So we would setup on top of a hill out in the open (for safety) and watch for feeding or crossing deer in all the pastures around us. So to sum it up in the early season I basically hunt bucks using standard methods, but prepared for the long shot if needed by dropping down on my belly with a bipod if needed. But when doe came around I refer to bring out the big irn on a bench and shoot long.</p><p> Now down here in NC it's a little different. We've got a lot of large bean fields in the south eastern corner and large clear cut timer lots, that offer long shooting (0-6 or 700yds) normally. The deer don't seem to present themselves for very long, so you must be prepared to take a shot when it's available whether it's a buck or doe or early or late season. So it's a little different game. So down here I simply adjust my shooting preference to what is available on any given day. Rather than the methods used in PA. </p><p></p><p>That's and what I do and why.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Shelp, post: 51808, member: 22"] LRH, I did wonder about your "status" in your original post the way it was written. Sounds like the classic case of misunderstood postings on the net that Brent eluded to. Your above post is very clear and to the point. Sounds fair enough to me. thanks for the understanding in return. Yes we're probably a little defensive about the topic. Hope you understand. So to me, it's now water under the bridge and we move on. My position about moving closer.... I probably lean more toward your side most of the time. When it comes to buck hunting and such I'm prepared for the long shot if needed, but most of the time I'm hunting with my 30-06 in the hemlocks. But being most of my whitetail hunting has been in the the state of PA, when doe season rolls around after archery and buck season, it's time to fill some tags and get the meat in the freezer as Brent stated above (Brent, your not the only one who still likes meat in the freezer. horns or no horns). And this is how I was introduced and got start LR hunting. The area I'm from is rolling farmland, and the deer are pretty broken up by the time doe season rolls around. Plus there are so many deer in PA in my area even today that shooting a doe.... I hate to say it but I could sit on the back porch and shoot all I wanted. So it's not that challenging any more. (just a "for instance" my home county last year issued 15,000 doe tags on top of the standard hunting license that allows you one buck. To simply put it, there a sh!t load of orchard beef walking around in NE PA) So we would setup on top of a hill out in the open (for safety) and watch for feeding or crossing deer in all the pastures around us. So to sum it up in the early season I basically hunt bucks using standard methods, but prepared for the long shot if needed by dropping down on my belly with a bipod if needed. But when doe came around I refer to bring out the big irn on a bench and shoot long. Now down here in NC it's a little different. We've got a lot of large bean fields in the south eastern corner and large clear cut timer lots, that offer long shooting (0-6 or 700yds) normally. The deer don't seem to present themselves for very long, so you must be prepared to take a shot when it's available whether it's a buck or doe or early or late season. So it's a little different game. So down here I simply adjust my shooting preference to what is available on any given day. Rather than the methods used in PA. That's and what I do and why. Steve [/QUOTE]
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