Trophy or Meat?

[robb92]

300rum is there somewhere or someone to contact about donating?  We eat all of ours but I would like to do that for a family especially this year with the economy.

There is a charity called Farmers and Hunters feeding the Hungry, as of yet there is no chapter in Washington state, might be a good thing to look into. I found out about the charity because it was started in MD and when I was on the deer team on base we donated the meat that wouldn't fit in our freezers. Check them out!!!

http://www.fhfh.org/ChaptersState.asp?StateLookup=WA

I hunt to fill the freezer, doesn't mean I won't shoot a buck, but I like making beer and cheddar brats to much so its meat for me.

As for me and hunting this fall, I plan on archery for deer in Maryland, season starts on Monday, going to be a long day have to work Sunday night and then get off after working a 12 hour shift and then I am in the gorund blind on the land I hunt, the season runs till the 31 of Jan. So I have plenty of time to fill the freezer exspecially with the bag limits being what they are, unlimited doe with bow in the county I hunt in. I will also be hunting in Va for bear (not till next month though) and deer, got a hook up for some private land there, and if it doesn't work out I know there are deer behind my place.

[archery288]

My goal.... Go out and kill some *censored*!!! 

[huntnphool]

I plan on filling the freezers with trophy's.  

[RightPlace-RightTime]

I like the phrase that was said,  Very nice

the trophy is in the eye of the beholder

[ICEMAN]

I plan on filling the freezers with trophy's.  

 

For me, this year it is all about getting my son in front of a deer to shoot. Any legal deer this year is a trophy in this house.

I will hang my deer and elk tag on the first legal I see. All I see walking along the trail is a big pile of steak, shishkabob, liver fry, stuffed heart..... 

[singleshot12]

For me, steaks and sausage are what I see while on the hunt.A fat young 2 point with a small rack is more of a trophy than a tough rutted up old four point. The rack is just a simple reminder of the hunt.
My neighbor was a rich trophy hunter,he was known for shooting huge bull elk and mule deer, if he shot a big one down a ravine he would only take the cape and horns, not sure how he could sleep at nights.

[huntnphool]

A fat young 2 point with a small rack is more of a trophy than a tough rutted up old four point.

I hope you're hunting blacktail?

[Gutpile]

A fat young 2 point with a small rack is more of a trophy than a tough rutted up old four point.

Not for me. 

I have shot quite a few does in the past and actually have a little more fun chasing them. takes the pressure off; should I pass this one? Will I see a bigger one? Does he score enough? I like drawing a doe tag so I can use a pistol or different rifles, and I like seeing how close I can get to a bedded doe. I just get a real kick out of it. If I see a bruiser buck I use the old 06' I shoot so well and don't fart around getting too close and screwing things up, which I typically do anyways.

That said, I love big deer. I will be holding out this year for a big buck not just what some folks call a "meat buck". I would really like a 130+ whity. If they don't cooperate I have no problem taking any legal whity on the last weekend. I do love venison!!! 

[TeacherMan]

I will be the first to say I'm the biggest trophy hunter there is. My real question is how do some of you guys pay to go to so many out of state places during the hunting season? Plus what about working. Some of you guys sound like your sponsord by hunting shows. I'm really jelous. 

[SpearitLake]

Meat, always my first thought and my first action, well unless you have a choice right smack dab in front of you.

[MichaelJ]

Trophy for me, but I haven't shot very many deer and want my next to always be bigger or as big as the previous one...  This year I'm going after a nice buck and won't shoot a 2-3 year old buck just because I'd rather let 'em grow up...  Thats what I loved about hunting archery last year, you could shoot does if you didn't find a mature buck!

Michael

[Red Dawg]

I just want to shoot mature animals. I dont care if i kill a deer anymore because the meat is not all that great. So if you consider shooting mature animals a trophy than that is what i am. Now elk that is a different story. I love elk meat and you also get a substantial amount of vitals to put in your freezer.

[300rum]

300rum is there somewhere or someone to contact about donating?  We eat all of ours but I would like to do that for a family especially this year with the economy.

There is a charity called Farmers and Hunters feeding the Hungry, as of yet there is no chapter in Washington state, might be a good thing to look into. I found out about the charity because it was started in MD and when I was on the deer team on base we donated the meat that wouldn't fit in our freezers. Check them out!!!

http://www.fhfh.org/ChaptersState.asp?StateLookup=WA

I looked into starting a chapter but you have to find a butcher etc. etc. etc. If you ever get the chance to hear the story about how FHFH began, you need to, it is great.  Basically a hunter was driving down the road when he saw a gal trying to put a road-kill deer in the back of her trunk to feed her kids.  He helped her and told her that it may be illegal but she didn't care as she needed to feed the kids.  He started it up after that.  Great story.

[BC CHASER]

We need to start a chapter here.

[300rum]

If we could find a butcher I am sure that we could come up with enough donations to cover their cost.