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If you were a deer, what is the LAST state you would want to live in

Westdesign03 said:
Michigan because everything with 4 legs and hooves doesn’t make it more than a year or two. Next would be Iowa because people vacation there for the sole purpose of killing you.

Where I would most want to live might be Hawaii. Don’t hear of many people deer hunting there. Hah. Although volcanos and tsunamis might be a problem.


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Killed me many a four legged critters in hawaii! Wasnt a particularly safe spot for a deer either! Lol I'd say california because I'd only have to survive until they outlaw hunting all together!IMG_0650.JPGIMG_0799.JPGIMG_0652.JPGIMG_0650.JPGIMG_0799.JPGIMG_0652.JPGIMG_0829.JPG
 
ThePennsylvanian said:
Killed me many a four legged critters in hawaii! Wasnt a particularly safe spot for a deer either! Lol I'd say california because I'd only have to survive until they outlaw hunting all together!View attachment 43823View attachment 43824View attachment 43826View attachment 43823View attachment 43824View attachment 43826View attachment 43827
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Very nice animals! Yeah I knew you guys have some cool game to hunt out there. I just get safe about it simply because I think the OP meant white tails specifically. I don’t think you have those there do you?

Yeah I’m surprised hunting is not completely banned from CA by now.


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Nutterbuster said:
Apparently, it's Alaska, Hawaii, and California. Deer don't appear to want to live there because...well, there ain't no deer there...
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I’ve hunted all three and the deer hunting in those states is great. No whitetail obviously but hunting opportunity is excellent.


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Flee said:
Michigan then PA. I’m a PA guy. It’s maybe arguable but I’d probably say Michigan has the most most hunting pressure with a close second in PA.
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I hunt PA, public and private. The numbers have gone down so much in the 15 years it’s not even funny. Opening day is a joke for shots heard compared to what it use to be by me. Me and 3 of our people shot deer opening day doe season and heard probably 10-12 shots all day. Some were at the same deer. Very quick tofether. 15 years ago there were shots all day on every mountain. Also a lot more deer back then to. Not that the numbers are hurting now
 
MA_PAdeerslayer said:
I hunt PA, public and private. The numbers have gone down so much in the 15 years it’s not even funny. Opening day is a joke for shots heard compared to what it use to be by me. Me and 3 of our people shot deer opening day doe season and heard probably 10-12 shots all day. Some were at the same deer. Very quick tofether. 15 years ago there were shots all day on every mountain. Also a lot more deer back then to. Not that the numbers are hurting now
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I have to agree with you on the pressure here in pa. I wouldn't say that we are a low pressure state by any means, however, for a number of years now, I have had no issues avoiding other hunters. Even in some seasons, I hadn't run into another hunter... with out a doubt there is pressure here, but objectively speaking, it varies across the state largely, as a whole the states total pressure doesn't compare to places like michigan or Wisconsin. Shoot I can think at least 4 or five different spots right now where I have never even seen another truck parked, I'd venture to say that's difficult to do in michigan.
 
Here in southeast PA, pressure from other hunters isn’t the only obstacle. It really grinds my gears when I’m trying to carefully hunt quietly and be still, only to have a bunch of orange-less hikers and dog walkers come loudly stomp down the trail and then act startled to see a camouflaged hunter with a firearm... during hunting season... on State Game Lands?? Pick almost any township and there’s probably multiple options for public parks and walking spaces which non-hunters can enjoy year round; whereas there’s a very short list of tiny parcels in the entire WMU for hunters to legally use, and for just a few select weekends a year. (In my opinion, the Game Commission should have the law changed. Unless I’m mistaken, maintenance of SGLs is funded by hunting license purchases. I think you should have to possess a current hunting license to use that ground. In my view it’s a membership fee, granting access for the pursuit of game.)
But, hunt upstate on public land, and it’s a completely different story. Keep your compass handy, because you might be alone for miles if you get in a jam.
 
Marmuzz said:
Here in southeast PA, pressure from other hunters isn’t the only obstacle. It really grinds my gears when I’m trying to carefully hunt quietly and be still, only to have a bunch of orange-less hikers and dog walkers come loudly stomp down the trail and then act startled to see a camouflaged hunter with a firearm... during hunting season... on State Game Lands?? Pick almost any township and there’s probably multiple options for public parks and walking spaces which non-hunters can enjoy year round; whereas there’s a very short list of tiny parcels in the entire WMU for hunters to legally use, and for just a few select weekends a year. (In my opinion, the Game Commission should have the law changed. Unless I’m mistaken, maintenance of SGLs is funded by hunting license purchases. I think you should have to possess a current hunting license to use that ground. In my view it’s a membership fee, granting access for the pursuit of game.)
But, hunt upstate on public land, and it’s a completely different story. Keep your compass handy, because you might be alone for miles if you get in a jam.
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We are fighting for the same thing in Mass. getting hikers off the trails and harassing us during the season. At least make them pay for a land use stamp if there gonna be there and cause crap for us.
 
MA_PAdeerslayer said:
We are fighting for the same thing in Mass. getting hikers off the trails and harassing us during the season. At least make them pay for a land use stamp if there gonna be there and cause crap for us.
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This is a tangent from the thread’s intent... but it’s also a safety consideration for the non-hunters. Some day I’m gonna submit a letter to the editor in the local paper begging people if they’re gonna hike on public hunting ground, at least go on a Sunday (most Sundays can’t be hunted in PA) and for goodness sakes wear some fluorescent orange!! Folks don’t realize hunters are out there attentive to every cracking twig, and unfortunately we can’t guarantee all hunters will practice shooting safety and common sense.
 
Marmuzz said:
Here in southeast PA, pressure from other hunters isn’t the only obstacle. It really grinds my gears when I’m trying to carefully hunt quietly and be still, only to have a bunch of orange-less hikers and dog walkers come loudly stomp down the trail and then act startled to see a camouflaged hunter with a firearm... during hunting season... on State Game Lands?? Pick almost any township and there’s probably multiple options for public parks and walking spaces which non-hunters can enjoy year round; whereas there’s a very short list of tiny parcels in the entire WMU for hunters to legally use, and for just a few select weekends a year. (In my opinion, the Game Commission should have the law changed. Unless I’m mistaken, maintenance of SGLs is funded by hunting license purchases. I think you should have to possess a current hunting license to use that ground. In my view it’s a membership fee, granting access for the pursuit of game.)
But, hunt upstate on public land, and it’s a completely different story. Keep your compass handy, because you might be alone for miles if you get in a jam.
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around here the hippies complain about hunting on land the hunters pay for.ignorance iss bliss
 
Marmuzz said:
This is a tangent from the thread’s intent... but it’s also a safety consideration for the non-hunters. Some day I’m gonna submit a letter to the editor in the local paper begging people if they’re gonna hike on public hunting ground, at least go on a Sunday (most Sundays can’t be hunted in PA) and for goodness sakes wear some fluorescent orange!! Folks don’t realize hunters are out there attentive to every cracking twig, and unfortunately we can’t guarantee all hunters will practice shooting safety and common sense.
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Very true. Also mass is trying to get Sunday hunting. I’m fine with them using the woods. But don’t blame us for being there hunting and ruining your walk. We have right to be there too. Even tho they think we don’t. Some lady yelled at me one day for hunting. Then a few weeks later asked if we could coyote hunt because a few coyotes tried to take her dogs and her and her husband were walking. Told her we could but I wasn’t interested because she didn’t want me hunting there anyways. Haha.
 
yea they dont even pay for conservation.technicaly they have less right to be there.hunters open up game trails put out thousands of pounds in minerals food plots and population management and preditor manage ment .all these hipsters do is leave a duce
 
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