Mule Deer over Money

[Ralphie]

Makes perfect sense...



We'd rather eat game we kill than buy beef(except the occasional ribeye), regardless of the cost of either.

The reason it does make sense for shooting immature males or females of the other species is they aren’t struggling as a species.

 

[Garrett Soper]

Depends on the tag and what state and how many critters you’ve Killed.
I’ve hunted mule deer twice, Montana 2021 which was my first mule deer hunt at 28. Missed a 3 point and ate my tag. Didn’t want to kill a fork n horn knowing that deer numbers are low.
Hunted for the second time with a muzzleloader in my home state of Oregon killed a 4 year old fork n horn. Hunted hard for 6 days before I had an opportunity to kill a buck. Doing so with a smoke pole was awesome Up close and personal.
Elk I’m shooting first legal bull I see. I’ve killed 5 elk in 12 years of archery hunting. Some years I only got out 2-3 days due to work and family. With the limited time I have I don’t pass elk up. As I get more and more time I may become more selective but I doubt it. I like the meat.

 

[ReddingArcher]

For me it depends on the hunt. I’ve eaten more tags than I’ve filled on out of state hunts. I usually go into the hunt telling myself what kind of buck I’m willing to take and won’t shoot something just to shoot something. It just doesn’t mean much to me to shoot little deer anymore.