Yep, I hunt my side of the fence you hunt your side of the fence.

Shoot whatever you want, as long as you call it a cull.

I like shooting young bucks just to watch the pro hunter wannabes get all wound up about it.

I am not a complainer usually, but this weekend was too much.

You know what really grinds my gears.. My neighbor across the road from our ranch in Rule Texas came into our gate and stopped me before I could get to the cabin after the hunt. He confronted me and said "y'all know we aren't shooting any young deer in this area. We need to get everyone on board yadadada."

I am all about game management but... Don't EVER tell me what I need to do on MY property. The thing that really bothers me about this, is the fact that he acts like he needs to tell me. We have 5 hunters that have been hunting for 20+ years. I think we get it at this point. Plus, my brother is in the navy and gets to hunt once every 5 years or so, I think it's safe to say he can shoot whatever he darn well pleases. I think this whole deer management thing has some people overthinking hunting and the outdoors in general. It's hard to just have a good time sometimes.

Mr. Turner: Save it buddy!

I agree, its reached a point that whitetail hunting is really no longer fun to me either.

On one side of the spectrum its "we are gonna shoot whatever we want (which is usually the first young buck with antlers) and you have a pasture devoid of any bucks older than 3 years old. any shot at a wall hanger is nil.

on the other end is the micro managed, deer has to be video taped and approved by a panel before you can shoot at it. even the does have harvest guidelines. Hunting this pasture is just as bad as hunting the other pasture because any deer you shoot you are scared to death of doing something wrong you won't even really enjoy it..

"cull buck" or "management buck" have to be the most nebulous, contentious terms ever discussed around a campfire.

Mr. Turner: Save it buddy!