Can someone point me towards the podcast that has Don all up in his feelings?
Who was the guest talking shit?The original post in this thread linked the podcast that started it.
I’m sorry, now that I started listening to it it seems you must be talking about the most recent chasing giants? In that case I don’t know who is saying mean things.Who was the guest talking shit?
The Huntr podcast or something like that had Jon Eberhart on. Jon has shot X amount of P&Y bucks on public land in Michigan, Jon said basically, Don isn't sh*t. He said there is way less skill killing private land groomed whitetails who haven't seen pressure versus public land deer in pressured states. Don responded on Instagram, claiming he doesn't know Jon(didn’t use his name), has never met Jon, and will take the high road from here on out.Who was the guest talking shit?
He’s a world class d bagPoor John must not be getting enough attention lately or something.
Sounds like someone was jealous that somebody else was getting a little too much attention.The Huntr podcast or something like that had Jon Eberhart on. Jon has shot X amount of P&Y bucks on public land in Michigan, Jon said basically, Don isn't sh*t. He said there is way less skill killing private land groomed whitetails who haven't seen pressure versus public land deer in pressured states. Don responded on Instagram, claiming he doesn't know Jon(didn’t use his name), has never met Jon, and will take the high road from here on out.
I'm assuming that's what you're referring to.
Seems like a Days of Our Lives soap opera at this point with these guys.
They are doing the same thing that all people who hunt private land that they don't do anything to - support conservation efforts when buying a license and tags. I hunt both private and public land and I think that's an interesting but somewhat worrying line of thinking.However what I often like to ask is what the public land hunter is doing to improve habitat or wildlife. Are they just taking from wildlife without giving back?
I have a buddy with a high fence. I can say a couple of things.I could see how low fenced deer in an area with minimal human pressure would be more mellow as they can come and go more freely and never feel confined by a fence if there is something in their area that makes them feel uncomfortable. A lot of the commercial high fence "hunting" operations are nothing like Baker's farm and are simply put and take shooting yards of less than 100 acres where bucks (and bulls and whatever else) are bought and released to be shot.
My main issue with high fences is they take what was the public's wildlife and turn them into private property. The put and take shooting yards marketed as hunting give hunters a black eye though too.
I know lots of places that have done what your buddy did. I'm ok with it. For me I only have the deer that were on the property when I fenced it. Nothing ever introduced. La. or Mexico. I have found that with enhanced nutrition over time I can make profound improvements in the genetics. That coupled with allowing deer to reach full maturity is very powerful. But it does take time , discipline, and commitment . Some folks like to move faster than that.I have a buddy with a high fence. I can say a couple of things.
They spend thousands of dollars a month on feed for the deer.
Most of the deer in the fence were bought and imported and bred in the fence.
I want public land hunters to always have a place to hunt. But they don’t spend 1/100th of time, effort, money, sweat equity of people with a fence do.
Also, it’s a fallacy that they just build a fence and hunt the deer in that fence that used to be free range deer. They buy 25k breeder bucks and does That populate their property.
I don’t own a high fence. I probably never will. I could have with my property and didn’t. But I know no better land and animal stewards than my friends with high fences. Not even close really.
And to add my buddy does all his hunting outside the fence on 400acres of free range land. He has never killed a deer inside his fence. He needs too, they are overpopulating. But it’s all about managing the deer that is his hobby.
I have a buddy with a high fence. I can say a couple of things.
They spend thousands of dollars a month on feed for the deer.
Most of the deer in the fence were bought and imported and bred in the fence.
I want public land hunters to always have a place to hunt. But they don’t spend 1/100th of time, effort, money, sweat equity of people with a fence do.
Also, it’s a fallacy that they just build a fence and hunt the deer in that fence that used to be free range deer. They buy 25k breeder bucks and does That populate their property.
I don’t own a high fence. I probably never will. I could have with my property and didn’t. But I know no better land and animal stewards than my friends with high fences. Not even close really.
And to add my buddy does all his hunting outside the fence on 400acres of free range land. He has never killed a deer inside his fence. He needs too, they are overpopulating. But it’s all about managing the deer that is his hobby.
I like your style Gypsy. It’s not my style to do that either.I'm sure he is a great steward to his pet deer and the land they live on, but he's taken away that land and habitat from the public's wildlife. One could argue it isn't any worse than any of the countless things that could have been done to eliminate the habitat but doesn't mean I have to like the idea. That and there is just something off-putting to me about taking the Shaquille O'neils and Brittany Greiners of deer, mating them, and feeding them a diet like they are a roided out body builder bulking for the mr Olympia comp.