Calling Whitetail hunters

[Freak Out]

How many doe's can one buck impregnate? I thought whitetails gathered a harem like elk? I know a dominant bull moose will spend two months running around putting the wood to as many cows as will let them. I'm a meat hunter so doe's are fine with me....of course yearling calves are as well.

[Freak Out]

we do, Freak. Which is why they want to eliminate does I guess. No does = no bambi's

Sounds like you need some more predators.

[MJZiggy]

we do, Freak. Which is why they want to eliminate does I guess. No does = no bambi's

Sounds like you need some more predators.

Isn't that what the hunters are?

[Deputy Nutz]

we do, Freak. Which is why they want to eliminate does I guess. No does = no bambi's

Sounds like you need some more predators.

Coyotes are getting up their numbers again, and I think the wolf population is coming back up North, they will slowly trickle down in about twenty years, but right now outside of Coyotes, the deer have no real predator.

Earn a Buck is ridiculous when they change the damn guidelines every year, keep in one way for 3 years but don't confuse hunters with flip flopping every year.

[Freak Out]

we do, Freak. Which is why they want to eliminate does I guess. No does = no bambi's

Sounds like you need some more predators.

Isn't that what the hunters are?

Yes...humans are to a certain extent. But a true predator hunts year round for survival. Wolf, bear, wolverine, big cat.....

[Little Whiskey]

Shot my buck on opening morning. four pointer year and 1/2 old. another guy in camp got a spike and the other a doe. all opening morning. hunted two more full days and didn't see a thing.

pulled up on my buck and pulled the trigger but no bang! damn shell didn't fire. had to rack in a second shell and he still hung around.

Wisconsin season opens the saturday before thanksgiving, right?

the truck befor us at the DNR check stations had a doe that was 9 yrs old! He said that a couple years back he shot a 14 yr old doe.

[GBRulz]

Coyotes are getting up their numbers again, and I think the wolf population is coming back up North, they will slowly trickle down in about twenty years, but right now outside of Coyotes, the deer have no real predator.

I have heard that wolf normally don't occupy the same territories as coyotes, is this true?

You aren't kidding about the Coyote population though. I was out riding my 4 wheeler on the land that my family has near Eagle River and I'm tearing along and suddenly I see this "dog" standing in the middle of the trail...I'm like "WTF is a dog doing out here?"...and then the "dog" actually started coming towards me and when I realized what it was, I turned the F around and got out of there. Turns out there is a sand pit in the area and many coyotes have their dens built into the side of the hill. This was in spring, the time when the pups are born. So, it was Mama being protectful.

My brothers dogs have also been chased by the coyotes in the area. The DNR has been informed of the increasing population in the area, but I don't think there is anything they can really do. They are coming closer and closer to the houses though. Only a matter of time before someone gets attacked.

The bear population up there is also getting out of control. My parents have to take in their bird feeders each night because of this.

My brother has seen 4 wolf this year....before this year, he's never seen any.

I'll take the city life - ty.

[Little Whiskey]

GB, i think your mixing the two up a bit. I cannot imagine a coyotes attacking you. unless they are just trying to protect themselves. I'd be a bit careful if you've got small or gimping dogs. They would make an easy meal. They don't usually take a heathy deer down. usually the sick or weak. Wolf on the other hand will. They estimate that an average wolf will take between 30-50 deer a year.

[LaFours]

Just got back from a successful Thanksgiving romp into the wilderness. My brother bagged a 10-point and my brother-in-law bagged a huge doe.

[Harlan Huckleby]

They estimate that an average wolf will take between 30-50 deer a year.

That's a lot of Venison steaks! Wolves usually look kinda scraggly, they must have high metabolisms, or do a lot of cardio.

[oregonpackfan]

Coyotes have adapted remarkably well in the Portland Metro area. They present a "problem" for owners of cats and small dogs whose owners let them outside. The pets make easy prey for the wily and quick coyotes.

Pet owners who want game wardens to eradicate the "Coyote problem" are reminded that it is people who have invaded their habitat. It is not coyotes who have invaded human's habitat.

Personally, I have had half a dozen episodes the past few years where I have seen coyotes.

It is extremely rare where a coyote will attack a human. They generally run away when they come withing sight of a person.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The pets make easy prey for the wily and quick coyotes.

do the wily coyotes drop rocks on their heads from great heights, or tie dynamite to them?

[MJZiggy]

Never seen a coyote outside a zoo, but I have run across a few foxes, and the ones that aren't rabid are pretty cute.

[Deputy Nutz]

Just got back last night from an early morning hunt on thanksgiving and shot a 6 pointer. It was a year and a half deer with a really big body, I saw antlers, and quickly took my eyes off them and concentrated on the body. It was a long body deer so I thought it was older. Probably would have passed if I had more time to glass the deer. Well meat in the freezer, and if I didn't shoot it, someone else would have regardless of age. I am going to ask my neighbors about going to QDM, I doubt it will go over well.

[BallHawk]

The bear population up there is also getting out of control. My parents have to take in their bird feeders each night because of this.

Speaking of Bears.....

Per JSO

Deer hunter attacked by black bear

Birchwood - A deer hunter in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering after being jumped by a black bear.

Jim Zemaitis, 40, said the bear attacked when he was on a deer drive with his hunting group Thursday in Nice Lake Marsh near Birchwood.

At first he said he just saw a black spot and thought it was a burned stump, but soon learned it wasn't.

"I saw teeth and then it reared up on its hind legs, charged me and I rolled over into a ball, started screaming," he said.

He put his hands over his head.

"Pretty soon I felt the bear on me and then chomp, chomp," he said.

His cousin Rick Zemaitis said he heard his screams and found his cousin with a bear on his back.

Rick Zemaitis said he was able to scare away the bear.

"I've been bitten by dogs but it feels more like a clamping instead of a biting," Jim Zemaitis said.

He suffered puncture wounds, three stitches and a lot of bruises.

According to the state Department of Natural Resources Web site, adult male bears can weigh up to 500 pounds and females up to 450 pounds.

Around 11,000 black bears live in mostly the northern part of the state.