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I grew up as a pot hunter amongst a family of pot hunters. As far as deer? You can't eat antlers, and if it's smaller than yer coon hound you ain't gettin much meat off of it. Small game? We never went after limits. We went after enough to eat. Our goal was making a meal, not making a count. I have brought home a "mixed bag" more times than I can count as a kid. Couple of quail, half a dozen squirrel, two fat rabbits, etc. Enough food for a grandkid, and two sets of grandparents for a meal. Tomorrow we see if we can get enough in the morning again. If not time to set the set lines on the creek or river at lunch and haul them in that evening. You eat, then you go coon hunting that night. Coons and possums could be eaten, or even better sold to other folks to buy more shells to keep feeding your family. You skin them during fur bearing season and sell the fur for more money to the buyer. Nothing goes to waste.
Sport hunters that leave game to rot make me want to puke.
GoodOlBoy
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