I saw a kid at the processor hauling in a little antlerless deer. I said "hey good job" on the way by. The kid smiled and said "Thanks! It's my first deer!" Pure joy on that kid's face
@@billpeart wait a couple years while letting deer walk away to satisfy some vague hunting code of conduct that not everybody goes by. Nah. Shoot the deer that's in front of you. Especially a new hunter who's trying to get used to pulling the trigger on live deer.
I got my first deer in my 30s, it was an 80 pound yearling and I still felt the excitement and happiness of finally getting one after multiple fails!!!
J Leicht your parents did a job on you lol, I prefer young deer better meat, there ripe like a fruit get off my comment you delusional delinquent, you speak for the real hunters huh lmao
J Leicht I took a guy out to get his first bow kill in a 2 year old 4 point, last week he has a 12 point on the wall, with gun but that was his favorite hunt, it’s all about the person pulling trigger and what makes them happy, not everyone hunts a rack
If you want to take what you're given then just go to the store and get the meat. You people talk like you're a freaking long hunter from the late 1700s. LMAO
Amen Mr. Nugent! I deer hunt from the ground at the base of a tree using a tree seat. No ground blind. Just covering my smell and sitting VERY still. I often have the deer look right at me, decide I am a tree and go about their business. At that point any legal deer I take is a “trophy”, because I earned it! If anyone understands how difficult that is, they’ll understand my elation at any deer I take. And I am mainly hunting for the venison. Nice antlers are just a bonus.
My 3 year old just asked me who I was watching. I said uncle Ted. My wife speaks up saying. He's not your uncle. I say yes he is. He is my uncle, your uncle , everybody's uncle.
I'm a long haired, bow huntin, guitar player....I hear, "Oh man, your like Ted Nugent", a lot. I say, "well, he is my uncle". There is always a semi-surprised reaction..."Well, he is your uncle, too!...he's everyone's uncle!"
2 weeks ago I shot my first deer at 29 years old. He was a 6 point and weighed 99lbs and I was tickled to death over it and my stomach is too. Got him back from being processed last week and he’s been good for me and my family.
My great nephews deer hunted last year as I came back from my blind in the evening the youngest yelled "I GOT A SPIKE BUCK, I GOT A SPIKE BUCK" His enthusiasm was overwhelming.
I hunt for meat also.Antlers mean nothing to me although they’re nice to have to make gun racks with and to use to rattle more bucks into your hunting spot. IMO the young buck tastes better than all the rest. When I hear people say “let the young bucks walk” I don’t even bother replying because usually it’s someone who has no clue about deer management or where I’m hunting which is private property in which I know precisely which deer I need to harvest to keep the herd strong. I feel the same way about the same people that say “Don’t shoot the does.”.....same rules apply.
@@hallhouse5098 we hunt our own private land as well. The younger deer do taste much better. There isn't all the foul yellow body fat. We manage our deer and from feeding them to cleaning and wrapping them, every step from the woods to our mouths is done exclusively by us. Not to mention we're passing down a tradition to our young sons.
Why is it so damn hard for you people to let the little bucks go and still fill your tags? Here’s another way to think about it: if you shoot a small buck that doesn’t mean much to you, you are reducing the chance of the kid next door shooting that same buck which would mean the world to them. Ya’ll act like your some starving backwoods hillbillies who need this meat to survive. Go buy some steaks at the store and leave the little bucks for the kids to shoot ffs.
I find big bucks in my surroundings more enjoyable. Unfortunately that rarely happens because I’m surrounded by people that like to let does walk by so they can shoot anything with horns.
Who ever thought Uncle Ted would be a voice of reason 20 years ago. Lol this guy is the best and I love his honesty and intelligence. Too bad we don't have a few more like him
@@lylewollenhaupt7424 20 years ago, when I was a teenager, he didn't have the publicity focused on his political or 2a views. The publicity I saw then was more focused on crucifying him for the meanings behind the lyrics of his songs
@@MrNater41 He still takes a lot of BS for things , most unwarranted, but he is a good guy. Ive met him and he is really down to earth and loves america and what he believes in.
Great video. Love it! I hunted for many years before I finally shot my first buck (and first deer) - a 6 pointer. I would have been happy with a doe or a spike. I have shot two more bucks since then. One fallow buck with a spike for his left antler and a palm for his right. One eight point. All the rest were does. All were trophies as far as I was concerned.
Love this, it helps with the anti-hunting argument too. Im putting meat in the freezer, thats it. No games, no bullshit just putting food on the table.
A trophy is in the eyes of the beholder. In past years I have been very happy with spike buck (or a doe for that matter). When it is in the frying pan, you can't tell the difference.
Well said. Too many people get there hunting education from watching videos of people hunting managed ranches. Don’t understand taking what the land gives you. Turn off the tv and get out in the woods
cwt outdoors exactly. Just hunted western Washington the last 6 days for bucks, saw nothing until 10 minutes before dark on my last day out and it was a small fork (should have been a spike but he got a fork early). He’s hanging in the shop right now.
So true Ted!!! The celebration of learning to hunt and to provide food for the family is the main goal!! If in the process there comes one of these monster bucks...a added bonus!!! My grandfather told me something a long time ago when I first started hunting...the day that they come up with a recipe to cook antlers is the day I will care about big antlers...I provide food for all of us....wise words from grandpa!!
Thank you Uncle Ted!! I sometimes travel 3000 miles to hunt areas I don’t get to scout and when the opportunity comes to harvest a buck of any legal size then I do. It’s not all about the size of the antlers, don’t get me wrong I would love to take a large mature buck but putting meat in the freezer is the ultimate benefit.
Hell yeah. Got some yearling deer hanging around the feeder this year, probably going to pop one for meat. Someone else can have one of the "better" bucks with nice antlers.
I’m 36 years old. Been hunting for 20 years. I harvested a fat little spike this morning. I know there’s a big 12 and an 8 point in the same area on my trail camera. I could’ve waited for the slim chance that they would walk through on one of my few days that I get to hunt. But, a deer in the freezer is worth more than a 12point on the hoof!!
Ted Nugent is awesome. At Kerr Outdoors we have supplied the main source of protein for our family for the last 5 years through hunting. Doing this has given us a variety of experience and life lessons. We have harvested some animals that are larger to us and many that were spikes and does. All of them were harvested legally and we strive to do so ethically. All of the animals we harvest are used to feed our family. Some people have given us flack on our channel because some of the animals we have taken were not monster trophies. Harvesting a giant trophy buck has never been the primary purpose, but I wouldn’t turn it down if I got the chance either. I like what Mr. Nugent says about not judging or imposing false standards or demeaning other hunters who are honestly out there doing there best. I wish more people would listen to the concepts of freedom and independence and respect that Ted is trying to get across.
Agree I’m 56 and my how things have changed! We used to get excited for one another back in the day before we “ scored “ bucks ! We were just happy we tagged out .
@@billpeart get off your cross, we need the wood. Im not going to justify my children taking one small buck that needs to be culled to a guy i dont know who has his nose in the sky.
Where I hunt we have good does. Each having a fawn the first year and two usually every year after that. We all shoot the spikes that are the same size as the mother does. It's been working well the past 5 years.
Great video. If you’re excited pull the trigger. That’s hunting. If you’re not excited and pull the trigger, It’s killing. Great video. Always have and always will be a TN fan.
God bless you Ted!! Couldn't have said it better myself!!! Been hunting since I was..well..I'm..57..gonna say..6..7.. my dad and mom instilled in me that it's not the size..it's the hunt it self..and ..that.. if you learn from the hunt...you are a better person for it..
This is one of the reasons why I quit hunting, I'm tired of people telling me I've got to take this many does, I can't shoot a buck below a 8 point or some other nonsense of deer hunting rules. You people took the enjoyment out of hunting! Thanks for perfectly explaining it Ted, there was a joy to every deer I shot. So all you deer management badass hunters, think twice about ruining somebody else's hunt when you talk. Oh yeah, another reason I quit was the cost of buying a hunting license.
I've been hunting public for 3 years now and finally let my arrow fly! It was a SPIKE but IDC meat is meat! I put in miles and miles of boots on the ground and a crap ton of pins on ONX. The Spike was definitely worth it!
Couldn’t have said it better myself. God Bless You Ted Nugent for standing up & saying that. You are 100% correct. I’ve always said, “You can’t eat those antlers”. Not everyone can afford to hunt as often as some or farm their deer as many of these celebrity hunters do. Not everyone can give up their daily lives to invest in hunting for a living nor does everyone want to make hunting a living.
Well said, hunting isnt easy no matter what the weapon of choice. We all spend countless hours a year prepping and preparing our gear for the moment an animal gives us a shot opportunity to make the best shot we can. Getting a deer in bow range is something alot of people will never experience.
It is quite an experience when one does get a deer, any deer with a bow. Some people may never get that opportunity but I hope they do. I've been blessed and fortunate enough to have killed many many deer with a bow. I've never bought into the kill only big bucks mentality that so many hunters have these days. Whatever one kills with whatever weapon they use and is killed ethically is a trophy.
If its brown it's down. I want meat but I wont pass on a nice rack. You never know if your going to get another chance. Not everyone has the opportunity to hunt places where you can choose which nice buck to shoot. I hunt public land in Wisconsin and will not waste my time by passing up on a small buck, an opportunity which nature has given me to maybe see a bigger one. The point of hunting is for meat the size and rack are second. People need to remember that the next time they go hunting.
@@rnr4204 Thats your answer? You know laws dont always allow Does... most public land around me is buck only. Ive watched our deer numbers droop down to about like hunting in Florida now. The law in Alabama allows a doe a day. After 10 yrs of "Shoot ADoe" We dont have hardley any Bucks or DOES left. I have 7 does and fawns on our 600 acres left. I could go and sit and see 15 to 20 deer every set. Now I might see 1 every 2 or 3 sets. Yeah Shoot a doe.. more QDM common core taught people coming up in Deer hunting. When we have more bear and Coyote now than deer in the deep south. Hows that shit working.. In the deep thick south Take care of the Does and the Bucks will be fine. You need to understand Deer management is not a one-size-fits-all prescription. Did They teach you that in your common core deer management class?
Southern TripleJ if you can’t put meat in your freezer without shooting a spike buck you either a) suck as a hunter, or b) your hunting location sucks. You fall under category b for sure. Possibly a as well. 600 acres and only 7 does and fawns? You suck balls at QDM then. Hell, I can see that many deer munching on acorns in my front lawn on any given day. Step up your game crybaby.
@@ZeddicusTheMage Thats all we can make out. They all have twins but I cant tell what they are yet ours still have spots. We have a few young bucks and 2 older bucks and thats about it. I live on it and I got 9 cams out. We just dont have alot of deer anymore.. every one that borders us has a feeder and a bugger light.
I completely agree. Trophy hunting has overstepped it’s limits with the antler size restrictions. Same with fish size. F them all. Let people enjoy the outdoors. Only bag and creel limits should be enforced. No size limits.
God bless you for saying that ,and thank you for caring about me 30 years ago when I was in widlers children's hospital I bought my first bow after I got better really thank you so much
I couldn't agree more , everyone has the right to shoot whatever makes them happy as long as it's a legal deer , there's nothing that pisses me off more than someone that forces they're hunting beliefs on everyone else.
its not just bad in morals but also biologically. as someone who hunted for mule deer in Washington state, the laws that force you only being able to take a buck with 3 points or more has caused a massive problem in how they make antlers now. cause the number of fully developed bucks with full racks decreased, only the younger less built bucks with less then 3 points breed, making an whole wave of deer who only grow what we call "super 2's". MASSIVE thick antlers, with only 2 points on each side. to see a full rack is rare in Washington now.
I’d been hunting for a couple years and had never had a deer even show up. So at that point I was determined to shoot a deer, doe or buck. And a doe came along. I shot it, we tracked it, and it was actually a spike. Man was I happy that day
Not the biggest Ted fan. But you are spot on with this. If it's a trophy to you, let it fly! I got my first deer with a bow yesterday. And it's my smallest deer yet, and I am even happier than I was with my first from a gun.
Well spoken from a true huntsman, I personally wouldn't have it.. but that's my choice and preference because I think of the long term. However, if a hunter gets that fast heartbeat, sweaty palms which we all know as buck fever and they shoot it. I'll be right there to congratulate them, who am I to tell another hunter what they should or shouldn't shoot. I didn't pay for their license, the bow/gun or the ammo/arrow or for their gear. Congrates to all hunters for your harvest and good hunting brother and sisters.
I 100% agree with u sir.....my daughter goes out and lays the smack down on a 4 pt this yr in the youth hunt....she is 13 yrs old and went out with her older brother....my son was filming but in their excitement his focus after the shot was on the ground as they were undoubtedly 2 of the he happiest people on the planet at that moment and u can listen to the exchange between them and feel nothing but purest of excitement in their banter...my wife posted it on dnr Instagram page...the Michigan don't contacted us to get permission to use he photo...this brings my daughter to an all new high of excitement that they chose o use her photo...the high of taking your first buck and all was a moment she won't soon forget....so upon the photos posting our sportmen , grown men within the great state of Michigan begin to tear down my 13 yr old daughter as to the fact he she is the reason Michigan is not in the eyes of trophy hunters....the bashed her and bashed her and I watched her come down from her room upset at the entire thing and ask me what do they mean? Why are they saying I'm ruining hunting for everybody...her excitement ended because of selfish a holes that are so into theirself and their own opinions that even tearing down a young girl, our next generation to hunting wasn't off limits to them...you people want to shoot nothing but monsters go to a damn ranch....don't force your thought and opinions on me or my family and I hope you self righteous idiots are proud of hurting a young girl while u hide behind your keyboards
That's the problem with all these all these "hunting shows" on tv. It puts the wrong mind set in young hunters and older hunters. Hunting is supposed to be about family friends fellowship and the outdoors. Uncle Ted always says it best. As long as your following state law and not just taking the animal because it's there. By all means. Deer meat sandwich taste better then a tag sandwich any day. Here in Ga I do like the fact that one buck has to be 4 points or more one side and the other buck can be any size. And people say " oh that's bull crap shouldn't be no law" but you can take 10 does. Why not let a smaller buck that could be that trophy for the person around the corner or the only deer they see.
The deer herds must be thinned. Also - property owners should have first priority on doe permits. The bigger the acreage - the more permits allowed. It shouldn't make any difference whether or not that property owner is a full time resident or not. They are the owners of that property paying the freaking taxes.
I took a smaller buck one year, because it was thirty minutes past daylight first day of season. Dropped it and decided season is done for buck. Now I can just get a doe or two and not be frustrated when I can’t make it into the woods
Our friends In the dec do a good job. If it we're to be detrimental to take too small of a deer they put limitations on it. Here, during the special shotgun season, at least 1 side has to have 3 points, for example. The deer around here tend to only be 2-3 years old anyway.
Well said. As a meat hunter, I understand the situation all too well. I am not going to pass up a basket rack 8 so that someone can have a trophy in a year or two. That basket 8 will provide my family with some of the best food on the planet. I would like a wall hanger, but I am in the woods for the meat. I take great pride out of being able to harvest it. My family treasures it. There’s just something special about it. I found the right spot to hunt. I waited and waited to get the shot. I shot and hit right where I was aiming. I tracked it. I field dressed it. I dragged it out. I brought it home. I skinned and quartered it. I did all the butchering. I did all the processing into jerky, summer sausage, canning meat, steaks, and hamburger. I packaged it all, so it will last us all year. I cooked it. That’s just something that you can’t buy. Being that connected to your food gives you even more reverence for the animal. I will not pass up a clean broadside shot at an eater doe, a spike, or a basket rack. I might pass up a small yearling early in the season. I do that because I only have so much time, I’m only allowed to shoot so many deer, and I want to provide my family with as much as I can. That being said, yearlings and button bucks are a delicacy. You can’t find better meat. There just isn’t much of it. I don’t care if someone wants to hunt for horns. I just don’t want you to care that I hunt for food. I understand that that basket rack could be a monster in a couple years. It could also get hit by a car. It could get hurt and die. Someone else could shoot it. It could never get any better of a rack. There are a million possibilities. It may grow to be a record breaker. The world will never know though because it’s providing my family with pure lean protein.
But there's probably a 50% chance that a basket rack buck will always be a basket rack buck spreading his basket rack genes every year. Then again, people never mention those that die from fighting, parasites, road kill, poachers, predators, starvation, getting tangled in fencing, etc. etc. etc. A wild free roaming animal has everything against it 24/7 and can't be compared with a dog in the backyard, or a calf in a pen. Many of the "hunting video " deer are raised on HF ranches and fed and nurtured like a calf for the stock show.
I've taken spikes and mature bucks. Buddies have bagged does. Not really hunting for horns, but we'll take it if it walks by. BTW, the Fender amps in the background of the trophy room gave me a chuckle.
In the olden days when you killed a deer all your buddies said good job man, nowadays when someone kills a deer everybody asks what’s the score? I like the old days.
Couldn’t agree more with Nug!. I’m tired of hearing and seeing about trophy bucks. Media Tv acts like everyone has the same opportunity to shoot trophies.
I truly cannot believe there is this much discussion on the topic, to me it is laughable. I grew up in the backwoods of Idaho. Monster mule deer everywhere. My dad started taking me hunting when I was Very young, We never brought home a large buck and would rather pass them up for a tender young buck. that was our trophy! we were there for one reason and 1 reason only and that was to fill our freezer with sweet, wonderful, delicious venison. You hut for what you consider desirable let everyone else hunt for what they consider desirable.
Amen Ted, I don’t agree with 100% of everything you say, it’s my right to, but your dead on with this. I shot my 1st buck in the U.P. years back, a small, but pretty 6 pointer, after 10 years of hunting I was proud as could be, a few guys at the motel buck pole asked why I shot it, it didn’t bother me then, and doesn’t now, because “I” was happy and proud of it!
In my 22 years of deer hunting...if I waited for a "trophy" buck, I'd only have 4 deer...instead of 66 under my belt. Only one of those four might qualify as a trophy, as far as trophy hunters are concerned. As far as I'm concerned...each and every one of the 66 is a trophy....buck, doe, yearling and old. The head on the wall is just a cherry on top.
I see both sides of it and think everyone should choose what they want to shoot. With that said it can be tough to get deer into higher age classes if the neighbors dont agree with quality deer management. The biggest challenge is lack of land ownership. If you own less then 100 acres you have a hard time making much of any effect on age class by your decision. Most areas are privately owned here and are small parcels with everyone having different ideas. If there was to be change it has to be state mandated and that is already happened in my home state and half of the state I currently live in. I wish we all had Ted's money but it doesnt work that way .
You can’t eat the antlers. I will not shoot a young buck early in the season, but come late season. I’m dropping a spike if I get the chance. I also will never criticize anyone for their harvest.
Everyone loves the big rack. Meat or not everyone would love a huge rack. That’s being said as long as it’s a legal harvest it’s the person right to do as they choose. Teds right on that one.
For me hunting is about putting food in the first and upmost... I learned years ago with elk during archery season to not pass up an opportunity because you may not get another one.
My exfather in law says it best "Don't pass up a deer on the first day that you would take on your last day hunting" Every deer is a trophy in someone's eyes.
That's why I hunt alone. That is how I decided what to shoot. Even when hunting with someone else, I let them decide what they want. Just there as support
If I get the chance to shoot a deer with my bow because everything has went right I don't care if it's the nxt world record or a fat doe it's the thrill I have from it if it doesn't excite you to shoot a deer with your bow beginner or not you need to get out of the sport it ain't about the horns anyhow. My first deer was a doe and with my bow to boot talk about an adrenaline rush and I've never lost that feeling either. Uncle Ted said it best
I saw a kid at the processor hauling in a little antlerless deer. I said "hey good job" on the way by. The kid smiled and said "Thanks! It's my first deer!"
Pure joy on that kid's face
Sounds like the joy came merely from him killing the deer. God forbid the kid go out for a couple seasons and not get a deer.
@@billpeart wait a couple years while letting deer walk away to satisfy some vague hunting code of conduct that not everybody goes by. Nah. Shoot the deer that's in front of you. Especially a new hunter who's trying to get used to pulling the trigger on live deer.
@Thomas Hood take your vegan hippy crap elsewhere.
@Thomas Hood the kid was a girl. Ask for pronouns next time.
@Thomas Hood Yeah, you really destroyed me there.
I got my first deer in my 30s, it was an 80 pound yearling and I still felt the excitement and happiness of finally getting one after multiple fails!!!
you have to be smarter than the deer
Same. Got a pic of it framed
Real deer hunters shoot what gets them fired up for there passion that right! Awesome video thanks
Skip Lou 👍🏻👍🏻
Ummmmmm......no you are WRONG! THUMBS down for that!
J Leicht your parents did a job on you lol, I prefer young deer better meat, there ripe like a fruit get off my comment you delusional delinquent, you speak for the real hunters huh lmao
J Leicht I took a guy out to get his first bow kill in a 2 year old 4 point, last week he has a 12 point on the wall, with gun but that was his favorite hunt, it’s all about the person pulling trigger and what makes them happy, not everyone hunts a rack
Ha ha ha ha ha ha 🤣 my first deer was my favorite it was a spike
My first deer was a spike, I was on top of the world when put my tag on it. Aaaahh, the memories! Twenty five years ago. 🦌🤗
God has blessed my wall with one mature buck. He has also blessed my freezer with dozens of young ones over the years. You take what you are given.
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If you want to take what you're given then just go to the store and get the meat. You people talk like you're a freaking long hunter from the late 1700s. LMAO
@@billpeart maybe we dont wanna eat garbage
Amen Mr. Nugent! I deer hunt from the ground at the base of a tree using a tree seat. No ground blind. Just covering my smell and sitting VERY still. I often have the deer look right at me, decide I am a tree and go about their business. At that point any legal deer I take is a “trophy”, because I earned it! If anyone understands how difficult that is, they’ll understand my elation at any deer I take. And I am mainly hunting for the venison. Nice antlers are just a bonus.
It's all about the hunt! Harvesting any deer is a blessing to me. I thank God for such an awesome gift.
My 3 year old just asked me who I was watching. I said uncle Ted. My wife speaks up saying. He's not your uncle. I say yes he is. He is my uncle, your uncle , everybody's uncle.
fess w..........and he sure ass hell ain't uncle sam!Lol!
Told my wife the same thing. Then i told her to get out there and wash my truck and iron my underwear.
@@DXT61 Ouch LOL
I'm a long haired, bow huntin, guitar player....I hear, "Oh man, your like Ted Nugent", a lot. I say, "well, he is my uncle".
There is always a semi-surprised reaction..."Well, he is your uncle, too!...he's everyone's uncle!"
Ted's always been my uncle and nobody can change that!
2 weeks ago I shot my first deer at 29 years old. He was a 6 point and weighed 99lbs and I was tickled to death over it and my stomach is too. Got him back from being processed last week and he’s been good for me and my family.
99 lbs dressed or live weight?
My great nephews deer hunted last year as I came back from my blind in the evening the youngest yelled "I GOT A SPIKE BUCK, I GOT A SPIKE BUCK"
His enthusiasm was overwhelming.
I'm a meat hunter, first and foremost. We hunt to feed our family. A nice rack is merely a bonus.
Go work a day of OT and buy your family some T bones. Let the little bucks go.
@@rnr4204 I'll shoot what I want and what my license permit. Thanks though.
I hunt for meat also.Antlers mean nothing to me although they’re nice to have to make gun racks with and to use to rattle more bucks into your hunting spot.
IMO the young buck tastes better than all the rest.
When I hear people say “let the young bucks walk” I don’t even bother replying because usually it’s someone who has no clue about deer management or where I’m hunting which is private property in which I know precisely which deer I need to harvest to keep the herd strong.
I feel the same way about the same people that say “Don’t shoot the does.”.....same rules apply.
@@hallhouse5098 we hunt our own private land as well. The younger deer do taste much better. There isn't all the foul yellow body fat. We manage our deer and from feeding them to cleaning and wrapping them, every step from the woods to our mouths is done exclusively by us. Not to mention we're passing down a tradition to our young sons.
Why is it so damn hard for you people to let the little bucks go and still fill your tags? Here’s another way to think about it: if you shoot a small buck that doesn’t mean much to you, you are reducing the chance of the kid next door shooting that same buck which would mean the world to them. Ya’ll act like your some starving backwoods hillbillies who need this meat to survive. Go buy some steaks at the store and leave the little bucks for the kids to shoot ffs.
Ted's views are different, but on this one he is spot on. Focus on your own hunt, you'll find it more enjoyable in your surroundings.
I find big bucks in my surroundings more enjoyable. Unfortunately that rarely happens because I’m surrounded by people that like to let does walk by so they can shoot anything with horns.
RNR 420 Here guys will shoot a spike with under 3” antlers and be so proud they can use doe tag. I tell them most does weigh more than that.
Ted's views are different? Different than whose? An idiot's?
If you listen you'll find Uncle Ted is spot on about everything.
Uncle Ted, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Ted, I think this was the best hunting video I have ever watched! This same thing applies to every aspect of life! This is why we live in America.
Who ever thought Uncle Ted would be a voice of reason 20 years ago. Lol this guy is the best and I love his honesty and intelligence. Too bad we don't have a few more like him
Ted has had the voice of reason for decades, maybe you have just discovered that? He is an ambassador for the sport we love!!
@@lylewollenhaupt7424 20 years ago, when I was a teenager, he didn't have the publicity focused on his political or 2a views. The publicity I saw then was more focused on crucifying him for the meanings behind the lyrics of his songs
@@MrNater41 He still takes a lot of BS for things , most unwarranted, but he is a good guy. Ive met him and he is really down to earth and loves america and what he believes in.
What can I say, God bless Brother Ted !!!!! 🇺🇸
Great video. Love it! I hunted for many years before I finally shot my first buck (and first deer) - a 6 pointer. I would have been happy with a doe or a spike. I have shot two more bucks since then. One fallow buck with a spike for his left antler and a palm for his right. One eight point. All the rest were does. All were trophies as far as I was concerned.
I am primarily a meat hunter, although I won't turn down a trophy if it wanders my way.
Same here I'm happy with a doe or spike for meat quality but if big boy wants to show himself then game on
Ben Schildgen 👍🏻👍🏻
Love this, it helps with the anti-hunting argument too. Im putting meat in the freezer, thats it. No games, no bullshit just putting food on the table.
@@joel4212 yep me to I will shoot the fist legal animal within range meat in the freezer
Exactly. I always say. If the freezer is full I'm a trophy hunter. If its empty, I'm an anything legal hunter.
A trophy is in the eyes of the beholder. In past years I have been very happy with spike buck (or a doe for that matter). When it is in the frying pan, you can't tell the difference.
Behind Enemy lines 👍🏻👍🏻
It might actually taste better. 😊
yes you can lol.
I agree. The ultimate trophy is a freezer full of meat.
@@mattdg1981 yes!!!!!
Thank you ted, don't ever take someone's joy away. Be happy with them.
Well said. Too many people get there hunting education from watching videos of people hunting managed ranches. Don’t understand taking what the land gives you. Turn off the tv and get out in the woods
cwt outdoors You think Ted is hunting on anything but huge ranches
Steve Downey never said he didn’t he’s got the money to hunt and manage however he wants but he’s not lecturing people that don’t to hunt that way
ctw outdoors well said!!
cwt outdoors exactly. Just hunted western Washington the last 6 days for bucks, saw nothing until 10 minutes before dark on my last day out and it was a small fork (should have been a spike but he got a fork early). He’s hanging in the shop right now.
Amen
So true Ted!!! The celebration of learning to hunt and to provide food for the family is the main goal!! If in the process there comes one of these monster bucks...a added bonus!!! My grandfather told me something a long time ago when I first started hunting...the day that they come up with a recipe to cook antlers is the day I will care about big antlers...I provide food for all of us....wise words from grandpa!!
Thank you Uncle Ted!! I sometimes travel 3000 miles to hunt areas I don’t get to scout and when the opportunity comes to harvest a buck of any legal size then I do. It’s not all about the size of the antlers, don’t get me wrong I would love to take a large mature buck but putting meat in the freezer is the ultimate benefit.
Well said Uncle Ted
I was raised up to believe that no matter how big the deer is if you worked for it and earned it, it's a trophy.
I have taken yearlings. I have shot nice mature bucks! Big bucks look great small deer taste great! Awesome Uncle Ted! His opinion matters to me.
Burnt Coffee 👍🏻👍🏻
Hell yeah. Got some yearling deer hanging around the feeder this year, probably going to pop one for meat. Someone else can have one of the "better" bucks with nice antlers.
I’m 36 years old. Been hunting for 20 years. I harvested a fat little spike this morning. I know there’s a big 12 and an 8 point in the same area on my trail camera. I could’ve waited for the slim chance that they would walk through on one of my few days that I get to hunt. But, a deer in the freezer is worth more than a 12point on the hoof!!
Amen to that.
Ted Nugent is awesome. At Kerr Outdoors we have supplied the main source of protein for our family for the last 5 years through hunting. Doing this has given us a variety of experience and life lessons. We have harvested some animals that are larger to us and many that were spikes and does. All of them were harvested legally and we strive to do so ethically. All of the animals we harvest are used to feed our family. Some people have given us flack on our channel because some of the animals we have taken were not monster trophies. Harvesting a giant trophy buck has never been the primary purpose, but I wouldn’t turn it down if I got the chance either. I like what Mr. Nugent says about not judging or imposing false standards or demeaning other hunters who are honestly out there doing there best. I wish more people would listen to the concepts of freedom and independence and respect that Ted is trying to get across.
Agree
I’m 56 and my how things have changed!
We used to get excited for one another back in the day before we “ scored “ bucks ! We were just happy we tagged out .
Can't eat the antlers. Or the mounted head. .thanks Ted. Whatever game is taken legally and ethically is fair game , regardless of personal opinion.
Susan Giggie 👍🏻
"How'd those antlers taste?" Im a meat hunter, i wont pass up any legal opportunity to add to the freezer.
My buddy and I have have always, or for at least twenty years, asked "have you got a good bone soup recipe? I didn't think so."
@J Leicht We habitually shoot does, which was my poorly made point. (Which where we hunt reach 150 lbs regularly)
@@UserFormelyKnownAs_hjkh it should matter not if a young person killed the deer. Mature deer should be the only ones harvested.
@@billpeart get off your cross, we need the wood. Im not going to justify my children taking one small buck that needs to be culled to a guy i dont know who has his nose in the sky.
Where I hunt we have good does. Each having a fawn the first year and two usually every year after that. We all shoot the spikes that are the same size as the mother does. It's been working well the past 5 years.
Great video. If you’re excited pull the trigger. That’s hunting. If you’re not excited and pull the trigger, It’s killing. Great video. Always have and always will be a TN fan.
God bless you Ted!! Couldn't have said it better myself!!! Been hunting since I was..well..I'm..57..gonna say..6..7.. my dad and mom instilled in me that it's not the size..it's the hunt it self..and ..that.. if you learn from the hunt...you are a better person for it..
This is one of the reasons why I quit hunting, I'm tired of people telling me I've got to take this many does, I can't shoot a buck below a 8 point or some other nonsense of deer hunting rules. You people took the enjoyment out of hunting! Thanks for perfectly explaining it Ted, there was a joy to every deer I shot. So all you deer management badass hunters, think twice about ruining somebody else's hunt when you talk. Oh yeah, another reason I quit was the cost of buying a hunting license.
When it comes to other peoples choices. Shut up. Well said brother.
Amen
Best line of the day!!!
Very simply put...AMEN ! SPEAK THE TRUTH..!
I've been hunting public for 3 years now and finally let my arrow fly! It was a SPIKE but IDC meat is meat! I put in miles and miles of boots on the ground and a crap ton of pins on ONX. The Spike was definitely worth it!
YES!!! Thank you! I’ve been saying this for years and years.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. God Bless You Ted Nugent for standing up & saying that. You are 100% correct. I’ve always said, “You can’t eat those antlers”. Not everyone can afford to hunt as often as some or farm their deer as many of these celebrity hunters do. Not everyone can give up their daily lives to invest in hunting for a living nor does everyone want to make hunting a living.
I love Ted! The man loves the outdoors and hunting and speaks from the heart.
Well said, hunting isnt easy no matter what the weapon of choice. We all spend countless hours a year prepping and preparing our gear for the moment an animal gives us a shot opportunity to make the best shot we can. Getting a deer in bow range is something alot of people will never experience.
It is quite an experience when one does get a deer, any deer with a bow. Some people may never get that opportunity but I hope they do. I've been blessed and fortunate enough to have killed many many deer with a bow. I've never bought into the kill only big bucks mentality that so many hunters have these days. Whatever one kills with whatever weapon they use and is killed ethically is a trophy.
Thank you, Thank you and Thank you!
Agreed.
I think everyone would love to harvest a Monster Buck. But, if you're a legal Hunter and it's a legal harvest it's a wonderful thing.
If its brown it's down. I want meat but I wont pass on a nice rack. You never know if your going to get another chance. Not everyone has the opportunity to hunt places where you can choose which nice buck to shoot. I hunt public land in Wisconsin and will not waste my time by passing up on a small buck, an opportunity which nature has given me to maybe see a bigger one. The point of hunting is for meat the size and rack are second. People need to remember that the next time they go hunting.
Shoot a doe
@@rnr4204
Thats your answer?
You know laws dont always allow Does... most public land around me is buck only. Ive watched our deer numbers droop down to about like hunting in Florida now. The law in Alabama allows a doe a day. After 10 yrs of "Shoot ADoe"
We dont have hardley any Bucks or DOES left. I have 7 does and fawns on our 600 acres left. I could go and sit and see 15 to 20 deer every set. Now I might see 1 every 2 or 3 sets.
Yeah Shoot a doe.. more QDM common core taught people coming up in Deer hunting. When we have more bear and Coyote now than deer in the deep south. Hows that shit working..
In the deep thick south Take care of the Does and the Bucks will be fine. You need to understand Deer management is not a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Did They teach you that in your common core deer management class?
Southern TripleJ if you can’t put meat in your freezer without shooting a spike buck you either a) suck as a hunter, or b) your hunting location sucks. You fall under category b for sure. Possibly a as well. 600 acres and only 7 does and fawns? You suck balls at QDM then. Hell, I can see that many deer munching on acorns in my front lawn on any given day. Step up your game crybaby.
@@southerntriplej8061 7 doe on 600 acres? That's a lie if I've ever heard one.
@@ZeddicusTheMage
Thats all we can make out. They all have twins but I cant tell what they are yet ours still have spots.
We have a few young bucks and 2 older bucks and thats about it.
I live on it and I got 9 cams out. We just dont have alot of deer anymore.. every one that borders us has a feeder and a bugger light.
I completely agree. Trophy hunting has overstepped it’s limits with the antler size restrictions. Same with fish size. F them all. Let people enjoy the outdoors. Only bag and creel limits should be enforced. No size limits.
God bless you for saying that ,and thank you for caring about me 30 years ago when I was in widlers children's hospital I bought my first bow after I got better really thank you so much
I couldn't agree more , everyone has the right to shoot whatever makes them happy as long as it's a legal deer , there's nothing that pisses me off more than someone that forces they're hunting beliefs on everyone else.
Well said uncle ted. We needed to hear that.
This is why so many people love Uncle Ted!
I don't always agree with Uncle Ted, but he's spot on with this.
its not just bad in morals but also biologically. as someone who hunted for mule deer in Washington state, the laws that force you only being able to take a buck with 3 points or more has caused a massive problem in how they make antlers now. cause the number of fully developed bucks with full racks decreased, only the younger less built bucks with less then 3 points breed, making an whole wave of deer who only grow what we call "super 2's". MASSIVE thick antlers, with only 2 points on each side. to see a full rack is rare in Washington now.
Harvested my first ever deer today a button buck , I'm on my 4th season and am SO HAPPY .
Every thing he said spot on !!!!
Amen uncle Ted, a year and a half old buck may just be the most perfect combination of volume and quality of taste on earth...
i can't eat them racks big or small but i can sure eat that meat. license and tag isn't cheap so i going home with some meat
Now That's a T-shirt slogan!
Calvin Howard amen to that
I’d been hunting for a couple years and had never had a deer even show up. So at that point I was determined to shoot a deer, doe or buck. And a doe came along. I shot it, we tracked it, and it was actually a spike. Man was I happy that day
Not the biggest Ted fan. But you are spot on with this. If it's a trophy to you, let it fly! I got my first deer with a bow yesterday. And it's my smallest deer yet, and I am even happier than I was with my first from a gun.
Ted is so right I'm glad to finally see someone who is a media star speaking out like this
Well said uncle Ted
Well spoken from a true huntsman, I personally wouldn't have it.. but that's my choice and preference because I think of the long term. However, if a hunter gets that fast heartbeat, sweaty palms which we all know as buck fever and they shoot it. I'll be right there to congratulate them, who am I to tell another hunter what they should or shouldn't shoot. I didn't pay for their license, the bow/gun or the ammo/arrow or for their gear. Congrates to all hunters for your harvest and good hunting brother and sisters.
I 100% agree with u sir.....my daughter goes out and lays the smack down on a 4 pt this yr in the youth hunt....she is 13 yrs old and went out with her older brother....my son was filming but in their excitement his focus after the shot was on the ground as they were undoubtedly 2 of the he happiest people on the planet at that moment and u can listen to the exchange between them and feel nothing but purest of excitement in their banter...my wife posted it on dnr Instagram page...the Michigan don't contacted us to get permission to use he photo...this brings my daughter to an all new high of excitement that they chose o use her photo...the high of taking your first buck and all was a moment she won't soon forget....so upon the photos posting our sportmen , grown men within the great state of Michigan begin to tear down my 13 yr old daughter as to the fact he she is the reason Michigan is not in the eyes of trophy hunters....the bashed her and bashed her and I watched her come down from her room upset at the entire thing and ask me what do they mean? Why are they saying I'm ruining hunting for everybody...her excitement ended because of selfish a holes that are so into theirself and their own opinions that even tearing down a young girl, our next generation to hunting wasn't off limits to them...you people want to shoot nothing but monsters go to a damn ranch....don't force your thought and opinions on me or my family and I hope you self righteous idiots are proud of hurting a young girl while u hide behind your keyboards
That's the problem with all these all these "hunting shows" on tv. It puts the wrong mind set in young hunters and older hunters. Hunting is supposed to be about family friends fellowship and the outdoors. Uncle Ted always says it best. As long as your following state law and not just taking the animal because it's there. By all means. Deer meat sandwich taste better then a tag sandwich any day. Here in Ga I do like the fact that one buck has to be 4 points or more one side and the other buck can be any size. And people say " oh that's bull crap shouldn't be no law" but you can take 10 does. Why not let a smaller buck that could be that trophy for the person around the corner or the only deer they see.
I'm Canadian and I love this guy.... how can you not?!?!?
The deer herds must be thinned.
Also - property owners should have first priority on doe permits.
The bigger the acreage - the more permits allowed.
It shouldn't make any difference whether or not that property owner is a full time resident or not.
They are the owners of that property paying the freaking taxes.
Amen! Couldn't have said it better myself.
Love whitetail deer hunting
I took a smaller buck one year, because it was thirty minutes past daylight first day of season. Dropped it and decided season is done for buck. Now I can just get a doe or two and not be frustrated when I can’t make it into the woods
Finally, I agree with Uncle Ted 100% on something 👍👍 Bravo, Ted. Well said!
Shoot what you want, not what a commercial industry tells you to shoot. Hunting is what you make it and No one has a monopoly on that.
Our friends In the dec do a good job. If it we're to be detrimental to take too small of a deer they put limitations on it. Here, during the special shotgun season, at least 1 side has to have 3 points, for example. The deer around here tend to only be 2-3 years old anyway.
I was raised to hunt for meat and that's what I'll continue to due. Antlers are a bonus not a deal breaker shot plenty of forks and spikes.
Love ya Ted! I agree , enjoy the hunt and do what is good 4 you!
Ted is absolutely right.
Amen. God Bless Uncle Ted!
So very well said
Thank you Uncle Ted !
Well said. As a meat hunter, I understand the situation all too well.
I am not going to pass up a basket rack 8 so that someone can have a trophy in a year or two. That basket 8 will provide my family with some of the best food on the planet.
I would like a wall hanger, but I am in the woods for the meat. I take great pride out of being able to harvest it. My family treasures it. There’s just something special about it.
I found the right spot to hunt. I waited and waited to get the shot. I shot and hit right where I was aiming. I tracked it. I field dressed it. I dragged it out. I brought it home. I skinned and quartered it. I did all the butchering. I did all the processing into jerky, summer sausage, canning meat, steaks, and hamburger. I packaged it all, so it will last us all year. I cooked it.
That’s just something that you can’t buy. Being that connected to your food gives you even more reverence for the animal.
I will not pass up a clean broadside shot at an eater doe, a spike, or a basket rack. I might pass up a small yearling early in the season. I do that because I only have so much time, I’m only allowed to shoot so many deer, and I want to provide my family with as much as I can. That being said, yearlings and button bucks are a delicacy. You can’t find better meat. There just isn’t much of it.
I don’t care if someone wants to hunt for horns. I just don’t want you to care that I hunt for food. I understand that that basket rack could be a monster in a couple years. It could also get hit by a car. It could get hurt and die. Someone else could shoot it. It could never get any better of a rack. There are a million possibilities. It may grow to be a record breaker. The world will never know though because it’s providing my family with pure lean protein.
Well put brother, I agree fully. Continued success and much meat on the table!
It is all about the full experience!
But there's probably a 50% chance
that a basket rack buck will always
be a basket rack buck spreading his
basket rack genes every year.
Then again, people never mention
those that die from fighting, parasites, road kill, poachers,
predators, starvation, getting
tangled in fencing, etc. etc. etc.
A wild free roaming animal has
everything against it 24/7 and
can't be compared with a dog
in the backyard, or a calf in a
pen. Many of the "hunting video "
deer are raised on HF ranches and
fed and nurtured like a calf for the
stock show.
I've taken spikes and mature bucks. Buddies have bagged does. Not really hunting for horns, but we'll take it if it walks by. BTW, the Fender amps in the background of the trophy room gave me a chuckle.
Well said Uncle Ted!
In the olden days when you killed a deer all your buddies said good job man, nowadays when someone kills a deer everybody asks what’s the score? I like the old days.
Couldn’t agree more with Nug!. I’m tired of hearing and seeing about trophy bucks. Media Tv acts like everyone has the same opportunity to shoot trophies.
Some people hunt for antlers others for meat ,and both should be respected
Ted, you are so right about this!!!
Ted is the man
man couldn't explained it better awesome video 👍🏽
Thank you uncle ted 🙌
I truly cannot believe there is this much discussion on the topic, to me it is laughable. I grew up in the backwoods of Idaho. Monster mule deer everywhere. My dad started taking me hunting when I was Very young, We never brought home a large buck and would rather pass them up for a tender young buck. that was our trophy! we were there for one reason and 1 reason only and that was to fill our freezer with sweet, wonderful, delicious venison.
You hut for what you consider desirable let everyone else hunt for what they consider desirable.
Amen Ted, I don’t agree with 100% of everything you say, it’s my right to, but your dead on with this.
I shot my 1st buck in the U.P. years back, a small, but pretty 6 pointer, after 10 years of hunting I was proud as could be, a few guys at the motel buck pole asked why I shot it, it didn’t bother me then, and doesn’t now, because “I” was happy and proud of it!
I only watch Uncle Ted, Tim Wells and a few others . These guys get it . Thanks Ted
In my 22 years of deer hunting...if I waited for a "trophy" buck, I'd only have 4 deer...instead of 66 under my belt.
Only one of those four might qualify as a trophy, as far as trophy hunters are concerned. As far as I'm concerned...each and every one of the 66 is a trophy....buck, doe, yearling and old.
The head on the wall is just a cherry on top.
Right on Uncle Ted!!
I see both sides of it and think everyone should choose what they want to shoot. With that said it can be tough to get deer into higher age classes if the neighbors dont agree with quality deer management. The biggest challenge is lack of land ownership. If you own less then 100 acres you have a hard time making much of any effect on age class by your decision. Most areas are privately owned here and are small parcels with everyone having different ideas. If there was to be change it has to be state mandated and that is already happened in my home state and half of the state I currently live in. I wish we all had Ted's money but it doesnt work that way .
Well said and right on the money!
You can’t eat the antlers. I will not shoot a young buck early in the season, but come late season. I’m dropping a spike if I get the chance. I also will never criticize anyone for their harvest.
Everyone loves the big rack. Meat or not everyone would love a huge rack. That’s being said as long as it’s a legal harvest it’s the person right to do as they choose. Teds right on that one.
For me hunting is about putting food in the first and upmost... I learned years ago with elk during archery season to not pass up an opportunity because you may not get another one.
many of these hunting shows have ruined the pure joy of hunting. its not about the rack , its the experience
My exfather in law says it best "Don't pass up a deer on the first day that you would take on your last day hunting" Every deer is a trophy in someone's eyes.
That's why I hunt alone. That is how I decided what to shoot. Even when hunting with someone else, I let them decide what they want. Just there as support
If I get the chance to shoot a deer with my bow because everything has went right I don't care if it's the nxt world record or a fat doe it's the thrill I have from it if it doesn't excite you to shoot a deer with your bow beginner or not you need to get out of the sport it ain't about the horns anyhow. My first deer was a doe and with my bow to boot talk about an adrenaline rush and I've never lost that feeling either. Uncle Ted said it best
Love you Uncle Ted