The Opening of Doe Day 2009 and The Call For A Poll

As I said before, the opening of doe day here on the Taylor Farm is a big deal, so Saturday eight eager hunters gathered long before daylight. Once assigning everyone's position, my dad took my neice down to an almost guaranteed spot. The results of her and her grandfather's morning are best told by her entry into the Taylor Farm Hunt Journal:



The hot sunny weather felt a bit sweltering as we gathered at the barn to clean Meredith and my Dad's morning deer. Gene, a long time friend of the family and hunter on the farm, excitedly showed up to gather the troops for a drive on the far field where many deer had been seen by his son Chris in the last hour. After the drive and much gunfire, almost everyone had a deer.

That being said, I have been wondering the consensus in regards to posting photos of the deer that have been shot? I am not squeamish, so the photos I take are very real images of the hunt. In my experience, if you eat what you kill, then soon the 'gore' of blood and guts and death escapes you and the thought of plastic wrapped chicken starts to freak you out more than gutting a freshly killed animal. But it is not for everyone and I wonder how you readers feel about the scenes from the hunt. If you have a weak stomach do not attempt this: For example, if THIS IMAGE FREAKS YOU OUT, then VOTE NO. If you hunt and eat your kill and would like to see images from the hunt, VOTE YES.
Poll to the right at the top of the page ---->