ORIGINAL: wolfen68
ORIGINAL: BOWFANATIC
I guess I'm the odd man out on this one. No disrespect intended for buckeye , but I'm not at all impressed by this thread. I've seen 100's of these threads since I've been around here. It's just another way of saying a "good hunter" is measured by the size of his racks on the wall and how many younger bucks they let pass by to achieve it. Same ol' b.s. if you ask me , just colored different this time.
I have had dozens of shots at immature and clueless 1.5 year old bucks so far this year, and in years past, that the poorest of hunters could have taken but to be disciplined, patient, and skilled enough to take mature bucks on a fairly consistent basis is what sets apart the "good" from the rest IMO.
Like I said, it's primarily about where you hunt..... In my neck of the woods you may get 3-4 shots at a buck the entire season. You just have to hope he's a good one....... Now, if I were hunting the midwest farm country it would be a different story.... I've spent 10 days hunting that area and had as many bucks in range....... That makes passing on small bucks easy.... Try hunting the south eastern hardwoods and then come tell me how many "dozens" of shots you have had each season..... Location, Location, Location.......
And Bowfanatic, yes I recognized the post immediately...... Although I know Buckeye had good intensions, I knew where it was headed....
Is it a coincident(sp) that the guys that spew QDM the hardest come from the midwestern states? I think not...... It's easy hunting with natural funnels EVERYWHERE....... Don't get me wrong, I would take it over my area any time.... But the facts should be known, it's the easiest place to hunt in the country.....