ORIGINAL: BigJ12
I can't believe this thread is still going.....
I think it's safe to say that some regions have a better population of deer than others and in some spots it's easier to "have the opportunity" to get a shot at a trophy buck than others. That said you still need to put the time in that it takes to shoot big mature bucks, a little luck never hurts either.
I also believe that no matter what the population is there will always be old mature bucks, maybe not as many but rest assured they are there. There is no way ALL of the mature bucks are killed every year, some slip by even in the most hunter populated of states.
Just don't b!tch because you aren't killing big bucks if all you shoot is little ones and don't degrade and put down those who do (and are happy to do so) just because you choose to hunt trophies only.
There are plenty of deer for all types of hunters, shoot what you want, when you want to. Try to keep the herds as healthy as possible and the doe to buck ratios in check as best you can and you will have deer to hunt for years to come.
This is probably the first time I've ever agreed with BigJ12, but his post is right on the money. It says what I've been saying all along.
AurtherP, I really hope that you have your highest boots on because you're really going to need them to protect yourself from the truck load of pure BS that you've dumped. I've never heard such head in the sand, antiquated rubbish in my whole life. Between you and the most long winded, whiney school girl, posts of atlasman, I can't figure out who is the most delusional. Don't you guys ever read any material written by some of the more prominent whitetail biologists?Evidentally not, it sounds like you guys base your information on your own personal experiences gathered from your back yards. It sounds like you guys were left in the dark.