Success rate
 

Out of 490 entrants we only taged 126 bucks. How does this compare to your local area. About 1 in 4 scored, I would say it is a bit low for the poeple that actually get out and hunt here.

RE: Success rate
 

25 % success rate as bowhunters taking bucks. That's probably very high for my state. Isn't bowhunting usually around 13% success?

RE: Success rate
 

That is exactly what I was thinking. I thought that 25% taking bucks was really good.

RE: Success rate
 

There are poeple around here that claim they bowhunt, maybe 2 or 3 sits a year. They dont want to use that 1 and only buck tag with archery or whatever reason. Then there are the poeple that really bowhunt. Now the first group I would say it is 1 in 10. The second I would say 1 out of 2.

RE: Success rate
 

Well I guess that makes me the second one in that group[&o]

No buck for me (I missed[:'(])

RE: Success rate
 

Wisconsin has a success rate of about 20% for bow hunters, bucks and does.

RE: Success rate
 

I wonder how many guys passed on questionable bucks because of the contest?? Im sure most guys wouldnt change anything regardless of the contest or not, but do you think the contest possibly persuaded guys into letting a few bucks walk?

RE: Success rate
 

I'm not sure about that, but I know that the contest doesn't cause me to change my goals. Anyone else?

RE: Success rate
 

Nope, contest is just to meet some new people and have some fun with it.
www.greatdeer.com team photo's

RE: Success rate
 

If anything it helps manage a bit huh. Greg out of that 20% how hard do some hhunt? We have that all season tag now and guys are going out 1 or 2 times a year. I really dont factor those hunters in.

RE: Success rate
 

Its actually higher. Our team has 2 bucks unentered and I'm sure there are a few others that went un checked as well.

RE: Success rate
 

i passed on some bucks for the monster i keep seeing at a long distance when hunting

RE: Success rate
 

It did for me....... After I signed up for the contest I thought about what I would and wouldn't shoot at (usually I shoot at what strikes my fancy at the time).Idecided that anything over 100in would get an arrow their way. If I hadn't been in the contest, there was areally really cool looking 10-point (probably 80-90in) that would have met his demise.:D:D

It's all fun for me and I usually don't have any "set goals" to begin with anyway so it waseasy for me to"adjust on the fly".:D

RE: Success rate
 

It's always interesting for me.......to see these "success" rates (being a rleatively new deer hunter). I feel like we're (HNI community) a little ahead of the curve vs. the typical bowhunting community.

This contest also doesn't change what I will or won't do int he field. I've never shot a deer I regretted taking, and I've never let the contest influence my decisions out there.

I want to congratulate everyone on doing it "their" way......whatever that might entail.

Good jobs, guys (and gals). Happy new Year.

RE: Success rate
 

It may have "inspired" me to let a few smaller bucks walk!

RE: Success rate
 

I certainly did it "My way".

[:-]:eek::D