ORIGINAL: Germ
ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
ORIGINAL: gzg38b
If I shoot a 1.5 year old buck, that means I DIDN'T shoot the 3.5 year old buck that could be in the same area. So that 3.5 year old buck will be 4.5 next year and will be even bigger!
So by shooting the 1.5 year old buck, I have ensured that there will be an ABSOLUTE MONSTER in my area next year. This is how I support QDM.
Hey ...... I LIKE that logic!!!! LOL
PT that logic has gotten MI the worst QUALITY deer herd in the Midwest
Prime example is look where all the records came from 40 or 50 years ago. It was Northen LP and UP. Since we have installed baiting and the mulligan buck tag system the deer are getting smaller in those areas.
We have really hurtour herd in Northen LP and UP.
Germ I agree. I think the "mulligan buck system" as you call it is the biggest reason we don't have many nice bucks around here. You can shoot a little 6 point early in the season and still have a buck tag in case bullwinkle walks by later. That's just crazy.
If we only had one buck tag, I'm sure most hunters would be alot more selective. Guys might actually think twice about popping that little forkhorn under their treestand in October. If we only had one buck tag, we'd all see more bucks and we'd have more mature bucks in the herd.