RE: One deer states.....2 deer states.....ramblings...
This is just my opinion.....
I think why you and some others don't see eye to eye on whitetail conversations is the major differences between what you and "we" hunt.......
I think the major hang up on the whole experience thing is, it is a lot different setting up on 65 acres ofland teeming with deer and setting up on 1000's of acres of state land or small to medium sized chunks of private land with 10-20 deer per square mile...... What one would learn hunting the pressured lower density deer IMO would be more than one hunting small acreage over flowing with deer. (Assuming it was the same person in both scenarios)
You won't get away with to manymistakes on a herd of roughly 10-20 deer per square mile, it wouldn't take many mistakes to educate a small herd like this, especially the few mature animals that would be in a herd of this size..... You would however have a lot more room for error when hunting such a large number of deer say 50 deer (or more by the sounds of it) per square mile.
I have properties like both of my scenarios... (Not 50 deer PSM but a good sized herd) I know that I have learned much more hunting the other properties especially the state landthan I had sitting and loosing count of the deer filing past me. At this place any tree is a good tree to see deer out of.... However setting up successfully on pressured private / public land deer is a whole nother' ball game.
Question....
Hunter A and Hunter B again....
Who is more experienced....
Hunter A hunts 5 different properties with differing topography.... Hunter B hunts the same75 acres of woods each trip out.... Both pre / post season scout50 hours and log 100 hours on stand.... Who has the most experience as a hunter?
Who would have a better shot on setting up on deer in a new enviroment?
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