ORIGINAL: GMMAT
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?
Scott:
I don't care any more. Don't take that the worng way....I'm just tired of it being spinned into something other than what I asked.
I'll answer your question.....just the way you presented it, though. Let's see....
OK...Now that I've read it....
Who would have a better shot on setting up on deer in a new enviroment?
What does this have to do with this thread? This is far-removed from the question I was asking.....but....as stated...I'd say the guy who hunts the different parcels.
I can tell you who I'd rather be invited to hunt with, though. I'm betting that B guy knows his woods like a champ!
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.......
Arent we talking about whitetails?
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)
I find it mildly amusing that the bar seems to be rising (as to how one gains experience) as the thread goes on. The criteria has gone from: Time on stand.....animal sightings......animals passed on......to now....how big a parcel one hunts....and the number of deer sightings and animals passed on is a NEGATIVE.
I have no desire to learn how to hunt your deer.....your woods....unless I'm going to be hunting there. I'd rather stay here and gain more experience where it matters......where I hunt. It's the only place I hunt. I did take my bow to the eastern side of the state last year during gun season to a buddy's lease. I was the only one there that day that shot a deer. Saw the place one weekend.....went in with a climber a month later and shot a buck.
Nobody's making light of what some of you guys do. I asked a question. I got some answers. I appreciate the conversation.
See you did it again.... You can ask people all kinds of questions and voice your point of view and expect answers.... Someone asks you questions or states their point of view and you get pissy.
I did not change anything about this thread. I was stating why I believe many of these guys views and yours do not see eye to eye. It has nothing to do with your original question or posts intent, I know this. It has nothing to do with you learning to hunt my or anyone else's woods. In no way shape or form did I suggest that you should do that in the first place. I have had many PM's with others during our squabble... and this is the gist I got out of my conversations with others, as well as observations here on the board.... I was passing it on to you.
My post did not include any jabs or malice... I was careful the way I worded it as well to not cause a riff as well.
*Edited to include this*
I find it mildly amusing that the bar seems to be rising (as to how one gains experience) as the thread goes on. The criteria has gone from: Time on stand.....animal sightings......animals passed on......to now....how big a parcel one hunts....and the number of deer sightings and animals passed on is a NEGATIVE.
I never said it was a negative, actually it is a huge positive learning the way the animals interact..... Ican tell you however watching all those deer walk by didn't help me out hunting the other tracts of land.... As I said any tree is a good tree to see deer in that set of woods. When you (I)see that many deer the challenge wears off (in my experiences) and I would get "sloppy" hunting there at times. You can't get away with being sloppy very often hunting a more "standard" (for a lack of a better word)hunting environment.
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