JIMRABY

well.... 40 acres is Impossible to manage, unless its high fence.
but then, a 40 acre high fence area, would NOT be "HUNTING"
it would be like slaughtering Livestock.
its impossible, because each deer you see.. are most likely spending 90% of its life ON OTHER PROPERTYS and NOT YOURS.

I do Hunt a 35 acre spot that is only 45 minutes from my house, so i spend more time in that Blind than i do at any other Ranch i Hunt on.
i cannot manage it, because i dont know what the surrounding ranches are killing.
i am Fortunate that the large ranch next door, is only hunted by 3-4 people for 1 or 2 weekends out of the year.
but most likely since they dont make it out too often, most people will shoot the 1st regular buck they see.

IT DOES NOT HURT TO TRY.. even though i know i cannot make a Difference if i Pass on a Young 8 Point buck, so he can live another year.
it doesnt help when he travels a few hundred yards and gets shot on another property.
but i still keep a "managment Mind" when passing on bucks.
just because its near impossible to manage small acreage... should not be an excuse to kill any young buck you see.

I hunt Several LARGE Acreage Ranches. 2,000 - 5,000 acres.
with strict managment and Very, very Large Bucks.
the Average 3 yr old bucks.. scoring 130.
and easily140 - 160 at 5 yrs old.

But Very Few people have access to places like this.
i get to go to some places like this, but i do not have full access to hunt every weekend on them.