So for the past 5 weeks I have spent as much time as possible in the woods. I have killed my best bow buck yet and a couple of feral hogs and one coyote. And this morning I'm really frustrated. My BIL called and told me about the 120" 8 that he shot this morning.
My BIL and I share a 380 acre lease. Just the 2 of us. There is a woodedcreek bottom going through one end of it along a 100 acre pasture. It is "his" area. He is very protective of the area and gets Po'd if I even go near it. This morning was his third hunt. He has spent maybe 10 hours in the woods hunting. No scouting at all. every year he kills a nice deer. I don't even see deer that big on my end of the place let alone have a shot opportunity. He killed the buck with a 30/06 at 150 yds. I have to ask my wife if I can borrow my pair tonight so I can talk to him about setting a bow stand down there. Every other time I've even hinted at it he gets upset. We pay equal amounts for the priveledge to hunt this land I think I deserve an equal opportunity to hunt the best habitat. Tom has been out there for 20 years I have been there for 3. I'm willing to wait until he has a kill and then go in. He has seniority and I've been respectful of his wishes up to this point. I think he needs to be more flexible. What do you think?
BTW, he has a trophy room full of nice bucks. My best is the 84" I killed 2 weeks ago. That is truely a trophy for me but I'd really like to break 100.