ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: GregH
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: GregH
ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
I got forced into finding a better location and I went out and did so. I look forward to the coming season. The deer I'll be hunting in west Texas are generally larger than what I have hunted in east Texas. I'll still hunt close to home on a another new place. The population is pretty good at the place close to home but the deer are pressured quite a bit harder. There are less mature deer than I'll be after in west texas. I figure I'll fill my 3 doe tags in east Texas and go after mature bucks in west Texas. I'll have 2 buck tags. I have never hunted mature whitetails before. I have been a hunter of deer, period. Due to the new location I have a new opportunity.
Now here's a perfect example of a hunter
willing to do something about it without complaint......... Respect!
Yup, see it's simple, change LOCATION! I'm doing this as well. I'm headed to IL, better location.
Changing locations is one of several ways to improve your hunting. Doing so without complaint is a fine attribute.
Diminishing anothers achievement by saying "it's a numbers game" or "almost anyone could do that if they hunted there" is pure, speculative BS.
Why even say it? Congradulate the guy and concentrate on your own affairs. The only reason I can think of for someone saying, "Yeah, that's a big buck, but look where he hunt's", is to make themselves feel better. I find that to be a poor attribute and insulting. Who really cares? If you want to shoot bigger bucks, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, without diminishing anothers accomplishment. Congradulate the guy.
I would never dimish what some else accomplishes with a bow and
I never complain about where I hunt,
I do fine with what
I consider exceptional animals for my area. FOR MY AREA.
I get as much if not more out of bowhunting than most.
What
I frown upon is the fact that though
I may have never taken a P&Y animal, someone whom does is deemed a superior hunter strictly due to antler size. "EX:" Someone will throw this question in my face: Well, how may P&Y's have you taken? blah blah blah.
That in itself leads us to the LOCATION equation.
But to stay on topic, I love my location, that's why I live where I do. I can't see ever moving although I'd love to be able to bowhunt elk every year.
Disclaimer: Same as above, in general and not meant towards anyone in particular.
And Germ, Location is hand in hand intertwined with antler size or beard lengths...
I never singled anyone out, Rob, especially you.
As far as what you said leads to the location equation........... two wrongs don't make a right.