ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Plain truth is many of us, me included simply just do not know what the top end deer is in our area.
OK
Until a person decides to make a 110% commitment to hunting the top on deer in his area. He simply will not know what is there
So...at this point....he DOES know what's there? That's all Quick is saying. At some point....he does know what his area holds....and he's realistic about his expectations, there.
Going after them 120 or 180% won't change that.
I would say he has a good idea Jeff, but unless we live 110% in an area we simply do not know. When I say live I mean live all year around.
To know all extra actvites have to stop, no varmit hunting, Hockey vacations with the wife[8D] Like i said it's 100 times harder for Fran than it is for most others.
Take last year buck 115'' 2.5 lets see 3.5 135'' 4.5 160'' How many 4.5 and 5.5 bucks are running around in fran's area. I bet not to many. Which why it is so damn hard to know, and it's ok not to know, hell I don't know
There is a hunter in MI who kills 150+ bucks every year. His county has 2 B & C entries, he has both. Ask hunters in that county what thetop ondeer is in that county. I bet they say 130'', he has many over 150'' mark.
If we are honest with ourselves most of will say we could be doing more. Saturday night I should be on that river glassing the fields to see what is there. I will be taking my kids to see Wall-E movie
Ask yourself am I doing enough to know what the top end deer are where I hunt?