ORIGINAL: _Dan
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
Many people say that age determines the trophy. Why do these people then complain that their area doesn't produce inches?
Well, I was one of those people saying that age determines a trophy......and I never said my area(s) don't produce inches. As a matter of fact, it does....and it doesn't. My camp and main hunting area is in NW Ontario....about 100 miles from the nearest ag field and about as big of woods as you can get. This area is known for the huge body size and also great age structure. Like I said earlier, you can have two 5.5 yr olds, one 80" and one 160".
Here's a question.....I hear a lot of guys saying that they see bucks that are x.x yrs old and x.x years old. How do you detemine that you saw 2 3.5 and 1 4.5 year old in a season? Are you basing this on antler size? Body composition? Have you been watching this deer for x number of years? So, when guys tell me they are seeing bucks of a certain age, I don't put much stock in it. Its more of a guess than a fact. Kind of like the numbers a lot of guys throw out about rack size on live deer.
I have no idea
Unless I see them two years in a row. Than I havea good guess. I go by body. I am just guessing