find it fascinating that people who claim to be "mature buck" hunters would forego a "more" mature animal.......for one with more rack size....but who is less "mature" in age structure. I'm not condemning the practice.....just saying I find it "fascinating".
"Might" the reason for this be......that "age structure" is the "great equalizer" when it comes to hunting "mature bucks"?
I mean.....a man in FL can target 3.5+yr old deer ......and in his mind.....he's leveled the playing field withhis compadrefrom IL.
Does this "leveling" of the playing field rub "some" the wrong way?
Rub the wrong way wouldn't be the way I describe it, but it does tend to get old.
The "defensive" attitiudes and convictions in trying to sell this concept is what I findfascinating from a philosophical point of view. It just ain't likely to happen with the masses.
It is like trying to compare thechampion feather weight boxer to a champion heavy weight. The feather weight may have trained twice as hard and be three times more 'sound" mechanically in his skills, and may be the absolute "best" in his woods, but in most circles, he will never get the accolades that the heavy weight champion is going to get. Right or wrong, that is how the world operates.
Sames as a smaller Division II football player. How many times have we all heard references about a certain DII player that go like "Pound for pound, _______ is the hardest hitting player I have ever seen." This may be a true assessment, but the kid still won't be playing in the Rose Bowl come New Years.
