ORIGINAL: bluebird2
I'd rather have a chance to shootone4.5 year old deer every decade, thanten 1.5 year oldsper decade.
If you want to increase your odds of shooting a 4.5 year old deer,shoot a big doe. But what you are really saying is you'd rather shoot a big racked buck once every 10 years than settle for a buck with a smaller rack.
In 2 G your chances of harvesting a 4.5 buck might be as much as once in 30 years and if your a rifle hunter you might easily go ten years without a chance to harvest any AR legal buck.
????? Huh??? I hunt in 2g in the Bennezette area and I have have had the chance to shoot a legal AR buck in 4 of the last 5 years during rifle season. I have had some nice 120-130 class bucks come to about 50-60 yards in bow season. Just curious, how does AR reduce your chances to harvest a 6 point or bigger????? It has only helped this very problem.