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Old 06-08-2003 | 09:44 PM
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this year will be my 5th year deer hunting...so far ive taken 3 does and a 6pt..well i now want bigger and better bucks...sure them little antlers of my 6pt made my whole season...but bigger is better! i know where bigger bucks are(same spot holds many nice deer) but the problem with me is the first legal deer i see i shoot and my dads the same way anymore....first day last year first light he shoots his doe...hes happy....then while hes dressing it out i take my doe as a herd runs through..i got my doe im happy.....sitting there in our cubbyhole in a old pile of dead trees i see a doe...im out of doe tags for that county but dad isnt so i say dad dad! doe..hes like OH! a nice buck! and moves in for the shot but the buck is looking right at him but is blocked by a tree perfectly for me so i move in and take him...i didnt look around for other deer i was going to let dad take his doe and call it a day....i was tagged about by 9am the first day.....i can bet if we would sat there we would seen tons more deer....we seen about 15 or more by 9am...we went back to that spot the first saturday and got dad his second doe there by 8am and called it a heck of a season..dad feels hes taken his share of bucks and loves the meat so takes the first legal deer he sees...i want bigger bucks....im not sure if hes kicking me out of his hunting spot this year now that im 16 and can hunt alone or if he enjoys my company and will want me to stay...but i plan to hunt ALL day..take alot of food and drinks and sit there all day.....i want a nice rack for the wall...how do you get yourself to pass on all the legal does and smaller bucks?? i may leave my doe tags in the truck the first day and act as if i dont even have them until my buck is down...i know huntings all about patience....i have them but i enjoy taking my deer so i always took what i seen in the past....how can i make myself hold out for a nice one? just when i see little ones just keep in mind his dad is out tehre waiting for me? any suggestions? now im not after the biggest buck in the woods(would be really nice lol) just a nice respectable racker atleast....i think i can do it....just looking for helpful hints to help me out....
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