RE: How often do you SEE a mature buck ?
For the record......
I began bowhunting in '05. I saw ONE 2.5 yr old that season*.
I saw three 2.5yr olds in '06....and killed two of them. I saw two 3.5 yr olds in 'o6......and killed one of them.*
I saw NO 2.5yr olds in '07. I saw NO 3.5yr olds in '07. I saw ONE 4.5 yr old in '07 (*same deer from previous seasons, above) and I killed him. I saw exactly 3 other bucks in '07 in 48 sits.....all of them being 1.5 yr olds.
So far in '08....I've seentwo 2.5 yr olds (70" and 100"deer, respectively); ONE 3.5 yr old (110" deer); Zero 4.5+. I've seen probably 12+ different 1.5 yr olds, this year.
I've been out 55 times.