Originally Posted by
MagnumMan308
As for scientific data, I have conducted no formal (read: published) studies other than looking into published deer population and genetics data, and comparing it to what I have seen in the woods, in the meat locker, and my background in biology.
sorry, your methods do not sound very conclusive to me and Im sure there are hunters in western NY or even Illinois that have experienced the same as you, but they would also be wrong in assuming bigger deer do not exists in the areas they hunt.
On the land I am hunting, a Boone and Crockett monster is a potential once in a lifetime chance occurrence, not a matter of just hunting harder.
wow, now were raising the bar to B&C standards? I thought a 140 was out of the question, now you potentially may have record book deer running around? see, your you genetics are improving already! even I wasnt prepared to take it that far, but hey thanks for making my point for me. seriously if your gonna go from saying there is little chance of killing anything bigger than a spike cause they "just dont live to get big" and just a few posts later your suggesting the standard of difficuly is a 140" or better then suggesting B&C bucks exist where you hunt, then surly you can admit that w/ a little hard work, alot of hours in the stand, and some good old fashion luck, a hunter has at least a chance at 100-125" anywhere in the state which is a far cry from the spike and forks you say only exist in certain parts of the state, right?