ORIGINAL: Antler Eater
Besides, what kind of satisfaction does an experienced guy get from killing a basket racked year and a half old deer.
In a plot of woods loaded with 150"+ bucks.......not much if you are a horn chaser I guess. In places where basket racks are as good as you can realistically hope for.......a 6 or 8 ptr is a nice deer that anyone would and should be proud of.
ORIGINAL: Antler Eater As I look at my records so far this year I have observed nearly 60 bucks from my hunting stands. Most of them within bow range.
That is why you can afford to have such opinions. I have hunted well over 40 days this year with bow, shotgun and muzzleloader. Walked countless miles and hunted many different areas. I saw a grand total of a dozen deer. 2 bucks. The rest were does and only one was not running from other hunters. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with a 13 pointer who will be on my wall come summer. Other then that it has been one seriously lean year. My brother killed a 6 pt with bow and a button with shotgun. My other brother saw a few but had no shots during bow and saw NOTHING during gun. 2 out of 3 of my hunting friends got skunked for the whole year.
Try hunting under conditions like those for a couple years and you will realize just how different your opinions might be when you don't see 60 bucks a year. Not everyone lives in the Iowa cornfields. Although I did for 4 years through college
ORIGINAL: Antler Eater As I have said up to this point I haven't had a crack at a P&Y buck in the last two years, which kind of surprises me
Poor guy.......I can hear violins in the background
I can't believe you haven't seen a P+Y buck in 2 whole years!!!!
It's a shame that you are under the illusion that every hunter out there gets to watch 60 bucks a year and if 2 years go by without a P+Y buck seen it is a bummer. I am glad you are so fortunate..........but you really should understand that not all places are like yours and therefore not everyone is in your position to make such claims.