Don't take this wrong, but I thought mature bucks were every where. You just had to begreat hunter to successfully get one. So what about those unfortunate souls who don't have access to hunt where all the mature bucks roam?

JB
I too think that mature bucks are everywhere and that you do have to be a pretty decent hunter to consistantly get them. If they are everywhere, then they are where all those poor souls hunt also. If those poor souls want to hunt better spots that hold more mature bucks, then they should get off their dead butts and go find some better spots. It worked for me. Do you guys think that I was born in the middle of my spot, or that it fell from the sky right into my lap? The spot that I'm hunting right now took over three years to get. I also have a spot that is an hour and 15 min. drive me, which I do daily. I have spots which are 4 hours away too. But then I stay up there for a while. It is up to you to find a spot that suits your needs. There are no poor souls, just some who want it bad enough that they do what it takes to get it.

Atlas, are you telling me that you actually killed 1 mature buck??? Holy smokes!! You are the ultimate authority on mature bucks! LOL

My bad!

Greg, I respect everything you say and I was not including myself when saying poor souls. I was mainly talking about people who can hunt public land only. This is just my second year to hunt so I still have LOTS of things to learn. That is one reason I am reading this forum as often as I can. Because there are lots of people(yourself included) with a wealth of knowledge that I can take a lot from. I hope to someday be able to spend as much time as you do in the woods. However right now I have more important things in my life. You are absoluetly right, we make our hunts, some people just put hunting trophy bucks on the top of their to-do list.

JB like you I am busy, one thing I have learned is to spend the "right time" in the woods. Shooting big deer is not on top of my list. Paying for my daughters private school, coaching baseball and soccer for her. Spending time with my 1 year old son. I know life is busy, I watch the weather hunt the days I think are the best. Take my vac last two weeks of Nov. I do the best i can, if it works out great. If not, it is only a deer, no big deal. I do love it, I look forward to the day I can hunt like Gregh.

I will lease or buy some land in Ohio next year, folks might think I am nuts, but I want to improve and get better at bowhunting. Decide what is right for you, if you ever want any help let me know. I love to talk hunting with guys!!

Earlier you said it was about 1/year if I remember correctly.


Exactly..........I know they aren't there so no sense waiting for them. Just like I don't wait for a 25 lb salmon to hit when I am fishing waters I know have nothing but 2 lb stocker browns.


Just the parts that matter. There was a whole page of useless unrelated info.........did you want me to post it all?

Agreed.

Too friggin warm.......I was in a blaze orange t shirt. The leaves are so crunchy you can't walk around and the deer are so shell shocked by now that daytime movement is minimal.

Oh well........It was a beautiful day in the woods.

Nah.......he's been here for years.......we all know each other. The funny thing is you can see him on my wall from the backyard through my sliding glass doors and I swear sometimes the deer in the yard are looking at him wondering what the heck he is doing in here [8D]

No problem............honest mistake.

Don't let it happen again.













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Nah.......he's been here for years.......we all know each other. The funny thing is you can see him on my wall from the backyard through my sliding glass doors and I swear sometimes the deer in the yard are looking at him wondering what the heck he is doing in here [8D]



There probably just looking in there hopeing the Spike Man Of Alkatraz will throw out some more corn.

And yet, if you were to let that small buck pass for a year or two and shootdoes instead, those mature deer would be there.

1 a year for entire area out 20-25 hunters, the past 20 years, not just me.
Before that who knows, Great Uncle was pretty hush hush.He only confuss to bury three wives out there
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