whats the point...
#22
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: LI, New York
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RE: whats the point...
To each his own Is the answerI guess. I personally wouldnt shoot a buckI passed earlier just for the sake of shooting a buck. If it wasnt good enough earlier is wont be good enough later.
#25
RE: whats the point...
We can kill multiple bucks in my state. The heaviest buck I ever killed was one that I passed on several times during the season and finally shot on the last day. My butcher said he was the biggest (weight) local deer he had ever butchered. I had been hoping for a bigger rack was the reason I had passed on him, but then decided I wanted his butt in the freezer.
I hunt several places, including my own place. I pass on small bucks at the owners request on his land when I hunt there and usually take several does before the rut.
My own place is only a small parcel of land surrounded by heavily hunted private and public land. The only time I pass on a small buck on my own land is toward the very last of the season.
I measure success by the amount of fun I have while I fill my freezer. All that said, I pass on a lot of bucks during the course of a hunting season but don't mind taking one here and there.
I hunt several places, including my own place. I pass on small bucks at the owners request on his land when I hunt there and usually take several does before the rut.
My own place is only a small parcel of land surrounded by heavily hunted private and public land. The only time I pass on a small buck on my own land is toward the very last of the season.
I measure success by the amount of fun I have while I fill my freezer. All that said, I pass on a lot of bucks during the course of a hunting season but don't mind taking one here and there.
#26
RE: whats the point...
I think it has to do with pride. The first thing people ask is did you get a deer and if the answer is no most people don't want to here the details of your season if you didn't get one.If you answer yes then you can go into more detail about what your season was. Just my opinion.
#28
RE: whats the point...
Lots of people seem to be that way. Here in PA many guys hold out for a nice one in archey, but will pop the 1st buck by in gun season. I don't even remotely pretend to understand why, but it sure is common.