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GregH 12-03-2007 05:08 PM

What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
I'm plain curious, there's no wrong answer as far as I'm concerned. It's your choice.


I love hunting mature bucks. They're rare and don't grow on trees. You usually have to work your butt off just to see one much less get one in bow range. I consider it an honor to see a true monarch, if I get one, even better. It's like hunting a different species. Very satisfying. A side benefit is that I spend an extra amount of time hunting them so I get to see a lot of neat things.

peakrut 12-03-2007 05:11 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
As of last year mature with doe's for meat. That buck lit a fire under my butt!

BTBowhunter 12-03-2007 05:13 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
mature bucks only and does for meat for about 10 years now

Matt / PA 12-03-2007 05:15 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
I'm a "wannabe" mature buck hunter but I have to be realistic.......the area I live in sucks and if I only hunted truly mature deer 3.5yrs or older I'd fill a tag about once every 10yrs. Here in PA anyway. The first nice 2.5yr old buck will get it everytime here in PA, I just hunt areas that are pressured beyond anything many of you guys could even comprehend.

The standards do rise to a mature buck or nothing when I hunt the midwest but that's really working well for me too.;):D

Tikka 30-06 12-03-2007 05:17 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
I hunt an area with quite a bit of pressure and not the highest amount of deer. Simply put, I just don't see the deer that some guys do. Because of that, if its not too small.....then goodnight.

ICALL2MUCH 12-03-2007 05:22 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
Mature deer, period. Shooting young things for me in not fair. I believe that shooting young things is completely wrong. People dont shoot kids. Fisherman dont eat little fish. Thats just the way I see it. Good post!

Hunt Safe!

GregH 12-03-2007 05:25 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 

ORIGINAL: Matt / PA

I'm a "wannabe" mature buck hunter but I have to be realistic.......the area I live in sucks and if I only hunted truly mature deer 3.5yrs or older I'd fill a tag about once every 10yrs. Here in PA anyway. The first nice 2.5yr old buck will get it everytime here in PA, I just hunt areas that are pressured beyond anything many of you guys could even comprehend.

The standards do rise to a mature buck or nothing when I hunt the midwest but that's really working well for me too.;):D
You kinda seemed like an opportunist to me anyway![8D]

Besides, if you keep hunting for those big bucks you'll probly end up killing yourself!

jmbuckhunter 12-03-2007 05:25 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
Put me down for #1. Mature bucks only. and a few does to keep the balance.

loogout1 12-03-2007 05:25 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
I'm pretty much like Matt/Pa. I'd like to consider myself a mature buck hunter, but the aarea I hunt is pretty pressured and not everyone is of the idea to let them grow older. I personally will only shoot a buck if its bigger than what I have on the wall(next one will have to be at least 130"+), everything else gets a pass. I do shoot as many does as I can for management(My attempt at it anyway), and donate most of the meat to charity.

NavyDeerHunter 12-03-2007 05:27 PM

RE: What kind of deer hunter are you?
 
Now that I've gotten a mature buck this year...nothing else is going to due in the future. I'll shoot all the does I can for the meat, but a buck is going to have to be mature, be injured and need taken out of the pool or a very unique deer in some other way.


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