Question for "mature buck" advocates
03-04-2008, 05:48 PM
#13
Fork Horn
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
ORIGINAL: Germ
Great question
ORIGINAL: nodog
Look inward.
Why do you care enough to ask in a post about it?
Look inward.
Why do you care enough to ask in a post about it?
Great question
03-04-2008, 05:56 PM
#14
Dominant Buck
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
I'll whack a 140 pound6pointbuck over an 80 pound doe any day. It's a lot more meat. They don't eat that differently. You don't always get a doe tag besides that. I got one last fall for the first time in 3 years in NY, and I saved it for a 130 pound dressed doe.[8D] I don't care about eating an old beat up rutted up gnarly old deer.
03-04-2008, 05:58 PM
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
Its just a way of raising the bar a little for some of us whom have gotten past the point where just killing a buck is not quite as satisfying as it used to be. For some that skill level will never be achieved,for others its just the first step.
03-04-2008, 06:01 PM
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
Its just a way of raising the bar a little for some of us whom have gotten past the point where just killing a buck is not quite as satisfying as it used to be. For some that skill level will never be achieved,for others its just the first step.
03-04-2008, 06:04 PM
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
Bowhunting is or at least should be a personal sport. You should set your own goals whatever they are and be content with them. My goals have changed through the years. The worst thing I hate to see is someone ridicule someone for what they have killed and are proud off. It won't happen here! You'll always get a handshake from me when you take any animal with a Bow.
Dan
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03-04-2008, 06:07 PM
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
ORIGINAL: davidmil
So I guess you're saying that if we're not a self proclaimed "Trophy hunter" we don't have the skills. Now that right there has to be one of the most arrogant arguements I've ever heard. But, if you believe that... that's fine. I don't really care. LOL
Its just a way of raising the bar a little for some of us whom have gotten past the point where just killing a buck is not quite as satisfying as it used to be. For some that skill level will never be achieved,for others its just the first step.
Reread it and see if you can find the word trophy in there any where.
03-04-2008, 06:13 PM
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RE: Question for "mature buck" advocates
As MeanV said, it's a personal choice for me. I set my personal goals and if a buck doesn't meet them I don't shoot him. I'm fortunate in that I can get a lot of doe tags so I have the luxury of being selective. For those that don't that's fine. If someone wants to shoot a small buck, or a button buck that's up to them. If they're happy with it, good for them. As long as you're happy with what you are doing and meeting your personal goals you're doing OK in my book.