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Personally I don't look at inches.. that's called vanity. When a whitetail reaches 3 or 4+ yrs. of age he's now in a different class and experience. He's "smarter" so to speak. Whether he has 50" of antler or 150" of antler he is still a mature whitetail and I will never dismiss a whitetail taken by any hunter of this caliber. Inches do not make experience and brilliance. Age is the ultimate judge. [/blockquote] This sums up how we should all view deer hunting - I have a couple of 100inchers on the wall that are 4.5 - |
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For the record this thread has nothing to do with antler size, it's about location
This thread is correct and a good one Personally I don't look at inches.. that's called vanity. When a whitetail reaches 3 or 4+ yrs. of age he's now in a different class and experience. He's "smarter" so to speak. Whether he has 50" of antler or 150" of antler he is still a mature whitetail and I will never dismiss a whitetail taken by any hunter of this caliber. Inches do not make experience and brilliance. Age is the ultimate judge. Buckeye's point has been made, some just don't know it. As soon as location is brought up, "Inches" is brought up. So we can all talk about "vanity" vs "mature", but that all it is, talk. Where the metal meets the road is when it really happens. Anybody going to shoot a 150'' 8 year old deer, if a 5 year old 180 is standing right next to it;) We have similar isssue here in MI, everybody is worried about what everybody else is doing. Makes people "justify" what they are doing, and excuses for what they are not. Good lord, LOL |
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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer ORIGINAL: GregH ORIGINAL: txjourneyman I got forced into finding a better location and I went out and did so. I look forward to the coming season. The deer I'll be hunting in west Texas are generally larger than what I have hunted in east Texas. I'll still hunt close to home on a another new place. The population is pretty good at the place close to home but the deer are pressured quite a bit harder. There are less mature deer than I'll be after in west texas. I figure I'll fill my 3 doe tags in east Texas and go after mature bucks in west Texas. I'll have 2 buck tags. I have never hunted mature whitetails before. I have been a hunter of deer, period. Due to the new location I have a new opportunity. Diminishing anothers achievement by saying "it's a numbers game" or "almost anyone could do that if they hunted there" is pure, speculative BS. Why even say it? Congradulate the guy and concentrate on your own affairs. The only reason I can think of for someone saying, "Yeah, that's a big buck, but look where he hunt's", is to make themselves feel better. I find that to be a poor attribute and insulting. Who really cares? If you want to shoot bigger bucks, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, without diminishing anothers accomplishment. Congradulate the guy. |
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Too bad Atlasman cannot continue to contribute and can only be quoted now.
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ORIGINAL: brucelanthier Too bad Atlasman cannot continue to contribute and can only be quoted now. Hey you need the Bring Back Atlasman in your sig;) BTW nice chicken:D |
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ORIGINAL: Germ BTW nice chicken:D He's great with then hens though. A very good protector. |
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I made the decision to give up my "sure thing" rifle spot to get an opertunity to shoot a mature buck. I killed a buck in this spot every season for many years. Every deer was 1 1/2 years old except one that was 2 1/2. I did the same with my bow hunting. The results: In the last 10 years I have killed 10 deer that were 3 1/2 and older. I also passed up a lot of 3 1/2's.
The bottom line is: If your not happy with your location eithor you can whine or you can do something about it. AND NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO A WHINER! |
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Changing locations is one of several ways to improve your hunting. Doing so without complaint is a fine attribute. Diminishing anothers achievement by saying "it's a numbers game" or "almost anyone could do that if they hunted there" is pure, speculative BS. But it's not diminishing one's accomplishments to say....."If you wanna see some hot women.....you're more likely to do that at the Gold Club than you are at weight watchers".;) |
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT Changing locations is one of several ways to improve your hunting. Doing so without complaint is a fine attribute. Diminishing anothers achievement by saying "it's a numbers game" or "almost anyone could do that if they hunted there" is pure, speculative BS. But it's not diminishing one's accomplishments to say....."If you wanna see some hot women.....you're more likely to do that at the Gold Club than you are at weight watchers".;) Will use me At 5' 8'' with a pointing head, I am not getting a hot babe at the gold club;) But at weight watcher it's easy pickens[8D] |
RE: location.....
ORIGINAL: GMMAT Changing locations is one of several ways to improve your hunting. Doing so without complaint is a fine attribute. Diminishing anothers achievement by saying "it's a numbers game" or "almost anyone could do that if they hunted there" is pure, speculative BS. But it's not diminishing one's accomplishments to say....."If you wanna see some hot women.....you're more likely to do that at the Gold Club than you are at weight watchers".;) Also many people DO hunt in those prime areas and still don't score. Just because you show up at the Gold Club (whatever that is) dosen't mean your going to score. |
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