Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
07-30-2008 | 04:05 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
To answer your question Jeff, the guy that shoots a mature buck in the south or NC for that matter AINT got nutten but meat. The heartland hunters are still superior.
07-30-2008 | 04:07 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
Personally, If I like what I see I'll shoot the deer. It doesn't matter to me what others think of my kill.I don't hunt to please the masses or categorize myself.
I think human nature and location dictate what one thinks is an equalizer if such things are important. If you hunt a herd that doesn't have book potential age will be the determining factor. If you hunt a herd with book animals then score will be the equalizer.
I think human nature and location dictate what one thinks is an equalizer if such things are important. If you hunt a herd that doesn't have book potential age will be the determining factor. If you hunt a herd with book animals then score will be the equalizer.
07-30-2008 | 04:17 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
I don't really understand what the big deal is? What does there need to be an equalizer for? What are you trying to equalize in the first place?... [/align][/align]I hunt for myself, not to keep up with the "Joneses"... Do you?[/align]
07-30-2008 | 04:23 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
I was just about to say the same thing buckeye, (i was even thinking of making a thread about it).
I just read through 6 pages and found out that their is pretty much 2 types of whitetail "trophy" hunters:
"Mature" buck hunters
"Trophy Rack" buck hunters
I just don't see the place where it matters, if person A is happy with his 5.5 year old 100" buck and person B is happy with their 2.5 year old 130"...then whats the big deal?
Their isn't an official scoring system for the "better" hunter, its all personal preference
IMO
I just read through 6 pages and found out that their is pretty much 2 types of whitetail "trophy" hunters:
"Mature" buck hunters
"Trophy Rack" buck hunters
I just don't see the place where it matters, if person A is happy with his 5.5 year old 100" buck and person B is happy with their 2.5 year old 130"...then whats the big deal?
Their isn't an official scoring system for the "better" hunter, its all personal preference
IMO
07-30-2008 | 04:24 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
ORIGINAL: Siman08/OH
I was just about to say the same thing buckeye, (i was even thinking of making a thread about it).
I just read through 6 pages and found out that their is pretty much 2 types of whitetail "trophy" hunters:
"Mature" buck hunters
"Trophy Rack" buck hunters
I just don't see the place where it matters, if person A is happy with his 5.5 year old 100" buck and person B is happy with their 2.5 year old 130"...then whats the big deal?
Their isn't an official scoring system for the "better" hunter, its all personal preference
IMO
I was just about to say the same thing buckeye, (i was even thinking of making a thread about it).
I just read through 6 pages and found out that their is pretty much 2 types of whitetail "trophy" hunters:
"Mature" buck hunters
"Trophy Rack" buck hunters
I just don't see the place where it matters, if person A is happy with his 5.5 year old 100" buck and person B is happy with their 2.5 year old 130"...then whats the big deal?
Their isn't an official scoring system for the "better" hunter, its all personal preference
IMO
07-30-2008 | 04:26 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
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I find it fascinating that people who claim to be "mature buck" hunters would forego a "more" mature animal.......for one with more rack size....but who is less "mature" in age structure. I'm not condemning the practice.....just saying I find it "fascinating".
"Might" the reason for this be......that "age structure" is the "great equalizer" when it comes to hunting "mature bucks"?
I mean.....a man in FL can target 3.5+yr old deer ......and in his mind.....he's leveled the playing field withhis compadrefrom IL.
Does this "leveling" of the playing field rub "some" the wrong way?
Curious at to your thoughts on this.
I find it fascinating that people who claim to be "mature buck" hunters would forego a "more" mature animal.......for one with more rack size....but who is less "mature" in age structure. I'm not condemning the practice.....just saying I find it "fascinating".
"Might" the reason for this be......that "age structure" is the "great equalizer" when it comes to hunting "mature bucks"?
I mean.....a man in FL can target 3.5+yr old deer ......and in his mind.....he's leveled the playing field withhis compadrefrom IL.
Does this "leveling" of the playing field rub "some" the wrong way?
Curious at to your thoughts on this.
07-30-2008 | 04:30 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
I am all about the rack total fasination for me. I dreamed of these racks as a young boy growing upand I still do.A mature buck is a mature buck no matter what part of the country you are in IMO.
07-30-2008 | 04:43 PM
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RE: Mature buck "Age structure" the "Great Equalizer"?
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To answer your question Jeff, the guy that shoots a mature buck in the south or NC for that matter AINT got nutten but meat. The heartland hunters are still superior.
To answer your question Jeff, the guy that shoots a mature buck in the south or NC for that matter AINT got nutten but meat. The heartland hunters are still superior.
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