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12-31-2008, 10:21 AM
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,469
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
ORIGINAL: DropTine249
So does that make you as good as the property you were hunting ? (dont take that in the wrong way..)
If a hunter is able to harvest the best buck on his land, does that make him as good as his property ?
That's also why I was thrilled with my Dec. NE Mule Deer buck. He was the best Buck on that 1,000 acres, and I was able to nail him.
Dan
Dan
If a hunter is able to harvest the best buck on his land, does that make him as good as his property ?
12-31-2008, 10:29 AM
#35
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern MD
Posts: 2,520
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
ORIGINAL: DropTine249
I think the answer to my question is subjective.
It is really depending on what defines a "good" hunter.
But I guess this could even be attributed to harvesting doe, too. Amount of deer, size of land...Blah blah blah.
Personally, I think property has much less to do with what makes a good hunter than other factors.
It is really depending on what defines a "good" hunter.
But I guess this could even be attributed to harvesting doe, too. Amount of deer, size of land...Blah blah blah.
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12-31-2008, 12:08 PM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 2,139
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
I would rather say you can only ever be as good as the property you're hunting. That being said, Some (most) of the best hunters (inches wise) are capable hunters and exceptional at gaining access to good land. Most people are honing their hunting skills hoping to kill monster bucks. Where most are failing is they don't hone their access skills. This ain't rocket science guys! Some people are blessed with good land by birth rite. Some people spend great deals of money and time to have good hunting. Some people are skilled at gaining access to good land. To be "successful" nowdays you must add another dimension to your hunting - land access.
Here is something else to think about. If you spend $250,000 for land to hunt then stick tons of time and money to develope this land, that's a lot of money just to be able to have 8 # ofantler hanging on your wall. Before I would do that I would use that money to experience many other things that this world has to offer. (thats just my personal opinion) I have a good friend that pays around$4000 a year to hunt in Canada. That seems like a lot but compared to owning your own land it is actually cheap.
I would rather say you can only ever be as good as the property you're hunting. That being said, Some (most) of the best hunters (inches wise) are capable hunters and exceptional at gaining access to good land. Most people are honing their hunting skills hoping to kill monster bucks. Where most are failing is they don't hone their access skills. This ain't rocket science guys! Some people are blessed with good land by birth rite. Some people spend great deals of money and time to have good hunting. Some people are skilled at gaining access to good land. To be "successful" nowdays you must add another dimension to your hunting - land access.
Here is something else to think about. If you spend $250,000 for land to hunt then stick tons of time and money to develope this land, that's a lot of money just to be able to have 8 # ofantler hanging on your wall. Before I would do that I would use that money to experience many other things that this world has to offer. (thats just my personal opinion) I have a good friend that pays around$4000 a year to hunt in Canada. That seems like a lot but compared to owning your own land it is actually cheap.
12-31-2008, 12:11 PM
#39
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
This is nonsense!
It's all about the hunter and his skills. I consistently kill monster bucks in the center of a large, abandoned parking lot in the middle of the city, even if I have to call them in from miles away. I have a large grunt call.
It's all about the hunter and his skills. I consistently kill monster bucks in the center of a large, abandoned parking lot in the middle of the city, even if I have to call them in from miles away. I have a large grunt call.
12-31-2008, 12:16 PM
#40
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,139
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
ORIGINAL: GregH
This is nonsense!
It's all about the hunter and his skills. I consistently kill monster bucks in the center of a large, abandoned parking lot in the middle of the city, even if I have to call them in from miles away. I have a large grunt call.
This is nonsense!
It's all about the hunter and his skills. I consistently kill monster bucks in the center of a large, abandoned parking lot in the middle of the city, even if I have to call them in from miles away. I have a large grunt call.