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12-31-2008, 09:24 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wilmington NC
Posts: 4,919
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
I hope not, I have to great spots and I can hardly kill a doe 
, I have plenty of trail camerapics of the nice ones for my area though [&o]
, I have plenty of trail camerapics of the nice ones for my area though [&o]
12-31-2008, 09:25 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
12-31-2008, 09:25 AM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
On individual level this is immeasurable. But generalizations can be made.
Having good property may make it more likely to kill a certain level (size) of buck, but it is no guarantee. Sometimes hunting “lesser” areas forces one to maximize their skills compared to a person who’s land is crawling with P&Y bucks.
You would be hard pressed to convince me that the public land I hunted in Ohio, is “better” than my home property in PA. Yet I killed a buck in Ohio, but didn’t even catch a glimpse of the 2 whoppers roaming my PA land. What does that mean?
Having good property may make it more likely to kill a certain level (size) of buck, but it is no guarantee. Sometimes hunting “lesser” areas forces one to maximize their skills compared to a person who’s land is crawling with P&Y bucks.
You would be hard pressed to convince me that the public land I hunted in Ohio, is “better” than my home property in PA. Yet I killed a buck in Ohio, but didn’t even catch a glimpse of the 2 whoppers roaming my PA land. What does that mean?
12-31-2008, 09:44 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 3,612
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
You can't kill a 20 pound bass fishing in Maine.
Although the above statement sheds some light on this subject, the more and more I hunt, the less I actually care about what others do and where they hunt. Being "good" at something can be measured in many ways. I won't get into all the dynamics of why hunting is one of the most relevant sports out there, I will just leave it as I wish everyone well in their pursuits of big bucks!
Although the above statement sheds some light on this subject, the more and more I hunt, the less I actually care about what others do and where they hunt. Being "good" at something can be measured in many ways. I won't get into all the dynamics of why hunting is one of the most relevant sports out there, I will just leave it as I wish everyone well in their pursuits of big bucks!
12-31-2008, 09:47 AM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: maine
Posts: 506
RE: You're only as good as the property you're hunting.....?
In the words of Todd Miranda,
"The best hunters have the best properties to hunt."
It always annoyed me when he said that until I looked at it differently. Originally when I heard him say thisI was under the assumption that he meant if you didn't have good land then you were not a good hunter. But I think his intent is more inline with you can't kill them if they aren't their.
I did catch a nice 6 pounder though 
"The best hunters have the best properties to hunt."
It always annoyed me when he said that until I looked at it differently. Originally when I heard him say thisI was under the assumption that he meant if you didn't have good land then you were not a good hunter. But I think his intent is more inline with you can't kill them if they aren't their.
You can't kill a 20 pound bass fishing in Maine.