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i know where that is. i was drawn for tag... i cant wait. zelazny, DO NOT give up this location.

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I can see where atlasman comes from, but I still disagree completely. It sounds like someone is a little jealous that they dont get the opportunity. I would guess at least 90% of bowhunters would take an opportunity to hunt a spot like this just once, even if it is just to see some deer. Zelazny even said that he has his camera trying to take pictures...so he obviously isnt just shooting deer, he is hunting.

Atlas are you saying that you wouldnt even GO to this place at all? Not even to see some once in a lifetime deer?! youve got to be kidding...

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if you have to draw a tag whats the big deal about keeping it secret ? i' m sure the locals know about it and they might blab! i hope one of you guy nail one of those nice big bucks , good luck! post pixs when you get them!

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A.K.A eastwood - If you know, PLEASE lets get togehter in the next few weeks and try to figure out how to arrow one of those bad boys ! Want me to email you ?

xibowhunter - I don' t know the number of applicants this year, but its very low and the odds are still good at drawing it. If I told everyone where it was, if everyone KNEW the quality of the deer thats there, the applicants would double or triple next year. Its already like a 1 in 5 years to draw or something like that, I' d just as soon keep it that way because of the elk example I gave. Being friendly and sharing hunting areas with a close friend is one thing, with the world is another. I learned my lesson the hard way and sad to say, I don' t like those rules, I am just playing them. My example would be the Edmonton Zone. 5-8 years ago it was unknown, now you have to pay to hunt it. Kansas was unknown 10 years ago, now its tough to draw once in every 2-3 years. Kentucky is going that route too, as its THE next big buck hotspot in my opinion. Sad but true I think. My close hunting friends and Dad draw for it.

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better yet, ill send you a pm

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Yes

regulated by who? what happens to someone if they try to hunt it without a tag? Is there someone gaurding every entry to the thousands of acres ensuring only tag carrying hunters??

There is no way every deer disappears from the food plots to exactly coincide with hunting season.........I agree 100% that mature bucks are smart and crafty but you are giving them a little too much credit I think. Maybe once they see or smell any sign of human intrusion they are gone but you act like they know the opening date of the season or something. They may know as the weather changes hunters will follow but let' s not get dramatic.

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Guys.........read the posts. I already said I was jealous. Who wouldn' t like to whack a buck like one of these?? I' d love to fish for 8 lb largemouths in a private stocked pond too..........I just wouldn' t come home feeling like I am a great fisherman because I did it.



Again if you read the thread I have no idea how you could come to that conclusion. I would go in a second!! Hunt, kill, mount and enjoy that buck. When I told the story to someone I would not pretend like I am closer to Fred Bear because of it...........I would say " Yea man I got to hunt this sweet cherry of a spot that is LOADED with monsters......I arrowed the biggest one I saw and here he is" No disrespect......just the truth.

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Matter of fact, two live there to my knowledge. Have you really never drawn a special tag for an area thats managed to take X ammount of deer per year ? If not, wow, I thought every state had that, like out west. I special draw for Colorado PP or tags every year and would for other states if I had the Money. What state do you live in that has no special hunts for public land ?

LOL ! I thought you hunted public land a lot ?? If you did, you' d know its the absolute truth. Deer dissappear when people start roaming the woods. They know whats up, especially the older 2.5-3.5 and beyond deer.

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I' m a big bass junkie. I fish specifically for them. Ever been to Lake Fork Texas ? Where I' m from an 8 pound bass is a target to mount. In Fork I wouldn' t keep one under 10.5, maybe 11 pounds. I mounted a fish that weighted 11 pounds 9 ounces and released another I am now certain would have went over 12 pounds. My point ? As the quality increases, so does your goals. I won' t shoot a littl scrub buck in KS that I would near my home. Why ? Goodness man why would I when its normal to see a couple of P&Y bucks every day or two ? I turned many 4-5 pound smallies back in Chequamegan Bay WI ... never would have done that on my home lake.

I don' t know how better to explain it. Do you belittle the accomlishment of Milo Hansen because he lives in a big buck province ? How about the Jordan deer ? You must think it not that great because WI has larger bodied deer, vast lands etc etc ? Hmmm ?

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I live in NY. You buy a hunting license and go hunt period. You get a certain amount of tags depending on which license you buy. No special tags, no special permits. If land is public then I, you, Bill Jordan, Ted Nugent and any other person carrying a valid license has unrestricted access to hunt until your tags are full or the season is over.


That' s NOT what you said. First of all you have said repeatedly that this honey hole of yours is hunted by a few priviledged souls. A few hunters should not be able to throw thousands of acres of deer habitat into a frenzy.......especially bowhunters. You said the deer disappear BEFORE the season and return AFTER like they have some magical timetable in their heads. If you read my last post you will see I mentioned once they detect human intrusion they will get spooky (Guess you missed that ;))