Real Deer Hunting??????
09-27-2007, 03:24 PM
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 1,061
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
What did I miss Reb?
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog
Furgitter, you have no clue why Deer Antler Powder brings$30-$40 an ounce!
ORIGINAL: furgitter
Man! Id go hunting drops for 30.00 an ounce. Arround here they buy racks for 7-8 dollars per pound.
Man! Id go hunting drops for 30.00 an ounce. Arround here they buy racks for 7-8 dollars per pound.
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog
The larger the rack the more money in my pocket! I grind all racks into powder and get $30-$40 an once...................So yes, I'm looking for a Bigggggg One!
ORIGINAL: Marko B
If there weren't people out there shooting 3 year olds a lot more people would have those 160's to shoot...
That's just the reality of the matter...
If there weren't people out there shooting 3 year olds a lot more people would have those 160's to shoot...
That's just the reality of the matter...
Furgitter, you have no clue why Deer Antler Powder brings$30-$40 an ounce!
09-27-2007, 04:09 PM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
Any deer that is taken legally with a good shot, harvested with a good track, ... can be a trophy . Depends on the hunters' point of view.
I love to eat venison and I find a 3-4 yr old mature doe to be a trophy.
I have taken a few bigger bucks that qualify as a trophy to most anybody's definition. They tasted poorly when compared to a younger deer.
I don't believe in dropping spikes or other immature deer, but I'm 54 and have had my seasons in the woods and understand a young hunter getting all twitchy fingered when an antlered buck presents itself early in a hunters career.
I understand the whole concept of outsmarting the older wiser buck...but the flavor of the younger farm does keeps me focused on that until I can get one in the freezer. Then the idea of a large buck can consume me if I've a mind for it.
I love to eat venison and I find a 3-4 yr old mature doe to be a trophy.
I have taken a few bigger bucks that qualify as a trophy to most anybody's definition. They tasted poorly when compared to a younger deer.
I don't believe in dropping spikes or other immature deer, but I'm 54 and have had my seasons in the woods and understand a young hunter getting all twitchy fingered when an antlered buck presents itself early in a hunters career.
I understand the whole concept of outsmarting the older wiser buck...but the flavor of the younger farm does keeps me focused on that until I can get one in the freezer. Then the idea of a large buck can consume me if I've a mind for it.
09-27-2007, 07:19 PM
#33
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,605
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
Reb, is that powder what makes you such a powerful person?I guess I have to get me some of that mojo. Marko Polo don't mess with the king...you'll have about 106885 members mad at you.
09-27-2007, 08:39 PM
#34
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
Well if your hunting a fairly large piece of property ..and you have a good long term lease or you own it ...you can afford to let the 160 3.5 year old buck walk because you know most likelyyou can hunt him next year and he will be larger ....now if your like 85% of us who are lucky justto have 100 acres to hunt on you would not wait you would pop a cap in his azz 
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09-28-2007, 02:45 AM
#36
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: nst, pennsylvania
Posts: 204
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
where im from if you see any legal buck whic is 4 points on one side and you dont shoot it, it will get shot when it goes over the next hill so anything with any size must be taken regardless of age because if you dont shoot it you will not see it again
09-28-2007, 04:36 AM
#37
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
ORIGINAL: Steelcity
where im from if you see any legal buck whic is 4 points on one side and you dont shoot it, it will get shot when it goes over the next hill so anything with any size must be taken regardless of age because if you dont shoot it you will not see it again
where im from if you see any legal buck whic is 4 points on one side and you dont shoot it, it will get shot when it goes over the next hill so anything with any size must be taken regardless of age because if you dont shoot it you will not see it again
09-28-2007, 06:39 AM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,607
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
ORIGINAL: sjsfire
Meat in the freezer is my game plan. If it has antlers so be it. I've yet to harvest a deer I deem worthy of spending the dollars on to mount........maybe one of these days. I'm not one to get all worked up about going after a trophy.
Meat in the freezer is my game plan. If it has antlers so be it. I've yet to harvest a deer I deem worthy of spending the dollars on to mount........maybe one of these days. I'm not one to get all worked up about going after a trophy.
09-28-2007, 08:27 AM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Camden,MO
Posts: 2,546
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
This is another one of those age old questions that will probably never have a right or wrong answer. Only an opinion. I've shot small bucks when i was younger. But then i matured in my experience and let a 130" 8 pointer walk last year. I didn't care if i killed him or not. as a matter of fact i didn't even kill one last year.
09-28-2007, 09:00 AM
#40
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: WY
Posts: 2,056
RE: Real Deer Hunting??????
It's probably more about the "day" to me than the buck. I hunt simply to escape my desk, the cell phone, and the CrackBerry.
I have access to beef, so it's not about the freezer. I've taken my share of "decent" bucks, so it's not about the antlers.
Since I returned from Iraq, I've passed shots on every legal deer I've seen. I'll grant that most of them were "young", but my decisions have been made more from the perspective of "what a wonderful day to be out in the woods hunting." I hope to enjoy the same sense of relaxation this year.
I have access to beef, so it's not about the freezer. I've taken my share of "decent" bucks, so it's not about the antlers.
Since I returned from Iraq, I've passed shots on every legal deer I've seen. I'll grant that most of them were "young", but my decisions have been made more from the perspective of "what a wonderful day to be out in the woods hunting." I hope to enjoy the same sense of relaxation this year.