87 out 410 WOW
11-21-2006, 08:51 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: May 2005
Location: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
Posts: 5,973
RE: 87 out 410 WOW
I would have to say we have a better rate than that. The contest is only bucks. There are a bunch of guys here that have dropped does and that too is successful hunting.
11-21-2006, 08:53 AM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: 87 out 410 WOW
ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
I would have to say we have a better rate than that. The contest is only bucks. There are a bunch of guys here that have dropped does and that too is successful hunting.
I would have to say we have a better rate than that. The contest is only bucks. There are a bunch of guys here that have dropped does and that too is successful hunting.
11-21-2006, 10:31 AM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
RE: 87 out 410 WOW
That's actually pretty good, b/c in Pennsylvania, the archery hunter success rate for antlered deer is around 10% (28,700 bucks in '05 for approx. 300,000 archery hunters).
On its face, 21% seems low, but when you think about it, we're actually doing pretty well as a group. Tagging a whitetail buck with your bow isn't easy, and those harvest report numbers from Pennsylvania reflect that. I'd attribute our increased success rateto the fact that(at least from my experience)the guys who frequent and contribute to this type of websiterepresent a large part ofthe most informed and dedicated segment of the hunting population.
Congrats to the guys who have been successful so far,and I'm sure that there are some guys who are still hunting whowill come through in the next month or so.
On its face, 21% seems low, but when you think about it, we're actually doing pretty well as a group. Tagging a whitetail buck with your bow isn't easy, and those harvest report numbers from Pennsylvania reflect that. I'd attribute our increased success rateto the fact that(at least from my experience)the guys who frequent and contribute to this type of websiterepresent a large part ofthe most informed and dedicated segment of the hunting population.
Congrats to the guys who have been successful so far,and I'm sure that there are some guys who are still hunting whowill come through in the next month or so.
11-21-2006, 08:09 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: 87 out 410 WOW
There are a couple yet to be scored like HCH's and our President Todd Graf's. Looking forward to seeing many many more. I'd like to see 410 but we all know that bowhunting percentages are not that forgiving.
