Question.... Would you rather....
12-06-2006, 08:54 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The OH-IO
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Question.... Would you rather....
Question on where you would hunt...
If you had to decide between hunting an area of 300 acres with a low deer population with "trophy" potential or an area of 300 acres with a high deer population and real low "trophy" potential which would you choose AND WHY????
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[/align]*Lets define "Trophy" as 140+ class buck.
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[/align]*Lets define low population as 10 deer per square mile. Example
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[/align]*Lets define high population as 30+ deer per square mile. Example West Virginia....
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If you had to decide between hunting an area of 300 acres with a low deer population with "trophy" potential or an area of 300 acres with a high deer population and real low "trophy" potential which would you choose AND WHY????
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[/align]*Lets define "Trophy" as 140+ class buck.
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[/align]*Lets define low population as 10 deer per square mile. Example
Saskatchewan.... [/align]
[/align]*Lets define high population as 30+ deer per square mile. Example West Virginia....
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12-06-2006, 09:03 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salem Missouri
Posts: 1,455
RE: Question.... Would you rather....
I guess it would depend on what Im looking to get out of it.. If I was wanting meat,, the high population. But pesonally for me, I be hunting the trophy potential. I personally try to only shoot mature bucks, and if I need meat will take a doe, and normally have meat in the freezer. Hopefully, I would have access to both properties so I oculd go fll the freezer early season in the highly populated area, then be in the trophy area come the rut to fill the buck tags..
12-06-2006, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Question.... Would you rather....
Well let's think about this for a minute.
There are 640 acres in one square mile.
That would mean there are five deer on that first300 acres.
That also means there are 15+ deer on the opposite 300 acres.
I would take the higherpopulation acreage.
Just because there is little trophy potential [initially]doesn't mean that that potential couldn't be increased.
Theres a lot more to consider, but keeping things simple, thats how I would go.
There are 640 acres in one square mile.
That would mean there are five deer on that first300 acres.
That also means there are 15+ deer on the opposite 300 acres.
I would take the higherpopulation acreage.
Just because there is little trophy potential [initially]doesn't mean that that potential couldn't be increased.
Theres a lot more to consider, but keeping things simple, thats how I would go.
