How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
09-02-2007, 08:31 AM
#82
Boone & Crockett
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Location: Hughesville, PA USA
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
Why is it so hard to comprehend that 40 deer, over the course of a 2-3 month season, may all cross that 65 acres at some point? Its not like he said he saw 40 deer per night living ONLY in his 65 acres.
you don't hunt one square mile, you hunt 65 acres. By your admission. You base thisherd of yoursat 40 deer estimatedin a square mile, based on sightings of deer 326 times within your65 acres? 40 deer in a square mile is one thing, all 40 of those deer bieng spotted within the same 65 acres over and over is quite astounding.
In 2 evenings and one morning I stopped counting that second evening at 75 sightings.
09-02-2007, 08:34 AM
#83
Fork Horn
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
Great ending. But just to wrap this up....
Petty zoo or not?
Bowtech or Mathews?
Chevy or Toyota?
I'm still confused. And just a little bit of a smart a**.
Petty zoo or not?
Bowtech or Mathews?
Chevy or Toyota?
I'm still confused. And just a little bit of a smart a**.
09-02-2007, 10:14 AM
#84
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I hunt only 65 acres. Given the parks system land (no one can hunt).....and the adjacent farms......I'd say I'm hunting deer that range (rut notwithstanding) one square mile.
46 hunts in '06 yielded sightings of 326 deer from stand. From those sightings....and trail cam photos.....I saw EXACTLY 3 deer that would go 3.5/3.5+ yrs old. I'm not naive enough to think I saw them all.....but how many are there? I'd hazard a guess I probably saw ....I don't know....at LEAST half of them??
So.....the odds of me taking a deer of this age are low. As of today.....I've only seen two on trail cam from this year's bunch (same I saw last year .... the number).
What are you facing (odds)?
I hunt only 65 acres. Given the parks system land (no one can hunt).....and the adjacent farms......I'd say I'm hunting deer that range (rut notwithstanding) one square mile.
46 hunts in '06 yielded sightings of 326 deer from stand. From those sightings....and trail cam photos.....I saw EXACTLY 3 deer that would go 3.5/3.5+ yrs old. I'm not naive enough to think I saw them all.....but how many are there? I'd hazard a guess I probably saw ....I don't know....at LEAST half of them??
So.....the odds of me taking a deer of this age are low. As of today.....I've only seen two on trail cam from this year's bunch (same I saw last year .... the number).
What are you facing (odds)?
09-02-2007, 11:11 AM
#85
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
that is why it requires state legislation for bucks to get to a mature age so that the browner downer 5 miles away doesn't shoot all of the baby bucks.
You should run for elected office based on that political plank.
09-02-2007, 12:10 PM
#86
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1
You should run for elected office based on that political plank.
that is why it requires state legislation for bucks to get to a mature age so that the browner downer 5 miles away doesn't shoot all of the baby bucks.
You should run for elected office based on that political plank.
It is inevitable...accept the change.
09-02-2007, 12:59 PM
#87
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
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RE: How many mature bucks are you able to hunt in your area?
ORIGINAL: jelen
Will you and Atlas be my campaign managers?
ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1
You should run for elected office based on that political plank.
that is why it requires state legislation for bucks to get to a mature age so that the browner downer 5 miles away doesn't shoot all of the baby bucks.
You should run for elected office based on that political plank.
It is inevitable...accept the change.
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