mobow

I don't mean to speak for Scott, he's a big boy and can speak for himself BUT......

If I interpret what he's saying correctly.....He agrees that not everywhere holds monster bucks. He agrees that location is important. I THINK what he's trying to say is, if you don't like the location you have, or if where you're at isn't producing, go find a better one. Do the homework and the legwork and find someplace better instead of sitting on the couch sucking your proverbial thumb and wimpering.


disclaimer: the use of the words "you" and "your" is generic, and not intended for anyone specifically. The thumb sucking remark was used as humor.

Rob/PA Bowyer

Yup, see it's simple, change LOCATION! I'm doing this as well. I'm headed to IL, better location.

GMMAT

"If" "You're" wimpering and sucking your thumb......and complaining about your location........I agree. If you're stating a fact.....the same applies to the other party.

disclaimer: the use of the words "you" and "your" and "other party" is generic, and not intended for anyone specifically. The thumb sucking remark was used as humor.

peakrut

I always change my stand location to try and be one up on my competition. So even the guys who havea great location have to change locations.


Well put Jeff and Atlasman.

dukemichaels

I hated this line then.. and still hate it today. I can take you to lots of areas in Illinois where a 4.5 doesn't gross the P&Y minimum. Some don't even gross 115". And I'm positively sure the same holds true in MANY of the other big buck states.

Personally I don't look at inches.. that's called vanity. When a whitetail reaches 3 or 4+ yrs. of age he's now in a different class and experience. He's "smarter" so to speak. Whether he has 50" of antler or 150" of antler he is still a mature whitetail and I will never dismiss a whitetail taken by any hunter of this caliber.

Inches do not make experience and brilliance. Age is the ultimate judge.

HuntingBry

So Scott, you'd be willing to share your spots with the guys that are complaining about location so they can't complain any more, right?

I hear what you're saying. Hunt hard, scout hard, find where the big boys are hiding and get in there. If they aren't where you are looking, look somewhere else. If I lose my car keys I'm not going to stay in the kitchen looking for them if I've looked all through there. I'll look to other areas where they might be.

GMMAT

Gentlemen.....THAT is gospel!

NEW61375

This whole thread is funny to me.

So now I will start a thread about the very topic I don't ever want to hear about again. Right.....that makes sense, I'm assuming the winking smiley at the end of that post means you are fully aware of the contradiction.

But since it was brought up I have to say I love the first three paragraphs in Atlas' quote, sums it up. I would agree thatif someone were constantly complaining about their land/location all the time and they were doing nothing to better it then they are lazy and making excuses. That being said that is not whatI usually see on here, people talk about "mature deer" all the time on here but what everyone pays attention to when it comes down to it is antler size when in reality a 4.5 yr old deer is a 4.5 yr old deer regardless of where it istaken or what it is toting on hishead. But noone is gonna be asking the guy killing the4.5 yr old "dink" how he did it.

Rob/PA Bowyer

RESPECT!

NEW61375

x3

Great post Duke.