How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
06-04-2008, 02:22 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
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RE: How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
How long had you been hunting before you killed your first 3.5yr old buck? I haven't shot one yet. I won't shoot a 3.5 unless he's 130+. I've had numerous chances at taking 3.5 year olds that were border line P&Y bucks but elected to pass on them. If I would of chosen to shoot the 1st 3.5 I had in front of me I would of been 17 years old. That would of been 6 years into bow hunting deer for me. From 12 years old to 16 years old I didn't care how big they were, I shot any buck that walked in front of me. 17 years old is when I started to pass up the little guys and try and match my old man. Man it took me 16 years to do it, I suck I think!![8D]
4.5yr old or older? 22 years. I've also passed on smaller ones that I think were 4.5.
How old were you? 33 years old on the 4.5 year old. This last fall.
4.5yr old or older? 22 years. I've also passed on smaller ones that I think were 4.5.
How old were you? 33 years old on the 4.5 year old. This last fall.
06-04-2008, 02:28 PM
#14
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
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RE: How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
The buck in my avatar I'm told, was 3 1/2 years old. If this constitutes mature, then he's my one and only mature buck so far. I got him in '06, I was 49. Damn, I'm old!
06-04-2008, 02:34 PM
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The OH-IO
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RE: How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
I was 22... I started "hunting" at 17 even though my mother forbid me to hunt until I was 18, I had to sneak at 17. Her roof her rules type of deal.
I was allowed to sit in the woods, use treestands etc.. but not allowed to have a weapon in the woods be it bow or gun. I had "scouted" and sat in the woods for deer since I was around 14 though. There were no hunters in my family and she thought I was going to shoot myself
So, to wrap my reply up, I was 22 and had 5 years in the woods with a weapon chasing deer. The buck was 3.5 years old.
I was allowed to sit in the woods, use treestands etc.. but not allowed to have a weapon in the woods be it bow or gun. I had "scouted" and sat in the woods for deer since I was around 14 though. There were no hunters in my family and she thought I was going to shoot myself
So, to wrap my reply up, I was 22 and had 5 years in the woods with a weapon chasing deer. The buck was 3.5 years old.
06-04-2008, 02:35 PM
#18
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Location: Central Minnesota
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RE: How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
Damn I really rambled on in my previous post, sorry guys!![8D]
GMMAT you are an exception being you say that buck of yours is a 4.5 and you've only bow hunted a short time. Not many people can say that.
GMMAT you are an exception being you say that buck of yours is a 4.5 and you've only bow hunted a short time. Not many people can say that.
06-04-2008, 02:38 PM
#19
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Location: Mont County, Pa
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RE: How old? How long? First "mature" buck?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
EI...great buck BTW.
How long had you been bowhunting when you took him? It's important to what I'm trying to find out.
thanks.
EI...great buck BTW.
How long had you been bowhunting when you took him? It's important to what I'm trying to find out.
thanks.
