Is it really that much better??
#131
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
fixed it for you as that applies anywhere. Ill one up you and say counties can even be too big of a picture. Moving 5 minutes down the road can make all the difference in the world from famine to feast.
ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
#132
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: davidmil
So where are you going in Iowa? Why aren't you making this trip to Maine, or NY, or Rhode Island? Heck, how about Indiana or Vermont?
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
I'd also like to note that within the next year I'm gonna try to make a trip to Kansas or Iowa to hunt whitetail.
Now.. I'm not stupid enough to point at my globe and say.. "Iowa is great and full of big bucks.. I'll just go here". And point to anywheresville Iowa.
I'm gonna research. Ask Q's to those who live and hunt there.. and get the best knowledge I can of that state... that region.. that county.. that township I want to be.
I don't want to go to Iowa. I want to go to a piece of heaven in Iowa.
Does that make more sense for some of you.
I'd also like to note that within the next year I'm gonna try to make a trip to Kansas or Iowa to hunt whitetail.
Now.. I'm not stupid enough to point at my globe and say.. "Iowa is great and full of big bucks.. I'll just go here". And point to anywheresville Iowa.
I'm gonna research. Ask Q's to those who live and hunt there.. and get the best knowledge I can of that state... that region.. that county.. that township I want to be.
I don't want to go to Iowa. I want to go to a piece of heaven in Iowa.
Does that make more sense for some of you.
I don't think your catching Duke's drift..He was emphasizing how he wanted to go to the best location offered within those states. If he had the same opportunity for one of the states you listed, Im betting he wouldn't turn it down. I'd take his place if he did.
#133
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
You just beat me to It Trev!! My brothers other spot he hunts he's saw 4 or 5 P&Y bucks, rut sign everywhere, tracks, you name It. 5 miles from him where I hunt I've seen one P&Y buck, no rut sign anywhere, no big tracks, nothing!! Want to know the difference between the 2? My area gets hammered every year gun hunting, his doesn't near as bad. Hunting pressure Is what It's all about, It changes everything.
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
fixed it for you as that applies anywhere. Ill one up you and say counties can even be too big of a picture. Moving 5 minutes down the road can make all the difference in the world from famine to feast.
ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
It isn't just the gun hunters either though, it's the ones that shoot anything with antlers regardless of weapon. If these gun hunters pounded the deer but were selective with what they shot as you are...Im betting the deer sightings, size, everything would go way up.
#134
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
If your going to makea point, leave out the state sandwiched by KY, IL, and OH. I'd GLADLY head up to IN, it has great potential.
I don't think your catching Duke's drift..He was emphasizing how he wanted to go to the best location offered within those states. If he had the same opportunity for one of the states you listed, Im betting he wouldn't turn it down. I'd take his place if he did.
ORIGINAL: davidmil
So where are you going in Iowa? Why aren't you making this trip to Maine, or NY, or Rhode Island? Heck, how about Indiana or Vermont?
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
I'd also like to note that within the next year I'm gonna try to make a trip to Kansas or Iowa to hunt whitetail.
Now.. I'm not stupid enough to point at my globe and say.. "Iowa is great and full of big bucks.. I'll just go here". And point to anywheresville Iowa.
I'm gonna research. Ask Q's to those who live and hunt there.. and get the best knowledge I can of that state... that region.. that county.. that township I want to be.
I don't want to go to Iowa. I want to go to a piece of heaven in Iowa.
Does that make more sense for some of you.
I'd also like to note that within the next year I'm gonna try to make a trip to Kansas or Iowa to hunt whitetail.
Now.. I'm not stupid enough to point at my globe and say.. "Iowa is great and full of big bucks.. I'll just go here". And point to anywheresville Iowa.
I'm gonna research. Ask Q's to those who live and hunt there.. and get the best knowledge I can of that state... that region.. that county.. that township I want to be.
I don't want to go to Iowa. I want to go to a piece of heaven in Iowa.
Does that make more sense for some of you.
I don't think your catching Duke's drift..He was emphasizing how he wanted to go to the best location offered within those states. If he had the same opportunity for one of the states you listed, Im betting he wouldn't turn it down. I'd take his place if he did.
#135
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
I'd be telling bro to scoot over.
It isn't just the gun hunters either though, it's the ones that shoot anything with antlers regardless of weapon. If these gun hunters pounded the deer but were selective with what they shot as you are...Im betting the deer sightings, size, everything would go way up.
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
You just beat me to It Trev!! My brothers other spot he hunts he's saw 4 or 5 P&Y bucks, rut sign everywhere, tracks, you name It. 5 miles from him where I hunt I've seen one P&Y buck, no rut sign anywhere, no big tracks, nothing!! Want to know the difference between the 2? My area gets hammered every year gun hunting, his doesn't near as bad. Hunting pressure Is what It's all about, It changes everything.
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
fixed it for you as that applies anywhere. Ill one up you and say counties can even be too big of a picture. Moving 5 minutes down the road can make all the difference in the world from famine to feast.
ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
It isn't just the gun hunters either though, it's the ones that shoot anything with antlers regardless of weapon. If these gun hunters pounded the deer but were selective with what they shot as you are...Im betting the deer sightings, size, everything would go way up.
For the record: I don't care if anyone rifle hunts[&:]
And I swear, before I die, my new goal is to kill a P and Y in NC, and NY. I'll go to the best location within the location though. That is legit.
#136
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
I'd be telling bro to scoot over.
It isn't just the gun hunters either though, it's the ones that shoot anything with antlers regardless of weapon. If these gun hunters pounded the deer but were selective with what they shot as you are...Im betting the deer sightings, size, everything would go way up.
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
You just beat me to It Trev!! My brothers other spot he hunts he's saw 4 or 5 P&Y bucks, rut sign everywhere, tracks, you name It. 5 miles from him where I hunt I've seen one P&Y buck, no rut sign anywhere, no big tracks, nothing!! Want to know the difference between the 2? My area gets hammered every year gun hunting, his doesn't near as bad. Hunting pressure Is what It's all about, It changes everything.
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
fixed it for you as that applies anywhere. Ill one up you and say counties can even be too big of a picture. Moving 5 minutes down the road can make all the difference in the world from famine to feast.
ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
Anyways:
_____________ has more "certain parts" then people think. I think people (not just you) are still looking "too big". Think smaller. Not even regions of the state, I'm talking move COUNTIES.
It isn't just the gun hunters either though, it's the ones that shoot anything with antlers regardless of weapon. If these gun hunters pounded the deer but were selective with what they shot as you are...Im betting the deer sightings, size, everything would go way up.
#137
RE: Is it really that much better??
I say none of you have a clue what hunting pressure is.The 400 hundred acres I hunt has already had 30 deer taken off it this year and there was 27 taken off it last year.THAT IS PRESSURE.
AND I still see P&Y deer from time to time.
BUT,I have to use the hunters to hunt the deer.I just don't get many shot oportunities.That is what made the 3 1/2 year old(I think) I shot this year really a big deal.(for me anyways)
The deer I hunt move during the day but they keep it in deep cover.Then later in the year,they become very hard to hunt because they bed next to the food,which is in the fields(they enter at night)This makes it really tough to get in on them.
AND I still see P&Y deer from time to time.
BUT,I have to use the hunters to hunt the deer.I just don't get many shot oportunities.That is what made the 3 1/2 year old(I think) I shot this year really a big deal.(for me anyways)
The deer I hunt move during the day but they keep it in deep cover.Then later in the year,they become very hard to hunt because they bed next to the food,which is in the fields(they enter at night)This makes it really tough to get in on them.
#138
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: Germ
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
No gun hunting and under QDM, with lots of farm land all around it.
#139
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: gri22ly
Yes Germ but the land you hunted is better then 90% of the private ground in Ky.
No gun hunting and under QDM, with lots of farm land all around it.
ORIGINAL: Germ
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
No gun hunting and under QDM, with lots of farm land all around it.
AND Farm land on it that is harvested with the deer and turkey in mind.They even leave strips for them.
#140
RE: Is it really that much better??
ORIGINAL: TFOX
AND Farm land on it that is harvested with the deer and turkey in mind.They even leave strips for them.
ORIGINAL: gri22ly
Yes Germ but the land you hunted is better then 90% of theprivate ground in Ky.
No gun hunting and under QDM, with lots of farm land all around it.
ORIGINAL: Germ
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
Matt I would spoon my self to death in Iowa
Here is a great stat, and i hunt some great ground in MI. I am truly blessed IMO. In 2007 in 1 sit I seen 3 mature bucks in KY. In two season in MI I have seen 2
No gun hunting and under QDM, with lots of farm land all around it.
AND Farm land on it that is harvested with the deer and turkey in mind.They even leave strips for them.
There is a farm 10 minutes from my house that consistently has 10+ deer taken on it at a whopping 80 acres. Not all land is created equal, lol.