I posted some pictures in the trail cam section, imo, Only one of the bucks in the pictures is a shooter, Because he's mature. The others have some decent racks but are not mature, Some of people in the post seem to think they are all shooters, While I'll admit, At one time I'd have shot any of them, I wont anymore. I've been deer hunting for 33 years now and have shot many bucks, Over the year I have set my goals higher each year as I've passed on the smaller bucks and waited for a bigger buck, It has paid off for me every year until last year, 2013 was the first year in a very long time that I didn't tag a buck. I did see the biggest buck I'd ever seen in the woods last year, The neighbor killed him the day after I seen him but didn't tell anyone till a month later. Needless to say I was hunting a true goast for a month. That buck scored 196 with many points broken off.
My goal is 150 inches, If there not mature or 150" I pass on them unless its a buck that I know from years of pictures that the buck will never get any bigger, But by this time they are usually mature bucks any way. Also had a half racked buck that I would have shot given the chance because he only grew one side 2 years in a row.
We are lucky to have a very good piece of property to hunt, And we have taken many good bucks off of it. Some years are better then others but every year we take atleast one good buck. Trail cameras have a lot to do with it. I allows me to know most of the bucks in our area, After seeing what a buck can gain in one year I started passing a lot more bucks. It has paid of for us.
Everyone has different goals, Mine is to shoot only mature bucks. It's hard to eat a tag, But I always know theres a bigger buck out there, Even if I don't have a picture of one. And if I eat my tag I'm good with it.
Some might not like my ways, But It has taken a lot of years to get to this goal, I've worked my way up.
I know that everyone on here may not have the quality of bucks that we do, But a lot of the reason we do is because we pass a lot of bucks and it pays off.
What are your goals this year?
My goal is 150 inches, If there not mature or 150" I pass on them unless its a buck that I know from years of pictures that the buck will never get any bigger, But by this time they are usually mature bucks any way. Also had a half racked buck that I would have shot given the chance because he only grew one side 2 years in a row.
We are lucky to have a very good piece of property to hunt, And we have taken many good bucks off of it. Some years are better then others but every year we take atleast one good buck. Trail cameras have a lot to do with it. I allows me to know most of the bucks in our area, After seeing what a buck can gain in one year I started passing a lot more bucks. It has paid of for us.
Everyone has different goals, Mine is to shoot only mature bucks. It's hard to eat a tag, But I always know theres a bigger buck out there, Even if I don't have a picture of one. And if I eat my tag I'm good with it.
Some might not like my ways, But It has taken a lot of years to get to this goal, I've worked my way up.
I know that everyone on here may not have the quality of bucks that we do, But a lot of the reason we do is because we pass a lot of bucks and it pays off.
What are your goals this year?
