badlandbucks
Ten Pointer
Curious to see how many of us hunt age vs how many hunt antler size.
How old was the deer you shot last year with the ml?
Yup. Given the option age or size either old buck or bigger than my other hat racks try not to shoot smaller than I've aready got, so a decent for eastern nc young bucks got a good chance at the house! A crappy location where I know the neighbors kill everything then brown is downA lot would depend on where you hunt an how much land you have control over. Two years ago I had great neighbors and let several 120-130 and even a 140 pass. Lost my good neighbors(five of them)and a new crowd(about 20-25) on the lease(about 400 acres) next to me. New crowd is brown is down, might not have to even be brown. They drive four wheelers all over the place 5am-6pm, shoot anything and miss a lot. Year before last on opening ML morning 18 shots before lunch and killed a doe and a small 7. Did see but one decent buck last year, maybe a 120 and I killed him during ML week. Not ranting just stating the facts. You have to play the hand that is dealt to you.
Same here Greg.....LOL ... I dream of the day I have your 'problem'. In the past 16 years, I've seen 3 ... maybe 4 bucks over 100" on my property. Two are on my wall. I've seen two others on two other properties I've hunted. One was a real monster.
If it's biggest deer I've shot, I shoot it. If I think it's 4 or older I shoot it. If a nice 3 year old gets me excited, I'm putting arrow through it.
Getting pics and getting shots are two different things......in NC you better shoot either of these cause the guy next door will for sure!
Getting pics and getting shots are two different things......in NC you better shoot either of these cause the guy next door will for sure!
I thought those deer were here in NC and I was talking from an archery shot standpoint because that is where my brain is right now. If you could get either of those scenarios in front of you.....not many going to pass on them. I never shoot one to keep the neighbors from shooting it but there are some in my club that have that mindset for sure. As long as they are within the rules ....not much I can do.....I continue to try and change that mindset within the club and on the land we control. We will never be Iowa......but we could be much better than we are!!Here is the only one on my hit list this year......haven't got all the cams out yet....but he is pretty niceView attachment 55741
A lot would depend on where you hunt an how much land you have control over. Two years ago I had great neighbors and let several 120-130 and even a 140 pass. Lost my good neighbors(five of them)and a new crowd(about 20-25) on the lease(about 400 acres) next to me. New crowd is brown is down, might not have to even be brown. They drive four wheelers all over the place 5am-6pm, shoot anything and miss a lot. Year before last on opening ML morning 18 shots before lunch and killed a doe and a small 7. Did see but one decent buck last year, maybe a 120 and I killed him during ML week. Not ranting just stating the facts. You have to play the hand that is dealt to you.