#1705015 - 01/03/10 03:24 PM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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SAR Swimmer
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If we are saying that 4.5 is mature, then I got 2 mature bucks. I shot a 10 point that was aged at 5.5, I shot an 8 pointer that was aged at 4.5. I also shot another 8 point that was aged at 3.5.
It was 99% luck and 1% intelligence because I Am Noot VaRy SMaeRt.
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#1705045 - 01/03/10 03:41 PM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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If we are saying that 4.5 is mature, then I got 2 mature bucks. I shot a 10 point that was aged at 5.5, I shot an 8 pointer that was aged at 4.5. I also shot another 8 point that was aged at 3.5.
It was 99% luck and 1% intelligence because I Am Noot VaRy
SMaeRt.
If you don't have the skill and smarts you must have a very good hunting spot. Just about any hunter with any hunting skills at all can kill them if they have a really good spot to hunt. But on the other hand put Stan Potts on the property I hunt and we will see how much skill he has. 
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#1705113 - 01/03/10 04:27 PM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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Andy S.
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Dec 4 - never before seen 9pt shows up on camera at 0830pm. I est him at 130" a shooter for me. My camera also captured 3 other 100"+ bucks and numerous other deer passing through that week. I suspected the deer were using a "pinch point" that night to travel from a bedding area toward ag fields.
Dec 19 - I hung my stand mid-day along the "pinch point." The area had a good amount of deer sign along with some decent buck sign.
Dec 26 - Hunted stand for first time, temps and wind were good IF the deer traveled as I thought they would. Killed the 9pt buck at 915hrs traveling exactly as I planned for. He funneled right to me and the wind was perfect.
On one hand I feel a sense of accomplishment because the hunt actually played out "exactly" as I thought it COULD based on my very brief analysis of food/cover and travel corridors between.
On the other hand I remind myself of how many plans of mine have been foiled in an attempt to intercept a mature buck on numerous attempts, much less the first attempt.
Based on mature bucks beating me REPEATEDLY over the last fifteen years, I cant help but call it more luck than skill.
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#1705296 - 01/03/10 06:20 PM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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I have killed 3 so far this year that were 3.5 or older, 1 of which was with a bow. While their is always some luck involved, I was hunting for a good buck each and every time I killed one!
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#1705826 - 01/03/10 10:32 PM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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Just about any hunter with any hunting skills at all can kill them if they have a really good spot to hunt.
I STRONGLY disagree with that opinion.
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#1705914 - 01/04/10 12:00 AM
Re: Who harvested a mature buck in '09 ?
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Some call it luck, while others may call it skill in varying proportions. I think there's something else that comes into play with people who consistently kill mature bucks. It's hard to describe to anyone, but I call it a "sixth sense." Some may call it getting in "the zone." IMHO, I think that scouting/hunting can do more than provide evidence of a buck's passing to narrow down a location to hunt. Boots on the ground on a frequent basis raises one's awareness, and if used, can lead to killing speficic animals on a regular basis. This may sound like some zen vodoo hogwash, but only because of my limited ability to articulate the idea.
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