#2068251 - 09/12/10 09:35 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: 51 pointer]
|
trumtrum
4 Point
Registered: 01/04/08
Posts: 417
Loc: Maryville,TN
|
Offline
|
|
the trophy is in the eyes of the beholder
_________________________
GIVE'EM A LITTLE DIRT NAP
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2068574 - 09/13/10 07:35 AM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: LIL JOKER]
|
Bottom Hunter
16 Point
Registered: 12/29/06
Posts: 15554
Loc: Hatchie Bottoms
|
|
Offline
|
|
public land is alot harder to hunt..
what makes it harder?
Is it the lack of deer? the number of hunters per 100 acres? Is it the lay of the land, maybe the access points...etc.??
I'm just curious ????
I've hunted private land that had one hunter per 25 acres on some days.
_________________________
There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict.
Walk away; the battle they are fighting is not with you, but with themselves.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2068670 - 09/13/10 08:46 AM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: Bottom Hunter]
|
Winchester
Non-Typical
Registered: 12/05/03
Posts: 25339
Loc: TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Well, I hunt a pretty good mix of both each and every year, from a private farm in Pike co. Ill. to public property in East TN.
I will have to say that the Private property is definitely easier to hunt, strictly due to the circumstances that you have control of, which you dont on public land. I'm not sure the comparison they used is completely accurate, but I will agree that most public land deer are harder to come by per age class vs, private property. Im not sure there is a 3 yr handicap there, but definitely some difference. As for the ones hunting private property that is way overcrowded, WHY, there is better public land available.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069099 - 09/13/10 02:16 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: Snake]
|
Hillbilly Hunter
Killbilly
16 Point
Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 16989
Loc: Branchville
|
|
Offline
|
|
private land deer get plenty of pressure and all season. Public land deer get extreme pressure in bursts. I don't know which one gets smarter, but a deer being passed will not make him dumber.
_________________________
...they never call me by my name, just Hillbilly...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069124 - 09/13/10 02:44 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: 51 pointer]
|
whistlinwingman
8 Point
Registered: 07/11/05
Posts: 1826
Loc: Morristown
|
|
Offline
|
|
Deer in TN are pressured different than deer in Ohio, Iowa, Texas, or wherever else you want to name. Texas' deer feeder deer act much different than our deer that aren't fed. Our deer are more pressured. Go bow hunt public land in Ohio and most other vehicles you see will be out of state. Those deer aren't pressured like our public lands.. Go up there in Shotgun season to the same place and you might get shot. Every state, every, county, and every farm all have deer that are pressured different and react to pressure different. So if it makes you happy then shoot it. I know how hard it is to see 2.5 year old deer on some of my places. I also know the one time I went to hunt Ohio I saw 3 deer that were "mature" and passed on several smaller bucks in 5 days of hunting. More deer?? prob. More mature deer?? w/o a doubt. But those deer weren't near as spookish as east tn deer. Kill what you want and be happy.
_________________________
"I'm a great believer in luck, I find the harder I work the more I have it" -Thomas Jefferson
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069128 - 09/13/10 02:48 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: whistlinwingman]
|
smstone22
16 Point
Registered: 01/11/04
Posts: 16325
Loc: Allardt, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Its just all depends on which public land your talking about. Public land in my area isnt as pressured as private land. Private land is pressured much more because there are more deer on private land. A 5.5 year old buck is just as street smart on a private land parcel as he is on the Big South Fork or Pickett, at least in my neck of the woods.
_________________________
-QDM=Better Deer, Better Deer Hunting
- Fentress Roots 200 years and growing
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069474 - 09/13/10 08:03 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: smstone22]
|
southpaw14
4 Point
Registered: 10/15/08
Posts: 403
Loc: Jackson TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
any deer or animal for that matter public land, private land, or 5 acrea canned fence hunt that makes you want to scream, jump up and down, hoot an hollar, call your moma, your wife and your best friend after you recover it is a trophy. It doesn't matter if its an 8 month old doe, or the next world record buck that gets you your own hunting show.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069581 - 09/13/10 09:00 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: LIL JOKER]
|
Boone 58
16 Point
Registered: 06/23/04
Posts: 13564
Loc: Food Plot
|
|
Offline
|
|
x-3....been there done that and i never killed a really good buck on public land.....but i killed a lot.
_________________________
Romans 10:9-13
NRA lifetime Mem & Crockett Friends of NRA
Hoyt Razor Tec
CVA Accura V2 Nikon BM BDC 3x9x40
Winchester Mod 70 Weather SS 270 WSM
Nikon Monarch 3x12x42SF
Carpe Diem.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2069749 - 09/13/10 10:19 PM
Re: FINALLY-what IS a TRUE TROPHY!!
[Re: Bottom Hunter]
|
LIL JOKER
14 Point
Registered: 01/11/08
Posts: 9114
Loc: tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
public land is alot harder to hunt..
what makes it harder? Is it the lack of deer? the number of hunters per 100 acres? Is it the lay of the land, maybe the access points...etc.?? I'm just curious ???? I've hunted private land that had one hunter per 25 acres on some days.
u seem to be a pretty smart hunter
think about it,,
on most clubs hunters have a certain area they hunt and seem to stay in that general area .generally other hunters dont walk in and they respect you more..i know several clubs u cant even step in the woods until muzzle loader ..i use to joke with some guys at work about sitting in the same ladder stand yr after yr after yr..i havnt moved my ladder stand on private land in 5 yrs why because deer funnel into the area with no pressure u put several other hunters in that area its totally differt///u bump a big deer at ft campbell u will never see him again...
public land u have to very moblie and be able to move ..u have to scout more to fine areas ..i have never seen any big bucks in a field during hunting season on public land maybe a spike or young does.. private land u put ur food plots and kill deer out of them.
after yrs and yrs of hunting ft campbell and lbl most hunters i talked with have killed alot of bucks that got pushed to them by other others so sometimes more hunters do get the deer up and moving...
Edited by LIL JOKER (09/13/10 10:20 PM)
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Tennessee Todd, Unicam, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Bobby G, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd
|
12169 Members
39 Forums
117727 Topics
1429260 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
