BSK,
The thread on buck age structure has been one of the best discussions in this forum in a while. To avoid taking it in another direction, I thought I would ask you my question in this one:
I'm guessing that bringing reality into a discussion with a prospective client is a pretty tricky deal. Since probably the majority believe they should be killing multiple booners every year, and want to hire you be their magic wand to get there, how do you politely (and with data) let them know they are living in lala land?
What type of data do you use to provide realistic expectations for managed properties? Is there a similar data set for unmangaged properties that might let "regular" hunters know what they should reasonably expect as an upper end deer so they aren't constantly holding out for something that is very rarely there?
The thread on buck age structure has been one of the best discussions in this forum in a while. To avoid taking it in another direction, I thought I would ask you my question in this one:
I'm guessing that bringing reality into a discussion with a prospective client is a pretty tricky deal. Since probably the majority believe they should be killing multiple booners every year, and want to hire you be their magic wand to get there, how do you politely (and with data) let them know they are living in lala land?
What type of data do you use to provide realistic expectations for managed properties? Is there a similar data set for unmangaged properties that might let "regular" hunters know what they should reasonably expect as an upper end deer so they aren't constantly holding out for something that is very rarely there?