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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3938389" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>TN Whitetail Freak,</p><p></p><p>Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your post, but the point I'm trying to make--and the point scn first proposed for this thread--is the difference between realistic <em>potential</em> and realistic <em>expectations</em>. "Potential" is what the area can produce. "Expectations" are what hunters will kill year in and year out. The two <em>can be</em> very different. Now I do agree that many if not most locations in TN <em>can</em> produce 130-class bucks. However, the question is whether the hunters can kill those bucks year in and year out. Some can. Some do not now, but might be able to if their skills were seriously upgraded, and/or <em>they make the commitment to do so</em>. And that last part is critical. Some have the skills necessary but simply don't want to make the commitment, for any number of legitimate reasons. But a discussion of "realistic expectations" must include what a specific group of hunters can kill year in and year out <em>given their current skill/dedication level</em>. That will not be the same between groups of hunters. Take two sets of hunters and have them hunt the same property. The realistic expectations for those two groups may be different, based on their skill/dedication level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3938389, member: 17"] TN Whitetail Freak, Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your post, but the point I'm trying to make--and the point scn first proposed for this thread--is the difference between realistic [i]potential[/i] and realistic [i]expectations[/i]. "Potential" is what the area can produce. "Expectations" are what hunters will kill year in and year out. The two [i]can be[/i] very different. Now I do agree that many if not most locations in TN [i]can[/i] produce 130-class bucks. However, the question is whether the hunters can kill those bucks year in and year out. Some can. Some do not now, but might be able to if their skills were seriously upgraded, and/or [i]they make the commitment to do so[/i]. And that last part is critical. Some have the skills necessary but simply don't want to make the commitment, for any number of legitimate reasons. But a discussion of "realistic expectations" must include what a specific group of hunters can kill year in and year out [i]given their current skill/dedication level[/i]. That will not be the same between groups of hunters. Take two sets of hunters and have them hunt the same property. The realistic expectations for those two groups may be different, based on their skill/dedication level. [/QUOTE]
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