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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Belt" data-source="post: 3924493" data-attributes="member: 69"><p>I can't think of anyone that wouldn't be happy to kill a Booner but I don't know of any Tn hunters that go out to kill one in Tn. It would be a lost cause to try to manage for them ...it's not creditably environmentally possible in Tn and it would upset most of our hunters to even attempt it. I see nothing wrong with trying to better what's possible but only if, percentage wise, those possibilities are across the board. Like my grandma used to say, "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". Tn may or may not be as good as it's </p><p>going to get but it will never be known as a trophy destination for B&C bucks.</p><p></p><p>It's debatable as to whether to try to improve an area that is already lacking versus an area that is already above par. It would seem that if an area is on the lower end any improvements would be more noticeable quicker but it would also seem that if they are already at the lower end there is a reason. If that is environmental I don't see how you could improve upon that on a large scale. If it's a hunter oriented cause it may could be regulated for some improvement. On the other end of the spectrum, if an area is towards the upper end then there is also a reason. The environment is already probably more conducive to growth. Tweaking hunter regulations may show more of a noticeable improvement where those possibilities already exist than otherwise.</p><p></p><p>I really don't think the lure of potential B&C (trophy) bucks is driving lease prices in Tn. I think it has to do more with hunters wanting some kind of control over their hunting areas with like minded hunters. In most cases that probably does involve improving sex/age structure which equates to larger bucks but by no means B&C's. Granted, this is a swing from simply hunting to kill any deer but isn't the magic formula for producing trophy bucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Belt, post: 3924493, member: 69"] I can't think of anyone that wouldn't be happy to kill a Booner but I don't know of any Tn hunters that go out to kill one in Tn. It would be a lost cause to try to manage for them ...it's not creditably environmentally possible in Tn and it would upset most of our hunters to even attempt it. I see nothing wrong with trying to better what's possible but only if, percentage wise, those possibilities are across the board. Like my grandma used to say, "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". Tn may or may not be as good as it's going to get but it will never be known as a trophy destination for B&C bucks. It's debatable as to whether to try to improve an area that is already lacking versus an area that is already above par. It would seem that if an area is on the lower end any improvements would be more noticeable quicker but it would also seem that if they are already at the lower end there is a reason. If that is environmental I don't see how you could improve upon that on a large scale. If it's a hunter oriented cause it may could be regulated for some improvement. On the other end of the spectrum, if an area is towards the upper end then there is also a reason. The environment is already probably more conducive to growth. Tweaking hunter regulations may show more of a noticeable improvement where those possibilities already exist than otherwise. I really don't think the lure of potential B&C (trophy) bucks is driving lease prices in Tn. I think it has to do more with hunters wanting some kind of control over their hunting areas with like minded hunters. In most cases that probably does involve improving sex/age structure which equates to larger bucks but by no means B&C's. Granted, this is a swing from simply hunting to kill any deer but isn't the magic formula for producing trophy bucks. [/QUOTE]
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