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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5505343" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I very much disagree with you, but not like you may be thinking.</p><p></p><p><em>MATURE</em> bucks and top-end antlered mature bucks are not one of the same.</p><p></p><p><strong>It's actually quite possible right now that TN has more <em>"MATURE"</em> bucks than KY!</strong></p><p></p><p>The "wild card" here is antler-high grading of TN's genetically best antlered bucks being killed more as yearlings, 2 1/2's, & 3 1/2's (than are KY's). This is mainly due to regulation differences between the 2 states.</p><p></p><p>In TN, we're just killing off more of our "best stock" before they can "express" their genetic potential. We in TN may also be giving a pass to more below average antlered young bucks than hunters are doing in KY. Chew on that thought for a moment.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding most matters of life, you would be correct with your assessment here of these "river" people's human natures <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>But as to how they decide what are "shooter" bucks vs bucks getting a pass, there is more difference in these hunters' mindsets than you might think, depending on which state they are deer hunting.</p><p></p><p>I know too many avid deer hunters living near the TN-KY line, and their shooter buck standards are very different in KY than in TN. This is not because of soil differences, and may be as much about peer influence as the regulatory environments. So it kinda comes down to which came first, the chicken or the egg, but imo, those differences in hunter thoughts were initially shaped most by the respective states' hunting regulations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5505343, member: 1409"] I very much disagree with you, but not like you may be thinking. [I]MATURE[/I] bucks and top-end antlered mature bucks are not one of the same. [B]It's actually quite possible right now that TN has more [I]"MATURE"[/I] bucks than KY![/B] The "wild card" here is antler-high grading of TN's genetically best antlered bucks being killed more as yearlings, 2 1/2's, & 3 1/2's (than are KY's). This is mainly due to regulation differences between the 2 states. In TN, we're just killing off more of our "best stock" before they can "express" their genetic potential. We in TN may also be giving a pass to more below average antlered young bucks than hunters are doing in KY. Chew on that thought for a moment. Regarding most matters of life, you would be correct with your assessment here of these "river" people's human natures :) But as to how they decide what are "shooter" bucks vs bucks getting a pass, there is more difference in these hunters' mindsets than you might think, depending on which state they are deer hunting. I know too many avid deer hunters living near the TN-KY line, and their shooter buck standards are very different in KY than in TN. This is not because of soil differences, and may be as much about peer influence as the regulatory environments. So it kinda comes down to which came first, the chicken or the egg, but imo, those differences in hunter thoughts were initially shaped most by the respective states' hunting regulations. [/QUOTE]
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