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<blockquote data-quote="mathews338" data-source="post: 4379683" data-attributes="member: 7771"><p>It takes a little of both. The right land is the number 1 factor imo. The size of the property doesn't matter, what's going on in and around it does. Private land needs to be managed for mature bucks, more management = more mature bucks= better odds of killing one. Public needs to be low pressure, I have had success killing a few mature bucks on public land but it was land that was hard to get to therefore less pressure.</p><p></p><p>other factors imo are - how the land lays and the habitat. This is where skill comes into play, taking the lay of the land and the habitat into consideration then figuring out stand placement. Some properties are easy to figure out and it's a no brainer, others are much harder. If the property has steep hills with a few nice saddles and has a good mix of timber and fields then I could tell you in minutes where the best stand location would be for killing a mature buck. If the property is relatively flat and mostly thick woods it will take more effort to find the perfect location. </p><p></p><p>Another huge factor is time, how much time can you spend hunting. I doubt that any hunter no matter how skilled he or she is can kill a mature buck every year if they only hunt a few days every year. You have got to put time in the stand. </p><p></p><p>I have killed several mature bucks, at least 1 3.5 every year since 2000 and several were 4.5 with the occasional 5.5+. Some were skill and no doubt some were luck, right place right time. Some years the only reason I got one was the fact that I hunted over 30 days, close to 40 days. If I only had weekends I wouldn't fire a shot some years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mathews338, post: 4379683, member: 7771"] It takes a little of both. The right land is the number 1 factor imo. The size of the property doesn't matter, what's going on in and around it does. Private land needs to be managed for mature bucks, more management = more mature bucks= better odds of killing one. Public needs to be low pressure, I have had success killing a few mature bucks on public land but it was land that was hard to get to therefore less pressure. other factors imo are - how the land lays and the habitat. This is where skill comes into play, taking the lay of the land and the habitat into consideration then figuring out stand placement. Some properties are easy to figure out and it's a no brainer, others are much harder. If the property has steep hills with a few nice saddles and has a good mix of timber and fields then I could tell you in minutes where the best stand location would be for killing a mature buck. If the property is relatively flat and mostly thick woods it will take more effort to find the perfect location. Another huge factor is time, how much time can you spend hunting. I doubt that any hunter no matter how skilled he or she is can kill a mature buck every year if they only hunt a few days every year. You have got to put time in the stand. I have killed several mature bucks, at least 1 3.5 every year since 2000 and several were 4.5 with the occasional 5.5+. Some were skill and no doubt some were luck, right place right time. Some years the only reason I got one was the fact that I hunted over 30 days, close to 40 days. If I only had weekends I wouldn't fire a shot some years. [/QUOTE]
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