Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New Trophy's
New trophy room comments
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Classifieds
Trophy Room
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Quality Deer Management
Looking for buck high-grading
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5658274" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I'm sure just how much difference, what you do or don't makes, certainly varies from one area to another. But it's 100% that a particular top-antlered 2 1/2-yr-old buck won't live to 3 1/2 when <em>YOU</em> kill it. In most circumstances, it would have to be less than 100% someone else might, and as the season progresses (like post-rut) a particular buck's odds of survival sky-rocket.</p><p></p><p>But there's another aspect & reason for passing up those top-antlered 2 1/2's, which has nothing to with their survival, but everything to do with your own current year success in killing an older, larger antlered buck! </p><p></p><p>When you kill that younger buck (regardless his headgear), <em>YOU</em> just reduced your own odds at a mature buck with larger antlers. If there were a 1-buck limit, you just made it 100% you would have no more opportunity for something better. This is a part of why there appears to be much less antler high-grading in KY (although I personally prefer a 2-buck limit).</p><p></p><p>What many hunters apparently do not understand, is that very often, the older bucks will trail younger bucks, often by a distance of 200 yds or more, may be just 5 to 15 minutes, but not visible to the hunter unless he passes up the buck(s) coming along first. I like to say they "bring up the rear". I have many times been rewarded for my trigger restraint & patience just because of this.</p><p></p><p>So although you may only slightly increase the odds the buck you pass survives, you may dramatically increase your own odds at killing an older, larger antlered buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5658274, member: 1409"] I'm sure just how much difference, what you do or don't makes, certainly varies from one area to another. But it's 100% that a particular top-antlered 2 1/2-yr-old buck won't live to 3 1/2 when [I]YOU[/I] kill it. In most circumstances, it would have to be less than 100% someone else might, and as the season progresses (like post-rut) a particular buck's odds of survival sky-rocket. But there's another aspect & reason for passing up those top-antlered 2 1/2's, which has nothing to with their survival, but everything to do with your own current year success in killing an older, larger antlered buck! When you kill that younger buck (regardless his headgear), [I]YOU[/I] just reduced your own odds at a mature buck with larger antlers. If there were a 1-buck limit, you just made it 100% you would have no more opportunity for something better. This is a part of why there appears to be much less antler high-grading in KY (although I personally prefer a 2-buck limit). What many hunters apparently do not understand, is that very often, the older bucks will trail younger bucks, often by a distance of 200 yds or more, may be just 5 to 15 minutes, but not visible to the hunter unless he passes up the buck(s) coming along first. I like to say they "bring up the rear". I have many times been rewarded for my trigger restraint & patience just because of this. So although you may only slightly increase the odds the buck you pass survives, you may dramatically increase your own odds at killing an older, larger antlered buck. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Quality Deer Management
Looking for buck high-grading
Top