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<blockquote data-quote="102" data-source="post: 3354815" data-attributes="member: 1462"><p>Ruger,</p><p> Hunting old, hunter wary (ie-"mature") bucks, is a whole different kind of hunting. Oddly enough, I have found that bowhunting for them has not handicapped me in any way. Shot ops generally occur quick and close. I rarely sit when I have hunted these creatures.</p><p></p><p> These animals act..."different", almost weird. I have had many encounters with these animals, mostly to their demise. The ones that got away haunt me to this day. I often think about them.</p><p></p><p> I can count the number of times I have encountered the same mature buck twice, on one hand. Never more than that.</p><p></p><p> For me, hunting these animals is just too costly. Not in money, but in TIME. I sacrificed for a few years, and accomplished my goal of killing a few mature bucks, but to be honest, along the way, things got to be too serious. It changed the kind of hunter and person I wanted to be.</p><p> </p><p> The reality is that for me, while I was pursuing the old bucks, I had bad "balance" in my life. Things were off kilter for my family and friends. I was OBSESSED.</p><p></p><p> Now, balance is better. I hunt for old deer during the rut and mostly up North. Usually only a couple weeks per year.</p><p></p><p> (I do however have this one old bruiser located not too far from home. And if I can, I will give him a couple of sits this season. He is close to home.)</p><p></p><p> I already have his track and routine for the Summer. Hope it holds for a couple more weeks.</p><p></p><p> BTW, I have seen places where deer were in plenty, and sign abundant. In the past, I have scouted, trimmed, and hung stands in these places, only to COMPLETELY run deer out for the rest of the season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="102, post: 3354815, member: 1462"] Ruger, Hunting old, hunter wary (ie-"mature") bucks, is a whole different kind of hunting. Oddly enough, I have found that bowhunting for them has not handicapped me in any way. Shot ops generally occur quick and close. I rarely sit when I have hunted these creatures. These animals act..."different", almost weird. I have had many encounters with these animals, mostly to their demise. The ones that got away haunt me to this day. I often think about them. I can count the number of times I have encountered the same mature buck twice, on one hand. Never more than that. For me, hunting these animals is just too costly. Not in money, but in TIME. I sacrificed for a few years, and accomplished my goal of killing a few mature bucks, but to be honest, along the way, things got to be too serious. It changed the kind of hunter and person I wanted to be. The reality is that for me, while I was pursuing the old bucks, I had bad "balance" in my life. Things were off kilter for my family and friends. I was OBSESSED. Now, balance is better. I hunt for old deer during the rut and mostly up North. Usually only a couple weeks per year. (I do however have this one old bruiser located not too far from home. And if I can, I will give him a couple of sits this season. He is close to home.) I already have his track and routine for the Summer. Hope it holds for a couple more weeks. BTW, I have seen places where deer were in plenty, and sign abundant. In the past, I have scouted, trimmed, and hung stands in these places, only to COMPLETELY run deer out for the rest of the season. [/QUOTE]
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