I'm glad squirrels don't have antlers.
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megalomaniac":2gxujm39 said:If your hunters are similar to the crew that hunts my farms, you would probably only kill 40-45 bucks annually... not enough to dent the average number of mature bucks available for the following year on 18,000 acres.
We have 9 hunters on my farms. Typically, those 9 hunters only kill 3-4 bucks. Last year was an anomaly, when we killed 5 bucks (but one was a guest of a guest, so we really should have only taken 4). Point is, with a 1 buck limit, most adult hunters are very, very choosy about what buck they pick to end their hunting for the year on. But those that still haven't killed yet stand a very good chance of encountering whatever type of buck they want to shoot late in the season. I'm probably the least picky of the adult hunters, as I'm no longer hunting for the biggest buck in the woods. I'm happy just taking an average mature buck each year. Maybe if I ever get a 170"er on trail cam, I'll hold out for him, but I'm not holding my breath
Mike Belt":1uae90ou said:fc... How many acres do you think we have that are huntable out of our 18,600 acres excluding safety zones and inaccessible areas?
This year I think management may be looking at the borderline and under bucks being taken. I've heard mention of stiffer fines but I don't really think that will make much of a difference in the outcome. It's hard to get tougher without really upsetting those that are fairly consistent at making mistakes but if the shoe fits...? I hate to see "over ruling" but maybe if something like those that have 2 consistent years of mistakes are limited to only 1 buck going into the next season??? That may give them worry about pulling the trigger or it might even be enough to push them out of the club. If that was to happen their replacements might be prone to not follow suit.
Stykbow":w1ow2h5l said:So in all reality Ames is making it hard to kill any buck. Seems that a minimum score and minimum age is severely restricting the bucks you can kill. Wouldn't you be better off with one or the other? If I had to choose I'd go with a minimum score because a "real" age is hard to determine unless you have camera history of a particular buck.
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Gotcha, I must have misread something.fairchaser":2ffc3q9v said:Stykbow":2ffc3q9v said:So in all reality Ames is making it hard to kill any buck. Seems that a minimum score and minimum age is severely restricting the bucks you can kill. Wouldn't you be better off with one or the other? If I had to choose I'd go with a minimum score because a "real" age is hard to determine unless you have camera history of a particular buck.
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It's either minimum score OR minimum age Stykbow.