philsanchez76
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Thx sir! I always enjoy looking at bucks, but knowing they came from our backyard makes it 10x as sweet.
catman529":6b4l4jrd said:Here's all the "shooter" bucks I saw last year on scouting trips and trail cameras. Only one is on private land, the rest were all public. I know of at least one that survived the season, and probably a few more I don't know about yet.
If anyone wants to see one of the deer up closer I can post separate pics
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Carlos":2g2gw8q4 said:I thought this post was titled, Public Land Stories. After reading the title again, I saw that its titled Public Land Stories.
I was mistaken, and thought I was opening a topic that included stories, about hunting public land. For example, "Back in 2010, I setup a Jake decoy, along a 4 wheeler trail. I had the whole place to myself, and about 20 mins after daylight I heard a 4 wheeler running...."
Trnr":3tr3gb54 said:Im still looking for some of the others, but here's a decent start. I know they're a far cry from 150, but we can grow some good deer here.
it still doesn't hold a candle to Iowa, just goes to show we do have good deer. They are tough to hunt here in the south. Almost all of those deer disappeared into who knows where, it's privet and cedar thickets all over, and property lines are never far away. I was lucky to see one at about 60 yards on day 2 of the season but that was it.philsanchez76":18mjwfcq said:catman529":18mjwfcq said:Here's all the "shooter" bucks I saw last year on scouting trips and trail cameras. Only one is on private land, the rest were all public. I know of at least one that survived the season, and probably a few more I don't know about yet.
If anyone wants to see one of the deer up closer I can post separate pics
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That's what I'm talkin about! Screw you Iowa! Thx Catman.
Carlos":iup69sxq said:I thought this post was titled, Public Land Stories. After reading the title again, I saw that its titled Public Land Stories.
I was mistaken, and thought I was opening a topic that included stories, about hunting public land. For example, "Back in 2010, I setup a Jake decoy, along a 4 wheeler trail. I had the whole place to myself, and about 20 mins after daylight I heard a 4 wheeler running...."
Trnr":2y013rfa said:Carlos":2y013rfa said:I thought this post was titled, Public Land Stories. After reading the title again, I saw that its titled Public Land Stories.
I was mistaken, and thought I was opening a topic that included stories, about hunting public land. For example, "Back in 2010, I setup a Jake decoy, along a 4 wheeler trail. I had the whole place to myself, and about 20 mins after daylight I heard a 4 wheeler running...."
What happens on public land, stays on public land....lol Just Kidding. Carlos, you're right- my apologies, didn't mean to get us off topic there. I can remember a day when I hunted Percy Priest, I was my usual 15-17 ft up overlooking an old logging road. From over my shoulder I heard some rustling/crashing so I readied my bow. Turned out to be a young man with headphones in (normal street clothes, obviously not hunting). Funny part was he had so much cologne on I could smell him in my tree. Needless to say I didn't see much that afternoon.
One other time I heard some rustling headed my way. Again, I readied my bow - this time turned out to be a lost dog. I tried to "shoo" him away but while I was "shooing" him, he came to the base of my tree, curled up, and fell asleep haha. Wasn't thrilled about it that day, but looking back I'm glad it happened.
I agree on Alabama. I work on and hunt on Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. The deer on the Arsenal were introduced from SW AL and per studies done by the USFWS Arsenal biologist have a peak rut of 6 Feb. I live in Elkmont on the TN/Al line, 30 NW, of the Arsenal and the peak rut there is second week in December.catman529":cq0bepj5 said:Alabama has a more colorful rut map than tennesssee due to varying genetics. For whatever reason, one strain of deer doesn't spread too far. Sure a single buck can travel several miles of ground during his life but that doesn't mean they spread like armadillos.Ski":cq0bepj5 said:JCDEERMAN":cq0bepj5 said:It is just so hard to fathom an hour drive having that much of a difference.
Sure has me stumped. Bucks cover enough ground that I'd think within several generations there wouldn't be a significant genetic difference from one region to another.
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150s are rare anywhere. They're more common in some areas such as the Midwest, or parts of Tennessee like Williamson and Davidson counties where the age class, soil and genetics are better. The thing is, people talk about big bucks, so you'll probably hear of a lot more 150+ deer around Franklin and Brentwood in the suburbs, but in reality they are still rare and make up a very small percentage of the total buck population.tickweed":u0epcq1h said:I have a low net 150 class from public land in Tn. As Catman stated in a post earlier, true 150's are rare in west Tn. 140's are a heck of a deer here, but we are starting to see more.