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<blockquote data-quote="Flintlocksforme" data-source="post: 5783497" data-attributes="member: 20427"><p>I remember seeing the changes over the years too. I went on my first successful trip at 10 in 1979. If you were around then you clearly remember the antlered deer slaughter fest of the 80s. In high school I tagged out in rifle season in 5 hunts. Back in the paper tags / checking stations days. The local GW was at a career event about that time at our school. He found me and congratulated me and said I was probably one of the first to tag out by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was his way of telling me that he knew I was done for the year. All 4 bucks were 1 1/2 old but one that was 2 1/2 year old 8 point. We killed about a dozen bucks or more each year between my father and I ever year back then. 80 percent-90 percent would get a pass today. Luckily I had friends that duck hunted and there were still quail to hunt.</p><p>Bottom line is the bucks are growing bigger than I could ever imagine back in those days. I see it getting nothing but better as more and more lose interest because they have set the bar too high (not hunting if you don't have a trail cam pic of a big one), CWD, or just getting old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flintlocksforme, post: 5783497, member: 20427"] I remember seeing the changes over the years too. I went on my first successful trip at 10 in 1979. If you were around then you clearly remember the antlered deer slaughter fest of the 80s. In high school I tagged out in rifle season in 5 hunts. Back in the paper tags / checking stations days. The local GW was at a career event about that time at our school. He found me and congratulated me and said I was probably one of the first to tag out by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was his way of telling me that he knew I was done for the year. All 4 bucks were 1 1/2 old but one that was 2 1/2 year old 8 point. We killed about a dozen bucks or more each year between my father and I ever year back then. 80 percent-90 percent would get a pass today. Luckily I had friends that duck hunted and there were still quail to hunt. Bottom line is the bucks are growing bigger than I could ever imagine back in those days. I see it getting nothing but better as more and more lose interest because they have set the bar too high (not hunting if you don’t have a trail cam pic of a big one), CWD, or just getting old. [/QUOTE]
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