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<blockquote data-quote="102" data-source="post: 5633302" data-attributes="member: 1462"><p>This topic has been beat to death. I've done my share of beating it as well.</p><p>I've hunted for my home state of Tennessee for 41 seasons. Taken 379 whitetails, one Elk and 1 Mule deer doe.</p><p></p><p>I've seen many changes in the Tennessee deer herd over the decades. I worked 9-24 hour shifts each month for 30 years as a professional firefighter and spent more time hunting than most non professionals probably eve will. I've truly been blessed. How I managed to stay married, alive, RELATIVELY) un-ijured and raise 3 kids is truly a "God thing".</p><p></p><p>As far as I am concerned, there are VERY few experts when talking about deer hunting. You can't put all deer from all regions, counties, states, geographic locale..."in a one size fits all" statement. There are MANY generalities that can be stated but that's about it.</p><p></p><p>So, having said this, and to answer your question, (BSK already said something similar), I will put it a little more directly:</p><p>A WHOLE bunch of hunters wouldn't know a mature buck if it walked up holding up a sign stating his age.</p><p></p><p>It would totally shock most hunters ANYWHERE how many small antlered mature bucks are running around. </p><p>Like gobblers, ( and beard length, spurs, weight have ZERO to do with age) ANTLERS CAN AND DO OFTEN HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH AGE.</p><p></p><p>NOBODY I know would EVER let a 150 " buck walk past even if it was a 3.5 year old. Unless maybe it was on a HUGE private tract but I still doubt they would. (we are talking Tennessee. )</p><p></p><p>I am a scorer for Boone and Crockett and P/Y. I have scored dozens and dozens, (maybe HUNDREDS?) of bucks for B/C and P/Y.</p><p></p><p>I can count on ONE hand the ones the made it from Tennessee. Two hand from all over the US.</p><p></p><p>A 160" buck is a RARE animal...ANYWHERE! Except of course on YouTube!</p><p></p><p>Tennessee offers EXCELLENT hunting opportunities. EXCELLENT! And on public too!</p><p></p><p>TWRA is doing a great job for deer. And hopefully they will get the turkey problem figured out soon.</p><p></p><p>IMO...Turkey tags should be by lottery only for non-residents!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="102, post: 5633302, member: 1462"] This topic has been beat to death. I've done my share of beating it as well. I've hunted for my home state of Tennessee for 41 seasons. Taken 379 whitetails, one Elk and 1 Mule deer doe. I've seen many changes in the Tennessee deer herd over the decades. I worked 9-24 hour shifts each month for 30 years as a professional firefighter and spent more time hunting than most non professionals probably eve will. I've truly been blessed. How I managed to stay married, alive, RELATIVELY) un-ijured and raise 3 kids is truly a "God thing". As far as I am concerned, there are VERY few experts when talking about deer hunting. You can't put all deer from all regions, counties, states, geographic locale..."in a one size fits all" statement. There are MANY generalities that can be stated but that's about it. So, having said this, and to answer your question, (BSK already said something similar), I will put it a little more directly: A WHOLE bunch of hunters wouldn't know a mature buck if it walked up holding up a sign stating his age. It would totally shock most hunters ANYWHERE how many small antlered mature bucks are running around. Like gobblers, ( and beard length, spurs, weight have ZERO to do with age) ANTLERS CAN AND DO OFTEN HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH AGE. NOBODY I know would EVER let a 150 " buck walk past even if it was a 3.5 year old. Unless maybe it was on a HUGE private tract but I still doubt they would. (we are talking Tennessee. ) I am a scorer for Boone and Crockett and P/Y. I have scored dozens and dozens, (maybe HUNDREDS?) of bucks for B/C and P/Y. I can count on ONE hand the ones the made it from Tennessee. Two hand from all over the US. A 160" buck is a RARE animal...ANYWHERE! Except of course on YouTube! Tennessee offers EXCELLENT hunting opportunities. EXCELLENT! And on public too! TWRA is doing a great job for deer. And hopefully they will get the turkey problem figured out soon. IMO...Turkey tags should be by lottery only for non-residents! [/QUOTE]
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