agelessssone
Well-Known Member
Since I am just a meat hunter, having killed two Pope and Young bucks many years ago and lost all allure of horns, my quandary is this.
Sometime while hunting I have good sized 3.5-4.5 year old bucks cruise through my funnel I hunt.
I'd rather someone who horn hunts harvest those deer but at the same time, they have large bodies with lots of meat!
A large doe (in my area) will dress out at 85 lbs. A good buck will dress 140-155. I pay the processor the same money, regardless of weight.
So, it is difficult to pass on the bucks and "waste" the horns.
Shot this guy a couple years ago due to body size. Left the horns at the processor.
Sometime while hunting I have good sized 3.5-4.5 year old bucks cruise through my funnel I hunt.
I'd rather someone who horn hunts harvest those deer but at the same time, they have large bodies with lots of meat!
A large doe (in my area) will dress out at 85 lbs. A good buck will dress 140-155. I pay the processor the same money, regardless of weight.
So, it is difficult to pass on the bucks and "waste" the horns.
Shot this guy a couple years ago due to body size. Left the horns at the processor.