Well worth the listen from a life of deer hunting.

[_X7]

It seems so much has been lost from then until now.

[archer36]

The same stuff is regurgitated year after year. All the tactics in the world can't help you if trophy bucks are not available on your land. 

Edited February 26, 2023 by archer36

[jumpthestring]

You can't kill, what's not there.

[archer36]

7 minutes ago, jumpthestring said:

You can't kill, what's not there.

Let these guys come to your place in NJ and let's see how their tactics work. 

[vdep217]

25 minutes ago, jumpthestring said:

You can't kill, what's not there.

Big bucks is relative it could mean killing the most mature deer in the area.

[trapoholic]

Surprisingly, there are nice bucks in most areas. Even if it is hunted hard.  Mature bucks do not get big by being stupid.

[hammer4reel]

2 hours ago, trapoholic said:

Surprisingly, there are nice bucks in most areas. Even if it is hunted hard.  Mature bucks do not get big by being stupid.

Guys shoot bucks every year on farms where the farmer has never seen them .

‘bucks are killed in some of the harder hunted parks  and WMA    that are over 5 1/2 and have lived their lives there . 
 

if they make it through 3 1/2 they are a different animal 

[_X7]

I really did expect the negativity.  The thread is about one man's adventures back in the day into 50years of hunting. Taking the time to listen he has a story to tell. Jumping to conclusions because your outlook sucks is not the right approach. That's the problem. People look at the glass half  empty rather than the glass half full. Listen and you might learn a little bit. Even the small things matter.

[fish_hunter]

Thanks for sharing. I agree with what he is saying but unfortunately my tactics in NJ are nothing more than learning to hunt around others. The pressure on the deer never ends in this state. 

[_X7]

3 hours ago, fish_hunter said:

Thanks for sharing. I agree with what he is saying but unfortunately my tactics in NJ are nothing more than learning to hunt around others. The pressure on the deer never ends in this state. 

I attribute the pressure on methods. Not to get into a debate, but ever since the feeding everywhere you look the game here has changed. Take that away and that pressure would diminish by a lot.

 

[Zipper]

You mean it's not just hunt over A giant  corn pile?