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Another shot of his rack! He was a on a clear mission to get some where in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Wow, really nice rack
So what you are saying is that we should let him go another two years until there are more tines, right?
Well considering we're hunting my property for the first time, and I suspect the hunting pressure in my area is low (I think we've seen this buck the past 3 years), it is an option. Heck it might even happen naturally if we never see him during daylight hours.That'd be proper management , however, if somebody is going to shoot him this year, might as well be you.
Well considering we're hunting my property for the first time, and I suspect the hunting pressure in my area is low (I think we've seen this buck the past 3 years), it is an option. Heck it might even happen naturally if we never see him during daylight hours.
Problem is...it's acreage yes (~6), but mostly wetland/swampy with some dry areas around the edges. I tried to do some micro-plots; failed miserably. I would have to do some real forest clearing to get enough rain/sunlight to hit the ground to even allow growth.If you have enough land you could put out a couple food plots and start managing the herd. If you do get a shot at him, he'd definitely be a deer to be proud of, real nice buck. Hard telling what another year or two would do to the rack, might have more points, or mass but the shape will be similar. I've only seen 3-4 deer that nice hunting in 18 years, shot one 2 years ago.
DO NOT HESITATE!!!Well considering we're hunting my property for the first time, and I suspect the hunting pressure in my area is low (I think we've seen this buck the past 3 years), it is an option. Heck it might even happen naturally if we never see him during daylight hours.
This was from Friday night, I recharged the battery on the DVR and didn't reset the date.
This was from Friday night, I recharged the battery on the DVR and didn't reset the date.
This was from Friday night, I recharged the battery on the DVR and didn't reset the date.
IR Hunter MKII
This was from Friday night, I recharged the battery on the DVR and didn't reset the date.
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmS9P41IeWo
IR Hunter MKII