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Started by wvmntnhick, November 11, 2016, 01:27:21 PM
Quote from: Will on November 11, 2016, 08:05:58 PMI think you mature as you go especially along with your experiences as mentioned earlier. Growing up I hunted Western Maryland. Deer of a lot less quality as for antler growth but it was a deer none the less. In my mid 20's I began hunting with friends in Central Maryland and Eastern Shore. This changed my outlook in many ways. I saw more deer, bigger bucks and was able to watch things improve from year to year as far as maturity. I could even rattle deer in on one farm I hunted which really adds a whole new aspect to the game.. Then it became about the challenge. The challenge of seeing and harvesting a mature scorable buck. Trying to get in his world beat his defenses and enjoy the process along the way. I have two P&Y that I'm proud of but would never have harvested them with a brown and down mentality. It's funny because there are times especially during gunning season I'm trigger itchy. TV is TV which is about the industry and selling gear IMO. I know exactly where your coming from. I still kill does but not around the rut. I look at chasing big bucks like chasing mature gobblers. Natures chess game!
Quote from: wvmntnhick on November 11, 2016, 09:06:27 PMQuote from: Will on November 11, 2016, 08:05:58 PMI think you mature as you go especially along with your experiences as mentioned earlier. Growing up I hunted Western Maryland. Deer of a lot less quality as for antler growth but it was a deer none the less. In my mid 20's I began hunting with friends in Central Maryland and Eastern Shore. This changed my outlook in many ways. I saw more deer, bigger bucks and was able to watch things improve from year to year as far as maturity. I could even rattle deer in on one farm I hunted which really adds a whole new aspect to the game.. Then it became about the challenge. The challenge of seeing and harvesting a mature scorable buck. Trying to get in his world beat his defenses and enjoy the process along the way. I have two P&Y that I'm proud of but would never have harvested them with a brown and down mentality. It's funny because there are times especially during gunning season I'm trigger itchy. TV is TV which is about the industry and selling gear IMO. I know exactly where your coming from. I still kill does but not around the rut. I look at chasing big bucks like chasing mature gobblers. Natures chess game!Western Maryland. I'm familiar with the area. In fact, grew up right across the border from Garrett county. That's the area that I speak of getting excited about shooting smaller bucks. Some disagree but when I'm home and the deer is legal, I'm letting it fly. Looking forward to getting back there in a little over a week.
Quote from: Will on November 12, 2016, 04:46:11 AMQuote from: wvmntnhick on November 11, 2016, 09:06:27 PMQuote from: Will on November 11, 2016, 08:05:58 PMI think you mature as you go especially along with your experiences as mentioned earlier. Growing up I hunted Western Maryland. Deer of a lot less quality as for antler growth but it was a deer none the less. In my mid 20's I began hunting with friends in Central Maryland and Eastern Shore. This changed my outlook in many ways. I saw more deer, bigger bucks and was able to watch things improve from year to year as far as maturity. I could even rattle deer in on one farm I hunted which really adds a whole new aspect to the game.. Then it became about the challenge. The challenge of seeing and harvesting a mature scorable buck. Trying to get in his world beat his defenses and enjoy the process along the way. I have two P&Y that I'm proud of but would never have harvested them with a brown and down mentality. It's funny because there are times especially during gunning season I'm trigger itchy. TV is TV which is about the industry and selling gear IMO. I know exactly where your coming from. I still kill does but not around the rut. I look at chasing big bucks like chasing mature gobblers. Natures chess game!Western Maryland. I'm familiar with the area. In fact, grew up right across the border from Garrett county. That's the area that I speak of getting excited about shooting smaller bucks. Some disagree but when I'm home and the deer is legal, I'm letting it fly. Looking forward to getting back there in a little over a week.Oh yea I grew up hunting Swallow Falls and Snaggy Mountain.Things change once you go over Savage Mountain. It's a different hunting but it will humble you quick. Different elements when you talk weather which can change your approach to. I've hunted there and watched it rain, sleet and snow within minutes. A place where I've seen snow showers turned into 5-6" snow fall. To me a trophy is in the eyes of the beholder as they say. I've killed some big deer but one I'm especially proud of was a three legged spike. I went deep and used opening day pressure to my advantage. A plan came together and for that I was proud. That spot and approach yielded a few more bucks over the years. I appreciate this discussion. Today is Maryland youth day and my oldest son and I drove three hours to Crisfield however I mentioned this discussion on the way down. He has also killed a couple mature ones but I reminded him not to get caught up in the big buck faze. If it gets you going then take it.