One - what’s up with Tuesdays? Looking at some of the posts here Tuesday seems to be a day of success for getting good deer.
Two - why is it in a state with a one buck rule, if you get a buck ALL you see after that is bucks? I mean I just would like to see another doe.
On a side note - my wife found a show about the DNR and its adventures in various states. It seems in Texas shooting a buck is only legal if it has an inside spread of 13 inches. How in the heck do you manage that? I had a buck at 20 yards and I was 15 feet high in a tree stand and I didn’t even know how many points it had - I just knew it was a good buck and that I wanted him in the freezer.
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Couple random hunting questions
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Re: Couple random hunting questions
A good rule of thumb, if his antlers are wider then his ears most likely 15" +.
As to the Tues thing, I don't know. I wasn't going, but changed my mind.
RP
As to the Tues thing, I don't know. I wasn't going, but changed my mind.
RP
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Re: Couple random hunting questions
Only guessing here but perhaps in Texas it’s so open that hunters generally have time to judge a buck for a bit prior to taking the shot. As Vaquero says the ears are a great reference to use but that requirement is still difficult to judge. In Washington state some years ago the game dept. installed a rule that we could shoot only three point (western count) or larger bucks. The dept. got so much protest that they dropped the rule. Idea was to increase the quantity of larger bucks in the area.
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Re: Couple random hunting questions
Don't know about Tuesdays but being retired I have observed Many many younger bucks and does this season. I have gravitated to shooting only older mature bucks. Have killed 3 nice 8's and passed many smaller ones. One at daylight and 2 at sunset.
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