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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 18:43:15 GMT -5
Do you think Indiana could produce a 300 inch Buck ? I say Yes. What area of Indiana do you think would or could produce a 300 inch Buck ?
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Post by countrystyle56 on Jan 24, 2012 19:00:03 GMT -5
No, too liberal of a gun season IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 19:03:52 GMT -5
Perhaps some of the Urban areas of Indiana, could or do have a Buck like this roaming around.
What about a restricted Impact area on a military base ?
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Post by tynimiller on Jan 24, 2012 19:14:19 GMT -5
sure...but only on places hunting isn't allowed...we have too long of a gun season otherwise in normal areas.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 19:16:29 GMT -5
There is probably one back in the Camp Atterbury Impact Zone, LOL
Well, there are probably some in the 200 inch Range in the Atterbury Impact Zone.
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Post by sleepergsx on Jan 24, 2012 19:24:22 GMT -5
a buck can have the oppurtunity to grow that large in any place where he can find the solitude to hide from human pressure, the genetics also have to be there, but as far as the environment, it can be anywhere there isnt a lot of people. that is why states like kansas and iowa have a lot of 200+ inch deer...there just arent that many people that live there...there are several areas in indiana that i know of that have this....there is a 40 square mile area in northern indiana that appears flat and featureless with almost no timber. only long fencrows and ditches and old homesteads. i have been told by two DNR officers, one retired and one current that the largest bucks they have ever seen in their careers were in this area. They also solidified my opinion of less pressure=bigger racks. this area has very few residents, and even fewer hunters. i did some work for a guy in this area a few months ago and he showed me his lifetime collection of antlers. he doesnt hunt, but in 40+ years of farming and walking his property he has two found racks that would net score over 180 typical, and a couple hundred sheds, many of which are huge. I think that area has the potential for a 300 incher, as does any other area where the bucks dont have to deal with a hunter(or two or three) in every woodlot. Those areas are hard to come by....but of course that is why there arent many 300 inchers out there either.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 19:31:19 GMT -5
That is why my home state of Kentucky has so many big Bucks.
KY has 2 million less people than Indiana.
KY also has nearly 12 million acres of Forest.
KY also has had a 1 Buck rule for many years.
Kentucky has a ton of land, with few people. This simply allows the bucks the chance to hide and grow old.
In many areas of Kentucky, it is fairly easy for a Buck to live 4 1/2 years or longer without being killed.
And, yes the states like Kansas, Nebraska, and others have a ton of wilderness, and few people.
Many people simply do not realize this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 19:43:42 GMT -5
Ky. Is not your home state. Your a transplanted Hoosier.
Ky and Ind. have the same amount of land, within a few acres and basicly the same number of deer hunters.
One person doesn't realise this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 19:48:30 GMT -5
Ky. Is not your home state. Your a transplanted Hoosier. Ky and Ind. have the same amount of land, within a few acres and basicly the same number of deer hunters. One person doesn't realise this. Tom, I live in Kentucky. I pay taxes in Kentucky, I have a Kentucky License plate on my Truck, and Bass Boat. I am a Kentucky Resident now. KY is several thousand square miles larger than IN. In has 4 million acres of forest, KY has 12 million acres of Forest. Kentucky has nearly 2 million less people than Indiana. KY has a much lower human population per square mile than Indiana, and other surrounding states. These are facts, you can easily look up, lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 20:48:06 GMT -5
What's the connection with the forest land and bog bucks? You ever deer hunted eastern Ky.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 21:00:57 GMT -5
What's the connection with the forest land and bog bucks? You ever deer hunted eastern Ky. More places to hide. Western Kentucky has a good amount of Forest also. That is also why KY has Black Bear, a huntable Bobcat population and over 10,000 Elk. Out in places like Kansas, they have millions of acres of prarie, which has few people, which also allows bucks to hide and grow old.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 21:02:09 GMT -5
I still come up and hunt in Indiana every year also. Usually at Camp Atterbury on the VIP Hunt. My family has private land near Camp Atterbury also.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 23:13:21 GMT -5
You ever hunt Ft. Knox.
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Post by fullrut on Jan 24, 2012 23:24:30 GMT -5
Indiana could most definitely produce a 300" buck. I have killed a 7.5 and an 8.5 year old buck here in Southern Indiana. They both were aged by a Federal Wildlife Bioligist. They both definitely had the age just not the food. They were killed in a military/refuge where browse was the food of choice. Had they lived in ag areas who knows. A 300" buck is a freak anywhere in the world. I don't care if its in Iowa, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky or any other state in the US. They are extremely rare. Someone do the research...How many 300" have been killed or found dead in the wild? 4???
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2012 0:12:12 GMT -5
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Post by indianaboy on Jan 25, 2012 1:58:53 GMT -5
300" deer are freaks of nature. It doesnt have as much to do with them growing old and less people. They are no different than a 140" 4, 5 or 6 yr old deer other than they have 160 more inches of antler on their heads. I know there isnt a large number of mature bucks but like I said 300" deer are freaks. Who knows how many of them are out there but I would about bet you could count on both hands how many there are in the entire country
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Post by dbd870 on Jan 25, 2012 5:18:49 GMT -5
Yep. Woody I think it's time for the soil maps again!
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Post by boonechaser on Jan 25, 2012 6:43:38 GMT -5
Who really care's? Can Indiana grow a 400" buck??? LOL
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Post by tenring on Jan 25, 2012 8:09:58 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2012 8:24:29 GMT -5
Russ Beller and Rodney have already done it.
This is a stupid thread, as are some of the replies. With the current WR typical being 3.5 yrs old. there are tons of that age group alive and well in Ind. Anyone one of them could be a freak and grow NT antlers of freak proportions.
Bill, I was area guide at Knox for 25 yrs., My home is on the border of Area 12. Deer feed on my nut trees and can see tanks from the back of the house.
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