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Post by Huntnfreak on Dec 9, 2022 12:57:03 GMT -5
Completed…as mentioned by others here….no restrictions on the buck that anyone may so choose to harvest!!
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Post by BigJLocke on Dec 9, 2022 16:18:54 GMT -5
Completed. In school, if someone told me to read, I wouldn’t do it, even if it was something I was interested in. I pass on smaller deer and yearlings, and I wouldn’t intentionally shoot a button or a spike, but probably only because I don’t want to. Don’t really care for anyone telling me I can’t.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 9, 2022 16:38:56 GMT -5
Way more mature and bigger bucks now than before the OBR. As said, no restrictions on what we get to shoot.
I really like all of our hunting structure now. HPR, OBR, season lengths.
Some states around us seem so off the wall.
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Post by firstwd on Dec 9, 2022 18:56:13 GMT -5
Way more mature and bigger bucks now than before the OBR. As said, no restrictions on what we get to shoot. I really like all of our hunting structure now. HPR, OBR, season lengths. Some states around us seem so off the wall. What area? While we seem to see more antlered deer, most are young. Besides the freak of nature last year, most of the mature deer seen in our area are roughly the same size they have been for 35 years.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 9, 2022 19:07:06 GMT -5
Way more mature and bigger bucks now than before the OBR. As said, no restrictions on what we get to shoot. I really like all of our hunting structure now. HPR, OBR, season lengths. Some states around us seem so off the wall. What area? While we seem to see more antlered deer, most are young. Besides the freak of nature last year, most of the mature deer seen in our area are roughly the same size they have been for 35 years. The Huff Buck isn’t a freak of nature by any means…. I will say the score was manipulated by the owner of the antlers though. You can try to discredit the OBR all you want but most know what the truth and facts are.
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Post by elmo on Dec 9, 2022 19:29:01 GMT -5
Done
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Post by firstwd on Dec 9, 2022 20:55:20 GMT -5
What area? While we seem to see more antlered deer, most are young. Besides the freak of nature last year, most of the mature deer seen in our area are roughly the same size they have been for 35 years. The Huff Buck isn’t a freak of nature by any means…. I will say the score was manipulated by the owner of the antlers though. You can try to discredit the OBR all you want but most know what the truth and facts are. I'm not trying to discredit anything. I just don't belive that one aspect of the deer management system is responsible for the size of the deer we currently see.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 9, 2022 21:20:24 GMT -5
Way more mature and bigger bucks now than before the OBR. As said, no restrictions on what we get to shoot. I really like all of our hunting structure now. HPR, OBR, season lengths. Some states around us seem so off the wall. What area? While we seem to see more antlered deer, most are young. Besides the freak of nature last year, most of the mature deer seen in our area are roughly the same size they have been for 35 years. NW part of state. My observations are night and day of your experience. As you know, hunter density, habitat, nutrition, traffic, EVERYTHING comes into play. I do not travel the state to hunt to know any difference, but can say no doubt our herd and bucks are better than they have been. We took several very nice does last few years and they keep showing up, so we arent hurting our population here. Nice does to me are 120-145#. I am applying road kill sightings of good bucks in our area too.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 9, 2022 21:29:57 GMT -5
The Huff Buck isn’t a freak of nature by any means…. I will say the score was manipulated by the owner of the antlers though. You can try to discredit the OBR all you want but most know what the truth and facts are. I'm not trying to discredit anything. I just don't belive that one aspect of the deer management system is responsible for the size of the deer we currently see. Your definitely entitled to your opinion...I am sure many see it differently. Personally...I don't believe we could go back to Two Bucks and see the quality we have now. Especially with the modern equipment being used now.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 9, 2022 23:18:57 GMT -5
I'm not trying to discredit anything. I just don't belive that one aspect of the deer management system is responsible for the size of the deer we currently see. Your definitely entitled to your opinion...I am sure many see it differently. Personally...I don't believe we could go back to Two Bucks and see the quality we have now. Especially with the modern equipment being used now. [/quote Things would go south quick if allowed 2 IMO.. humans are greedy SOB's., just a fact. Lol
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Post by firstwd on Dec 10, 2022 5:35:13 GMT -5
I'm not trying to discredit anything. I just don't belive that one aspect of the deer management system is responsible for the size of the deer we currently see. Your definitely entitled to your opinion...I am sure many see it differently. Personally...I don't believe we could go back to Two Bucks and see the quality we have now. Especially with the modern equipment being used now. I agree that the equipment changes and advancements would make going back detrimental.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 10, 2022 13:03:32 GMT -5
ANTLERED BUCK KILL
1999 - 46,371 2000 - 44,621 2001 - 48,357 2002 - 47,177 -First season under the OBR "trial" 2003 - 49,533 2004 - 54,768 2005 - 52,490 2006 - 49,094 2007 - 49,367 2008 - 50,834 2009 - 52,980 2010 - 53,007 2011 - 50,717 2012 - 45,936 2013 - 46,240 2014 – 45,624 2015 - 50,782 2016 – 51,396 2017 – 44,868 2018 – 47,256 2019 – 51,616 2020 – 55,438 2021 – 53,751 2022 – 56,503 so far. No doubt this will be a record year for antlered buck kill.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 10, 2022 13:13:28 GMT -5
That should equate to many Happy Hunters….. next year maybe different!
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 10, 2022 13:23:42 GMT -5
Early firearms start and perfect weather = larger buck harvest
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Post by M4Madness on Dec 10, 2022 14:21:21 GMT -5
Early firearms start and perfect weather = larger buck harvest Perfect deer weather to me is 40-50 degrees, sunny, and dry. Lol!
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Post by greghopper on Dec 10, 2022 14:24:09 GMT -5
Early firearms start and perfect weather = larger buck harvest Perfect deer weather to me is 40-50 degrees, sunny, and dry. Lol! Having the day off is a plus also…
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Post by pigeonflier on Dec 11, 2022 18:57:56 GMT -5
A 7 day gun season would solve it all...if you can't get er done in that time then better luck next year. As far as public property goes. They should be making a few of the FWAs around the state archery only...
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 11, 2022 19:18:01 GMT -5
A 7 day gun season would solve it all...if you can't get er done in that time then better luck next year. As far as public property goes. They should be making a few of the FWAs around the state archery only... Firearms is biggest population control tool, and it generates biggest revenue stream. Don't see any changes happening to it.
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 11, 2022 19:57:49 GMT -5
A 7 day gun season would solve it all...if you can't get er done in that time then better luck next year. As far as public property goes. They should be making a few of the FWAs around the state archery only... We love are young bucks and the 32 days during the rut to blast them, not much has changed other than we have so many now a few grow to maturity. I can tell you the half racks saved a few this year even the biggest redneck don't want no deer with just one side
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Post by pigeonflier on Dec 11, 2022 20:14:04 GMT -5
A 7 day gun season would solve it all...if you can't get er done in that time then better luck next year. As far as public property goes. They should be making a few of the FWAs around the state archery only... Firearms is biggest population control tool, and it generates biggest revenue stream. Don't see any changes happening to it. My bad I should have been a little more specific. A 7 day antlered only gun season. If you can't get r done in 7 days with any weapon you see fit then better luck next year. Take as many does for population control for any lenghth of time desired... And the bundle generates the most revenue...
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