Quote: Yup! However,we do carry a gun for those"just in case" moments. Yes again! It's been established quite some time ago that I AM CRAZY!! Ha ha and proud! Yes I've seen the dogs get hurt. And that is why we always have a VET with us.
Looks like you've covered all your bases, then, as much as possible. I guess maybe you ain't so crazy after all
If nothing else, it must be a real rush. I'd like to bust one of those nasty beasts myself some day, but I'll do it from a distance with a rifle. Good that you took the small-racked buck out of your gene pool, too. Hope you never need that Vet
Yes we try to. No no you were right the first time...I'm crazy!
Yes it is one heck of a rush! I hope you do. Although I believe the rush is greater when using a knife.
Well,he would have eventually grown up rack wise. They aren't born with that many! Lol jk no but he would've continued to gain points on his rack. Thats why we usually let anything less than an 8 go. So that they can get bigger racks and bigger bodies. But the 4 was big. Worth taking now. Now,if there's a buck with only one side of antlers or some obvious defect,we will eliminate that gene. Not healthy to let that continue. Do you deer hunt?
Oh, yeah, I'm a deer hunter; have been since late 60's-early 70's. Got my 1st one (and only decent buck) in 81. Hunt mostly my own place anymore, but have rights to 10,000 acres up the road about 10 miles. Generally take only 1 or 2 a year; two of us don't need more than that. We usually take a doe; tried horn soup once...didn't do a thing for me. Big-bodied as your 4 was, I figured he was an older animal & probably maxed out as far as rack goes. Y'all must grow 'em big down here.