backyardtndeer
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Pretty well the same here. I have killed 4 bucks and one doe that were not on my property, all the rest were killed on my little farm that I live on.
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Headhunter
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A couple.
Kirk
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Yes and No. I bought the land in 1991. The first few years were all about learning the land and how the deer reacted to pressure. Lots of trial and error. I honed in on high percentage spots and it became sort of routine. I don't pressure the land much and sort of limit my hunting to specific bucks. I miss the early days when it was all about learning. Now that I am older I value seeing deer over killing deer. I could have killed 4 different bucks last year but just ran scope video instead. I suspect I would still pull the trigger on a really big buck if it walked by.
BSK
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Because we keep changing the habitat on my place, the learning never stops! What was a super hot spot for a while suddenly goes dead because of habitat changes (and hunting pressure). We have to go find the new hot spot. A continuous learning process.
A few
Went back and counted. Started in 1982. I used to avg two a year, but have since slowed that down a bit to around one deer every other year.
I document the dates, weather, key elements, etc. But its just in a word doc and the data isn't really used for anything.
Rough count for me:
46 deer
6 Coyote (doesn't include ones I've killed in the back yard)
1 beaver
2 Fox
3 Bobcat
Forgot to count the turkeys
I document the dates, weather, key elements, etc. But its just in a word doc and the data isn't really used for anything.
Rough count for me:
46 deer
6 Coyote (doesn't include ones I've killed in the back yard)
1 beaver
2 Fox
3 Bobcat
Forgot to count the turkeys
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You forgot a partridge in a pear tree brother
BSK
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I used to keep up with it. A few years I slayed deer. I mean shot every buck and every doe that was legal. I'm over 100. But quit keeping up with it. Last several years 1 every 2 years.
That's impressive, great job!
I take a picture of every harvest and put it in photo album with the date, location, weapon and time of day. Just went trough book an broke it down , started hunting in 2016
Killed 33
Private buck 11
Private doe 13
Public buck 2
Public doe 7
Coyote 2
Bobcat 1
Shot 6 or 7 more that I never recovered
Killed 33
Private buck 11
Private doe 13
Public buck 2
Public doe 7
Coyote 2
Bobcat 1
Shot 6 or 7 more that I never recovered
I can come up with a guess, but it's only a guess. More importantly though, i was hunting with my father on the day he took his last and biggest buck. I was there the days that both my sons took there first deer, both decent bucks. I was also there the day my grandson took his first buck, though in a different stand. His daddy was with him to celebrate that moment. I'm hoping to be there as my grand daughter takes her first deer, time will tell. All in all, i have zero regrets during my deer hunting career. Although there was that one BIG boy i couldn't get a shot at. But he's another story.
Bell3wv
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This is too much like an algebra question. I think there were 4 years since 1981 that I was in a country that didn't have white-tails.
Joe2Kool
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Killed my first deer in 1997. First turkey in 2004. I keep track of kills in a spreadsheet with weapon, distance, and weather. So here goes:
49 turkeys
24 whitetail bucks
22 whitetail does
6 antelope
5 mule deer bucks
2 pigs
1 elk
49 turkeys
24 whitetail bucks
22 whitetail does
6 antelope
5 mule deer bucks
2 pigs
1 elk
Jon54
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If you are into numbers, you are doing it for the wrong reason.
Eating and numbers go hand in hand , when you dont buy any meats. The more numbers the better you eat
