YOUR Buck?

[Bushape]

I should have clarified...the two properties I mentioned in my previous post are not leased by clubs but by individual people...so I can see where a club, with multiple members, would be more challenging than working with a individual.

Regardless, congrats on getting others to go along with your management plans.

 

[DeerCamp]

I think when you do habitat work, plant food plots, and have history with a deer, it's easy to feel like you have some "ownership" in the same but different way I would feel about raising kids. You don't really "own" them, but you're invested.

Especially if you've passed a particular deer and "could have".

Certainly helps, as in the authors case, when you get to help recover the deer and listen to details of the hunt and how excited and thankful he was.

 

[Headhunter]

One reason cameras don't appeal to me. I figured out a long time ago, many time, you need to see what bucks your neighbors have on camera and same for them. During the rut, when bucks are most easily not only seen, but killed, bucks cover a lot of ground. I learned a long time ago when I kept hearing, we never saw that buck, never had him on camera, etc. and they were AMAZED of that, that actually that is how it works much of the time.

 

[Headhunter]

I try not to concern myself with what any of my neighbors shoot, other than to congratulate them if they get a good one. It's not my buck till I put it on the ground and tag it.

This right here is how it should be.

 

[Headhunter]

For me, the greatest thing about cameras and sharing pics, I don't because I don't use cameras, so I don't have any pics to share.

 

[Outdoor Enthusiast]

One reason cameras don't appeal to me. I figured out a long time ago, many time, you need to see what bucks your neighbors have on camera and same for them. During the rut, when bucks are most easily not only seen, but killed, bucks cover a lot of ground. I learned a long time ago when I kept hearing, we never saw that buck, never had him on camera, etc. and they were AMAZED of that, that actually that is how it works much of the time.

Yeah this is true; bucks certainly travel a long ways during the rut.

For me, the best thing about trail cameras is the fun and anticipation of running/checking them. I have a good time placing them in different places and trying to get pictures of deer (especially bucks). It adds to my hunting experience.