I will let you know when I find one hehe. Been on a bender lately, putting my bow tags on scrub bucks the last three years. I have been enjoying the young venison immensely. I need a twelve step intervention program to get me back on track with shooting mature deer. Maybe when the kids head off to college I will have the time to devote again.
........that deer wouldn't make 120" even if you used my brother's tape measure. Looks 109-112"....probably 2.5 years old? Two or three more years of cooking needed.
Those people in pics maybe happy but it might be all they know. Like a trib snagger that one day catches a king on a wire diver. Epiphany. I would feel cheated out of the chess match if I hunted penned deer. I made it a point of emphasis to hunt state land. I love the challenge. No bait. No trail cams. Just what is behind the ears and instinct.
Jerry I know you have been known for high level excitation at the back of the boat but you must have a serious case of buck-sighting fever because all I see are a pile of apples. If there was a deer in the picture it's size would be difficult to gauge due bloating from apple gas
Brian, I was thinking the same thing. Using more "efficient" less labor intensive 2 year old King sperm may increase fertilization rates and therefore less work for hatchery workers BUT is a horrible idea for the genetic well being of the species going forward. Their methods are artificially selecting for two year old spawners to pass on their genes instead of the biggest and strongest. We got one hatchery.........get it right!!
Anyone notice less birds stocked this year? What is usually a war zone, the state park I was at yesterday was unusually quiet. I ate pheasant last night but only two flushes in morning hunt.
It would be nice to allow for "deputizing" trained persons to help blanket a tributary (with a DEC officer on site) during the runs. Go trib by trib and set down the law of the land.