how often do you bag a mature buck?

Unread postby **hunter_mike** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:01 pm

never.... I have never even shot at one :doh:

Unread postby **BassBoysLLP** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:13 pm

2 seasons now. I'm not complaining. I passed a lot of nice mature bucks along the way. It is still a BLAST and that is all that matters IMHO. Really want to start capturing some of these bucks on film, still or video. I plan to do more of that in 2014. I love hunting.

Unread postby **Dewey** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:40 pm

I only killed one that I consider mature at 4+ years old so my answer would be not very often.

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Unread postby **Zap** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:09 pm

Killed three over 4 since 2006, I think.
Its hard to be exact on age even with sending the jaw to dnr.

Unread postby **Stanley** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:02 pm

I honestly don't know for sure how often I kill a 4.5 year old buck and older. I have killed quite a few that I had a history with so I would know the age for sure. I have also killed quite a few that I have no history with. I kind of go by antler size to select what I kill. So I can't make an accurate statement on how often I kill a mature. I have not killed an immature 1.5 year old buck for decades I do know that. I can't even tell you off hand how many bucks I have killed that field dressed 200 lbs + and I weigh all of the bucks I kill. If I were to guess it would be somewhere around 15 - 20.

Unread postby **keb** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:51 am

I'm prob not very good at age, but have a crack at 3.5 year or older every year based on my obervations. My sucess rate is 3 out the last 5 years. But have a crack each year.

Unread postby **mkuf79** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:20 am

I've been hunting the big woods of northern WI since 1991 and a few years in MN. I shot my first 3.5 year old in 2002. Since then I've taken or had a shot at a 3.5+ every year since then (11 of 12 years harvested). But only 2 I know for sure were 4.5+. I'd say most of my 3.5s dress out in the 180-205 lb range. Both of the older ones dressed out around 207-212.

Unread postby **brkissl82** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:31 am

Never even seen a 4.5 yr old while in stand

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