And folks say you can't manage small tracts for older age bucks

whchunter

Senior Member
Got a txt from my son that he was picking up grandson's buck he got this past Thanksgiving. Told him to send me pics when he put it on the wall at the farm.

Bought my place in 2011. Just under 300 acres. A lot smaller than most hunting clubs. Killed our 1st buck in 2012. Didn't kill a buck in 2016/2017. Kids get to shoot what they want. Beyond that, we do our best to pass on all bucks less than 3 yrs old. Lose quite a few to the neighborhood each year but manage to always have a decent number of nice bucks that make it thru the season.

If you like hunting mature bucks and have been told it's a waste of time on less than a 1000 acres then take heart. You can do it. All it takes is a little trigger control.

Here's a pic of 7 of the 10 bucks that have been taken on our place since 2012. Grandson's deer from last November is bottom right.
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A lot depends on what's going on on surrounding property.
 
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