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Let them grow?
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Let them grow?
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Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
I don't disagree with you as far as growth is concerned. I guess I was more interested in how it would impact age structure and distribution among bucks within a population. It's pretty clear that traditional APR's impact both age class structure and genetics, just not in the way that most... -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
Yes, the impact that traditional APR's have on deer is pretty clear. However, my original post did not propose a traditional APR. Habit loss and fragmentation through the form of human development can have pretty significant impacts on deer herd health as well. I often feel that hunters often... -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
The focus would not be solely on growing bigger. I think we all know what to do if one wants bigger deer. The focus would be two-fold, growing some big deer while maintaining some opportunity. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
I definitely agree with you about opportunity, which is why I thought of the idea in the first place. Do those units in southern Utah offer more "management" tags than they do actual LE tags? Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
I like the phrase opportunity hunt. I think that sums up my idea pretty well. I would be interested to see it implemented somewhere in order to see what kind of population level impacts it may have. For all our sakes let's hope they're reading the regs better than they read my original post... -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
Again, this does apply to traditional APR's but perhaps not to what I proposed. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
I definitely see what you're saying about killing the younger age class. However, aren't the younger age classes the ones with higher mortality rates anyways? By being more liberal with younger bucks tags one could potentially be dipping into the realm of compensatory take. Sent from my Pixel... -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
I definitely see what you're saying about APR's and their impacts. However, my original post proposed a different type of APR, not the type you're discussing. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
Yeah, something of that nature. Say a 2 point or smaller buck tag and an any buck tag. In this case the 2 point or smaller tag would be given out more liberally while the any buck tag would be more restricted. I am in no way advocating for this, just curious about the impacts. Sent from my... -
Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions
Reading and listening to all this info about APR's recently got me thinking. What kind of impact do you all think a point restriction on larger bucks would have on a mule deer population (Buck age class, total numbers, etc...)? By larger bucks I mean a restriction such as 3 point or smaller... -
Bucks over 30"
I think you mean Kyles good looks. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Ruger M77 Hawkeye Synthetic Stock
I've currently got a left handed Ruger M77 Hawkeye with a beautiful walnut stock but I've been thinking about swapping it out for a synthetic stock. Does anyone have any suggestions for a left handed synthetic stock that would fit that gun. Left handed aftermarket stocks seem pretty rare and... -
Guess the Score
The split eye guards and then two 2 The two split eye guards and then two 2 inch droppers that hang off the back of his 3 side. They're hard to see in the pictures. -
Guess the Score
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Guess the Score
Just got this buck back from the taxidermist. With his extra points he went pretty much 170 even, according to the taxidermist. Thank you all for the feedback! Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Guess the score
No way of ever knowing but I'm still curious. What do ya'll think this buck from the 70's would score. Also, how wide do ya'll think he is. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk -
Guess the Score
This is my 2023 archery buck. Didn't have a chance to score him before I sent him off to get euro'd so curious what ya'll think he would gross. 28 inches wide.
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