April 2007 Updates page 2
1 April
Tough Deer Hunts
We keep anonymous hunt locations and most hunter names to keep them the beneficiaries of their own work, spirit of a self guided hunter organization, while still preserving their shared experience in pictures and hunt accounts.
Thank you for the special handwritten letter and pictures that show the tough nature of deer hunts. Good luck for spring turkey and your scouting.
4 Apr
Traveling Deer Hunters
John,
Well the monkey is finally off my back. After years of passing up 120 class bucks, I decided to finally close the book on going home empty handed. Thanks to both Johns for all your help with recommendations, returned calls, updates, etc. The club is a great organization with access to some great mid-western ground. Again, thanks you for your diligence in obtaining all the property we have access to. As strictly a whitetail hunter, it is my objective each year to harvest a wall-hanger. I have been a member since 1999 and every year with the exception of one, I have had that chance (at 140 class up, get to see a boonie most years). It just seems something always happens to help toward my lack of success especially since picking up the bow. Low shots, branches, I know you've heard the stories. There are some real fine bucks still walking thanks to me. Anyway, we'll keep trying w/the bow. The pix are of [name deleted] and my bucks from [location deleted] w/rifle in 2 days hunting. Back east my best buck has been ~125 B&C in 25 years of hunting. As mentioned earlier, I pass on bucks this size every year now because I know I'll get a shot on a deer exceeding this usually in 1 week's hunt in MAHA. We do love the mid-west, and hope to continue to keep coming for life.
Thanks again to everyone, [name and address deleted]
Thanks guys for your true, just how hard it is, account. We certainly appreciate and hope all pick up on that you two come from a big woods state of small deer to hunt the big open (shown in your pictures) of the central mid west for big deer. Far too many traveling hunters think they must be in 100 acre woodlots for the best deer hunting. We also like how you explain what reasonable expectations are about how easy big deer are to see and how difficult to harvest. Sometimes those that pay to hunt have unreasonable expectations of too good of success for too little effort. Good luck!
Sheds
Hey John,
Seeing it is that time of year, I thought I would send a picture of the shed I found 2 turkey seasons ago. It was one of those sheds you just could not miss. It without the other side and spread scores 62 inches and only has 4 points. The G2 is just over 12 inches alone. Imagine if this deer is still alive and still on his way up. What a deer it would be!!!
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Thank you for sharing a good looking shed picture. We agree that deer probably grew into a fine rack. It also gives us a chance to temper some expectations. Finding a shed every so often is just part of scouting. Coming out only looking for sheds is a waste of time. We work with those that seriously want to scout and hunt. Those that simply want to shed hunt should re-focus.
