Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Bass1]
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09/29/22 06:36 PM
09/29/22 06:36 PM
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Willy Firewood
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Beautiful buck for that habitat and the number of hunters. Very little to no agriculture to bulk them up. Forty-some years ago I shot my first buck in a similar habitat in Pennsylvania, but with a bow from a treestand at an intersection of runs. It was smaller, but was good for the area.
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Mainelogger]
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09/29/22 06:56 PM
09/29/22 06:56 PM
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Crowfoot
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We haven't had any good tracking snow until late December after deer season in the past 2 years in Maine. Big woods deer hunting is the only way I like to hunt. Trekking off with a compass and a rifle. No trail cameras. Or food plots. Or deer feeders. No sounds of traffic or other hunters stepping on your toes. This kind of deer hunting requires you to use real woodsmanship skills and all of your senses. It's just down right good for the soul! That's just my style too ! ... with a muzzle loader. Refreshing to see that post, logger, Thanks
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Bass1]
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09/29/22 07:04 PM
09/29/22 07:04 PM
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Crowfoot
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How many of you hunt mountain bucks, pick up a fresh track and hunt it down. I haven't had much opportunity since then and living in the Tug Hills of NY there is ample opportunity. I am starting to collect my SS check beginning in November at full retirement age and I intend to cut some buck tracks this fall. I am really getting pumped, haven't felt this way in years. This buck easily went 200lb+ and is currently on my office wall. That is a nice deer, never see a 200 lb'er around here. Too many now to try to follow one track, but would love to do that. Hope you stay healthy and enjoy your retirement for many years to come ! Cheers ! Oh, meant to say, not sure where Tug hills is, but i went from watertown to ogdensburg at 1 - 3 Am one fall. The bucks in road were spectacular, Lucky I never hit one (or more).
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Bass1]
#7681959
09/29/22 09:31 PM
09/29/22 09:31 PM
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bucksnbears
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That buck don't look even close to 200#s? Looks like a 2 year old (maybe " 170#s? Sorry, but have seen 100's of deer weighed.
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Bass1]
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09/30/22 07:54 AM
09/30/22 07:54 AM
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Willy Firewood
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Squash - that is a real brute! Was going to hunt NW Ontario one year and something blew up with the guide/outfitter. Have never been there and he provided a great home base and area and ongoing success as witnessed by others. Never pursued new arrangements and regret it.
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: Bass1]
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09/30/22 07:57 AM
09/30/22 07:57 AM
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Budzmtn
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Great buck. I really enjoy tracking on our mountains in Potter County Pa. nothing like mountain hunting. The only thing I enjoy more is cutting bear tracks and following them. They can really put some distance on quick.
Noob trying not to do noob things Loudoun, Va North Central Pa.
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Re: Hunting Mountain Bucks
[Re: bucksnbears]
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09/30/22 04:53 PM
09/30/22 04:53 PM
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elkaholic
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That buck don't look even close to 200#s? Looks like a 2 year old (maybe " 170#s? Sorry, but have seen 100's of deer weighed.
I won't comment on the weight. Can't see enough of the body. But for a PA mountain buck that is a typical 3.5/4.5 year old.
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