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Re: Big Buck Project
[Re: BSK]
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09/30/12 07:39 AM
09/30/12 07:39 AM
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I really do think people need to take a long hard look at the motivations behind this growing antler score obsession. Why does it really matter to hunters? Is it is a personal test of hunting skill, or is it more about a peer-related motivation ("Let's whip them out and see who's is bigger")? What's the difference between a mature buck that scores 120 and 170? And yes, I know some smart-ass will say 50 inches, but that's my point. Is a 170 mature buck harder to kill than a 120 mature buck? Who is it that a hunter is worried will looking down their nose at the 120-inch mature buck he/she just killed? I'll bet it isn't themselves. Well said and good points. As Americans and humans we are a competitive bunch. Antler size has always been the measuring stick. Now with the TV super stars on the outdoor networks it's in peoples face and they gotta have theirs. Personally the bucks I like the most are the "total package". Age, body size,antlers and the ones I have to really think to kill. Is it wrong to shoot a buck because he has large antlers, no, I do think there is a problem when hunters become obsessed with it. There is a fine line, some can't walk it. IMHO You're up kinda early on a Sunday morning. 
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