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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 877732" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>backhoe, we all try to take a doe before we leave. The farmer we lease from appreciates it. Taking the does really helps in his crop loss and it helps keep the buck / doe ratio closer to a 1 to 2 or 3 scenario. I selected a nice 110 lb year and a half old doe for eating purposes. Our goal is to harvest mature 3.5 yr old or older bucks. In this area of Illinois a 2.5 yr old can easily score 125 P&Y so we upped it to 140 two years ago. We do not gun hunt this property and have not really pressured it (except for the rut) in 13 years. It is really nice to hunt lightly pressured bucks that have great genetics and age structure. Stan Potts (TV hunter) hunts the outfitters property next door. He stops in to see us every year and he was drooling over the big non-typical. There are 6 other guys in my lease. We are a close knit group that were friends before leasing the property and we have high ethical and sportsmanship standards. We used to have 9 guys but we culled 2 when they either showed signs of being unsafe, unethical or disrespected the land-owner. </p><p></p><p>One of these days I will hunt Texas. I have driven through on several occaisions and thought that hunting the brush country area would be a unique experience. I have hunted several states in the west, midwest, south and east but somehow skipped Texas. I have also hunted in Canada a few times and really enjoyed it. I have always thought that the brush country bucks would be fun to rattle in. Unlike most places in the east you can rattle a bit and move on to another location if it doesn't produce. The forested / agricultural areas here may limit you to 300 or 500 acres or even less so "moving on" is not really an option.</p><p></p><p>Maybe Bullwinkle left some offspring that will get your phone buzzing again from the BIL saying "Choote'em"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 877732, member: 1863"] backhoe, we all try to take a doe before we leave. The farmer we lease from appreciates it. Taking the does really helps in his crop loss and it helps keep the buck / doe ratio closer to a 1 to 2 or 3 scenario. I selected a nice 110 lb year and a half old doe for eating purposes. Our goal is to harvest mature 3.5 yr old or older bucks. In this area of Illinois a 2.5 yr old can easily score 125 P&Y so we upped it to 140 two years ago. We do not gun hunt this property and have not really pressured it (except for the rut) in 13 years. It is really nice to hunt lightly pressured bucks that have great genetics and age structure. Stan Potts (TV hunter) hunts the outfitters property next door. He stops in to see us every year and he was drooling over the big non-typical. There are 6 other guys in my lease. We are a close knit group that were friends before leasing the property and we have high ethical and sportsmanship standards. We used to have 9 guys but we culled 2 when they either showed signs of being unsafe, unethical or disrespected the land-owner. One of these days I will hunt Texas. I have driven through on several occaisions and thought that hunting the brush country area would be a unique experience. I have hunted several states in the west, midwest, south and east but somehow skipped Texas. I have also hunted in Canada a few times and really enjoyed it. I have always thought that the brush country bucks would be fun to rattle in. Unlike most places in the east you can rattle a bit and move on to another location if it doesn't produce. The forested / agricultural areas here may limit you to 300 or 500 acres or even less so "moving on" is not really an option. Maybe Bullwinkle left some offspring that will get your phone buzzing again from the BIL saying "Choote'em"! [/QUOTE]
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