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bird_dog · October 17, 2012, 07:08 AM

I've been hunting for 25 years...

I've shot 1-5 deer every year with bow, muzzloader, rifle, shotgun and, most recently, handguns -- never had a year without at least a doe. At one point I know my biggest buck was my 25th set of antlers...but he wasn't my last. At least 2-3 smaller bucks since then. I've since lost track.

And being introduced to the sport by a family of meat hunters (I hate that term, but it fits!), I killed many, many does for each of those 25 bucks, as a young guy I would fill the older guys' tags so they had meat. I'm GUESSING somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 deer total, but I'm not sure. Probably pretty close. Possibly a bit more.

October 17, 2012, 07:08 AM	#35
bird_dog Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2004 Posts: 225	I've been hunting for 25 years... I've shot 1-5 deer every year with bow, muzzloader, rifle, shotgun and, most recently, handguns -- never had a year without at least a doe. At one point I know my biggest buck was my 25th set of antlers...but he wasn't my last. At least 2-3 smaller bucks since then. I've since lost track. And being introduced to the sport by a family of meat hunters (I hate that term, but it fits!), I killed many, many does for each of those 25 bucks, as a young guy I would fill the older guys' tags so they had meat. I'm GUESSING somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 deer total, but I'm not sure. Probably pretty close. Possibly a bit more.