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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 338967" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Bud, I understand what you are saying about ground shrinkage and the size bucks you have seen. Again I am not on here trying to pick a fight with you. I respect you and very much appreciate your sponsorship of the site. I will look forward to seeing the picture of your deer when you get it posted. </p><p></p><p>I just wanted to add that there are certain areas within most western states that historicaly produce giant deer and those are the areas I focus on. I see a lot of big deer in my travels. I know of areas divided by a mountain range where there are giant bucks on one side and have never known of a 30" class buck showing up on the other. Genetics, food, ability to survive into 5-7 year old bucks. All play a factor and some spots are just better at producing big deer than others. By what you said I saw more 30" plus bucks this year alone than you have seen in your lifetime. That is by focusing on areas that historically produce such bucks.</p><p></p><p>Last December while cow elk hunting in one morning I saw a 36" wide 225"gross nontypical buck and later the same day a 32" wide 195" gross typical buck. The snows had brought them down out of the high country in an area that produces very big deer. In november I took a buck that I said would scare 200 inches to death but not quite make it. He grossed 198" typical when we put a tape on him. This year while scouting I was glassing a large pasture that contained 30-40 nice 4x4 or better bucks. The largest was 35-36" wide and scored right at 220 typical gross. The next biggest was 32-33" wide and grossed about 205 typical, The next was 31-32" wide and grossed mid 190's typical. This was in one large pasture in a trophy producing area. The two people I was guiding were flipping out. They had never seen anything like it and were speechless. This was the week before the season. Right at daylight opening morning one shot a small buck at 600 yards with his 338-300 ultramag I built him several years ago. He said it looked huge to him. I would say it scored just over a 100. Ground shrinkage. The big bucks hid out during the season and I don't think any of them got shot. Over the three week period immediately after we had the big early snows I saw over a dozen bucks that were over 30" outside spread. Most of this was on public land anyone could hunt if they were lucky enough to draw the tag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 338967, member: 505"] Bud, I understand what you are saying about ground shrinkage and the size bucks you have seen. Again I am not on here trying to pick a fight with you. I respect you and very much appreciate your sponsorship of the site. I will look forward to seeing the picture of your deer when you get it posted. I just wanted to add that there are certain areas within most western states that historicaly produce giant deer and those are the areas I focus on. I see a lot of big deer in my travels. I know of areas divided by a mountain range where there are giant bucks on one side and have never known of a 30" class buck showing up on the other. Genetics, food, ability to survive into 5-7 year old bucks. All play a factor and some spots are just better at producing big deer than others. By what you said I saw more 30" plus bucks this year alone than you have seen in your lifetime. That is by focusing on areas that historically produce such bucks. Last December while cow elk hunting in one morning I saw a 36" wide 225"gross nontypical buck and later the same day a 32" wide 195" gross typical buck. The snows had brought them down out of the high country in an area that produces very big deer. In november I took a buck that I said would scare 200 inches to death but not quite make it. He grossed 198" typical when we put a tape on him. This year while scouting I was glassing a large pasture that contained 30-40 nice 4x4 or better bucks. The largest was 35-36" wide and scored right at 220 typical gross. The next biggest was 32-33" wide and grossed about 205 typical, The next was 31-32" wide and grossed mid 190's typical. This was in one large pasture in a trophy producing area. The two people I was guiding were flipping out. They had never seen anything like it and were speechless. This was the week before the season. Right at daylight opening morning one shot a small buck at 600 yards with his 338-300 ultramag I built him several years ago. He said it looked huge to him. I would say it scored just over a 100. Ground shrinkage. The big bucks hid out during the season and I don't think any of them got shot. Over the three week period immediately after we had the big early snows I saw over a dozen bucks that were over 30" outside spread. Most of this was on public land anyone could hunt if they were lucky enough to draw the tag. [/QUOTE]
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