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    Ultimate Waterhole

    Did you kill the buck from that set up? Any thoughts on putting your water next to your food? Obviously some don’t do that but it seems to me it would be beneficial.
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    Management plan review - input for food plot locations

    I would have a minor concern with the deer bedding in that patch of woods west of your cabin and having to cross your neighbors to get to your food. Does the CRP actually hold deer?
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    Valid point. I agree.
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    Your last statement proves my point. No one should ruin their hunt by chasing ghosts. Killing 3 year olds in a heavily pressured are > complaining about the DNR/neighbor/predators and shooting nothing. Removing any standard from myself has made hunting for me what it was like when I was a kid...
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    Are you guys more impressed with someone who kills a 3 year old, the oldest buck in the neighborhood, in a high pressure area, or a 4 year old buck in a prime spot that also has 5 year olds running around? Some of the 2 and 3 year olds I have killed mean more to me than the 4 year olds because...
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    Even with all of the information out there to ‘not judge by antlers’, it is what everyone falls back to. With that, I believe most guys screw up or down to fit their narrative.
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    Did you have his teeth sent in?
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    I bet that guy complains about you under his breath.
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    Trying to teach them right

    It’s been a long time since I have posted on this forum but with recent success I have revived my passion for land management and hunting. Two years in a row I was lucky enough to get our top target buck. My dad has invested hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars so I can show up and shoot...
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    That is a great way to look at it. What’s wrong with shooting a 2 or 3 year old if they are the biggest buck in your area? If we were all focused solely on 4.5+ year old bucks we would pay money to hunt in areas that have them. Then, those areas would get burned out.
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    Predator proofing a property

    I have the same predators you have. Seeing them is always a concern and yes, the wolves love to run our roads. I don’t like seeing them but in all honesty they haven’t negatively impacted our hunting as much as I would have thought. I agree with the statement about nutrition as well. I would...
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    Age?

    Thanks guys. Video was the day after rifle season closed here in MN. Assuming he survives the winter I should be targeting him next year.
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    Buck numbers year to year

    As for buck numbers, I have been running trail cameras since 2005 and have seen our numbers fluctuate from as low as 13 to as high as 25 for our 280 acres (in MN). There have been years that we only see a single 3 year old and other years we have multiple 4 year olds. There are a lot of factors...
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    Age?

    The body and rack don’t seem to match but I have my personal guess. What do others think?
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    Age?

    Any thoughts on how old he might be?
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