So if you could buy anywhere as a non-resident after trophy deer

If I remember correctly the GM executives own 30 square miles in north east michigan. They would go to the local town and recruit people to do deer drives. I was told they had a fleet of Chevy blazers to ride around. I was never able to check it out.
 
Barndog56 said:
I'd want something I can't luck into at home, a big buck still in velvet.

I believe Kentucky has a season early enough to get a velvet buck, not sure what other states do?
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Wyoming.
 
matinc said:
If I remember correctly the GM executives own 30 square miles in north east michigan. They would go to the local town and recruit people to do deer drives. I was told they had a fleet of Chevy blazers to ride around. I was never able to check it out.
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matinc said:
I bet they shoot hi capacity magazines out of auto loading rifles and 40 power scopes too. Puke. Puke....PUKE!
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100 acres for hunting ground around here is not realistic for the average working class.
It would cost as much as a second home or more.
 
gjs4 said:
Just one of those what if's .....but you cant move there and lets look at it from a blue collar w2 purchase power perspective (not 10M Powerball spend). So lets say 75-100ac. Where and what does it look like?

I am tied between OH, IL and KS. Oh s closest and feel a timbered 100 near ag could be cut for bedding, a couple plots and some water holes added. IL seems to offer that great ag with cover as a commodity. KS is just the last hold out where mature deer are prevalent and id go on the eastern edge of central mixed ag and riparian mix. Topography that condenses deer travel and offers a few no-brainer entry-exits would be key on all three. Ideally near varied grains and plots would be clover/chicory with maybe some brassica portions.
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I’d either have to move or quit hunting. I’ve owned land 2.5 hrs away and 45 mins away. I’ll not own hunting land over an hour away again. My other interests and priorities don’t allow for the time required to enjoy it.
 
ND opens early enough to have velvet bucks. Personally i think most velvet antlered taxidermy looks shitty and I dont long for another thing to take care of after the kill.
 
Wind Gypsy said:
ND opens early enough to have velvet bucks. Personally i think most velvet antlered taxidermy looks shitty and I dont long for another thing to take care of after the kill.
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My son has a velvet buck on the wall. Just antlers on a plaque. Looks good and no maintenance.
 
gjs4 said:
The ME one, sarcastic or not, was another outlier.
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No sarcasm intended. I am not an antler hunter. In the Northeast tracking tradition a 200+ lb. buck is typical what is considered to be a trophy, regardless of what it has for antlers. And you don't need land or food plots to grow them. You just need hundreds of square miles of vast, Northern forests typical of Maine, and a little camp out of which to hunt them.

Now of course, if I saw 2 equal bucks of the same size standing side by side I'd certainly shoot the one with bigger antlers. But yes, for me Jackman, Maine would be the dream.
 
Catscratch said:
My son has a velvet buck on the wall. Just antlers on a plaque. Looks good and no maintenance.
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I was under the impression that velvet antlers warranted extra care until the taxidermist got them to keep things looking best?
 
Wind Gypsy said:
I was under the impression that velvet antlers warranted extra care until the taxidermist got them to keep things looking best?
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It was early season, hot, and a school night... we took it straight to the processor who is also a taxidermist. I think he said he injected stuff under the velvet and that it's easy to do, but I've never tried it myself. A friend has done a couple himself as well as a caribou. Says it's not hard.
 
You can buy that stuff yourself. I would definitely buy some and have it with you if that is your intention
 
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