Southern Bucks

[killzone]

I have read an article on one of those major outdoor mags, claiming that southern white tail bucks are smarter than the ones in the north,east and west.

Do you agree with that statement? Why?

 

[Byron Quick]

I can't say. All of the bucks that I have killed have been in the South. I don't have anything to compare it to.

After about two years old, they are pretty smart. Before that, they're pretty dumb.

I can tell you this. In Georgia, if you're in a stand with good fields of view...the odds are low on seeing a big buck.

Friend of mine killed a nice ten point two years ago. Using a stand where I told him there was a chance of a good buck. Only one problem...about four seconds max to acquire a sight picture and shoot. He got the buck...after sitting for three hours with a shotgun shouldered and resting on the guard rail.

Reckon that I'm a lazy hunter. I knew the spot and knew what it would take. I just wasn't ready to sit for hours with a shouldered weapon.

The biggest part of any hunt though is staying in the woods.

 

[1911 guy]

Dunno, but

it might have something to do with the cover available to them and our increased difficulty in navigating it well.