Public vs Private

[jeepguy]

Here is a   topic i feel that puts hunters who scores great public land bucks and then a hunter beats his out with a private buck in the books . I think they should be catorgized sepratley. The public land bucks should always over rule private bucks,or are they already done that way i have not seen it

[CedarPants]

I'll bite.

Is your opinion that there is no possible way that someone would have to bust their tail to score a record book buck on private land?

Does sitting for 12 hours in a tree stand and tagging out on public land make you a better hunter than someone that sits for 12 hours in a tree stand on private land?

[PolarBear]

Here is a   topic i feel that puts hunters who scores great public land bucks and then a hunter beats his out with a private buck in the books . I think they should be catorgized sepratley. The public land bucks should always over rule private bucks,or are they already done that way i have not seen it

Agree!

[CedarPants]

Here is a   topic i feel that puts hunters who scores great public land bucks and then a hunter beats his out with a private buck in the books . I think they should be catorgized sepratley. The public land bucks should always over rule private bucks,or are they already done that way i have not seen it

Agree!

So if someone goes out of their way to research land ownership, strikes up a conversation with the land owner and eventually obtains permission after having helped the land owner mend fences over the summer - then they scout countless hours to determine where to hang a stand for an ambush .... you are saying they aren't as good as you because you did it all on public land?

[jeepguy]

absolutely unfair advantage to private land . private trophys like, lance armstrong,mark mackquire,.

[jnevs23]

I hunt private land in 124, no doubt in my mind I'd have a better chance of scoring a big buck on public land in 101

[huntnphool]

absolutely unfair advantage to private land . private trophys like, lance armstrong,mark mackquire,.

I'm going to assume you are talking about whitetail.

[jeepguy]

its more about private bucks beating out public bucks DIY HUNTS.

[jeepguy]

any tail,black,white,mulie

[Jingles]

When you say private land are you talking high fence private land or just the neighbors cornfield. If you are talking high fence private land then Yes I also feel they should be categorized separately. In MY opinion high fence private land hunting isn't real hunting it is more like shooting fish in a barrel

[huntnphool]

any tail,black,white,mulie

Well if you are including mule deer you would be mistaken.

[huntnphool]

When you say private land are you talking high fence private land or just the neighbors cornfield. If you are talking high fence private land then Yes I also feel they should be categorized separately. In MY opinion high fence private land hunting isn't real hunting it is more like shooting fish in a barrel

Farming

[bobcat]

I didn't realize the record book was a competition between hunters.

"Unfair" advantage? So you don't think a person with the option of hunting private land should take advantage of that opportunity? It's still far from a guaranteed hunt. Unless you're talking about a high fence hunt.

[buck man]

Here is a   topic i feel that puts hunters who scores great public land bucks and then a hunter beats his out with a private buck in the books . I think they should be catorgized sepratley. The public land bucks should always over rule private bucks,or are they already done that way i have not seen it

I see your from the wet side. So all the tree farms and timber ground owned by a timber company is all PRIVATE ground. You may have permission to hunt it but nonetheless. So I guess that just leave national forest, blm, and state. Sounds a little stupid to me. Any buck that is not behind a high fence is a wild, hard to kill buck.

That being said a lot of my biggest bucks came from NF ground, even though I have lots of private secured. Get out there and you can secure some awesome private ground for yourself.

[jeepguy]

im not saying they shouldnt  hunt private ,im saying there should be a standard that diy public hunt animals are the  ultimate challenge and success. private gets alot differnt hunting pressure the animals are not chased nearly as much . they are left alone . private property  ,fenced unfenced gated ungated.  trophy scoring