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If I had the money for that, I would rather buy my own land to hunt on, where I could establish quality food plots, put up tree stands, blinds, and trail cameras.If I was going to pay for guided hunts, it would likely be for elk, mule deer, and moose in other states.
$5.00/lb dressed weight
Trophy blacktail can't be bought.. they can only be earned
Too bad in Canada we have no option as American citizens. No guide/No hunt But I'm not going to feel my Canadian animals are any less worthy of praise and respect just because the government forced me to work with a guide.
The neighbor kid shoots a doe or my attorney shoots a 400 bull on the San Carlos make little difference to me. If they are enjoying themselves in the sport I'm happy for them! Record books are good for nothing more than a measuring system in my mind. Shoot a book buck DIY or with a guide why in the world would I care? Not my animal so it's no business of mine. I've shot book bucks with a guide and I've taken book bucks on my own and I've been pleased with all of them or I wouldn't have taken the shot. My favorite blacktail buck harvest was a two point that no longer meets book requirements. If you are happy bowhunting I'm happy for you. Beyond that I'll worry about myself and let others worry about whatever it is that other people worry about. I think your BIL will have a great time. I hope he shoots straight and gets everything he's hoping for!
Maybe the question was worded improperly, but I feel that for the right amount of money a hunter can pay for the opportunity to hunt quality blacktails with a high chance of harvesting a buck that would make either P&Y or B&C book. For example this started with a buck that my brother-in-law with be targeting this early archery season. This buck is somewhere in the 100" range and would be his first deer harvest, and first book buck for P&Y. Another friend and I were discussing how crazy it is that my BIL will most likely harvest a P&Y buck for his first deer harvest and might not even appreciate how special that is. We then drifted the conversation to how many people might only harvest a few book blacktails in their lifetime and some might never even have the chance. So we concluded that there might be some people out there who would be willing to pay for the chance to harvest a quality buck that otherwise might be unattainable to them. With that said I was just curious who out there would be willing to pay for that opportunity, at what cost and what inch expectation.
You couldnt even pay me to shoot one of those rat deer.
Why isn't there a law that people cannot hunt in county's or areas that aren't theirs?...I'm tired of it!
I would pay exactly what I pay now, the cost of my license and tags. I'm sure it would be cool to get a record book buck, but I feel like a trophy could be any size, it just depends on the effort you had to put in or who you were with when you got it. To me, a quality buck involves alot more than what it scores on paper. My first deer was when I was 17, a little 2x3, but I was with Jackmaster, his brother, and 2 other good friends, and it was cool because they were all there with me, and that's something you always remember. Just my
Quote from: Old Man Yager on August 15, 2013, 04:55:43 PMI would pay exactly what I pay now, the cost of my license and tags. I'm sure it would be cool to get a record book buck, but I feel like a trophy could be any size, it just depends on the effort you had to put in or who you were with when you got it. To me, a quality buck involves alot more than what it scores on paper. My first deer was when I was 17, a little 2x3, but I was with Jackmaster, his brother, and 2 other good friends, and it was cool because they were all there with me, and that's something you always remember. Just my AH YES, the good ole days, i do miss those times, things sure have changed alot since then, mainly do to predators, but thats a differant subject in itself. those were the times, it is funny now because we are both teachn are youngsters on the same piece of dirt are dads taught us, thats the meaning of a trophy
Quote from: Button Nubbs on August 15, 2013, 05:50:53 PMI wouldn't feel a sense of accomplishment. I like doing things myself. JmhoButton I'm not picking on you here, several others have had comments not to different form yours. I am betting most of you that have made these comments have never hired a guide. Unless you are hunting what is basically a game farm in Texas or something hiring a guide usually isn't some slam dunk thing where they just put you in front of a trophy animal. The first and foremost reason I would hire a guiding service today is to get me packed into the area I want to be, not to mention they will have camp set up which is also nice. We used to own horses and have all the stuff to do a pack in trip. I like horses but can't say I loved them enough to commit to the year round care they need. I did the math and I could (I don't) pretty much hire an outfitter every year for the price of owning horses year round. The other thing a guide does is give you the knowledge of an area you don't know. Most of us have areas we have hunted for years and know how to be successful but still have to hunt hard to do so, it's nice to have somebody along in a new area to give some knowledge on it. I have talked to guys that have gone one guided trips that said they were the hardest hunts of their lives. The guides expected them to get out and hunt and put the work in they never did on their own.
I wouldn't feel a sense of accomplishment. I like doing things myself. Jmho
Makes no sense. Do you work for a Timber Company trying to figure out how much they can get for trophy hunting?To me if you pay for a trophy buck then it is worth exactly what you pay for it. Do your homework, scout, and hunt hard and it is priceless. Personalty I am never impressed with a big buck or bull that someone paid big bucks to hunt. Show me a decent low scoring bull with a story of a hard hunt, learning the hard way, and putting it all together and I am impressed.
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