Free: Contests & Raffles.
Some of the better bucks at one of my spots , 2 are getting a pass as I think they have potential to be special . These 2 get a pass from me
very few get to hunt these deer, maybe 1 other guy and lots of property around them thats off limits. Winter is almost a non factor for them, predators are pretty limited also. There is a cat in the area, but yet to see him in this area and seems to be staying higher up on the mtits always a risk that one takes, but to kill a 170 buck you cant kill them when they are 140. Its worked more times then not for me over the last 20 years passing a buck or just not hunting them. I can only recall about 4-5 bucks that I thought had super potential that I knew were killed by hunters or just never showed the next year.