Craig, which way are you from Menagha? We are 6 miles West.
As for a 125 inch 8 pointer. I would pass it, but there are others around us that would not. But, I have no problem with them shooting that deer either. We have no set limits by us. We talk to our neighbors and encourage them to pass small bucks. Sometimes it takes a couple years but everyone sees the results, so it catches on.
When we started our goal was to get deer to 2 1/2 years old and reduce the doe population and we were very successful at doing that. Now, we are up to 3 1/2 years old or a heavy rack with brow tines. Again, we are not that strict and don’t really have rules as what can be harvested. But, we do not party hunt so when you shoot your buck you are done and NO driving deer. If they don’t move, they don’t move.
My thought is that once a buck gets to 2 1/2 years old its insticts get much better and the more bucks you get to that age the more will grow much older. Anyhow, we have had success I believe and now have a large population of seed bucks. Now I am working hard on providing adequate protein year around so they can maximize their potential. I made a committment this year to do a lot more year around and it starts already for next year.
