Conversation with Jeff: on WMA’s, Public Land Hunting, Getting Started-”The Pass-Out Buck”
Filed under: Bow Hunting, Deer Hunting, Dogs, Gun, Hunting, Medium Game, Muzzle Loader, Primitive Weapon, Rifles, Scent, Weapon, Whitetail Trophy
I first met Jeffrey during the 2002-2003 deer season. He and my son were friends. They were about 18 years old and just graduated from high school. During visits, Jeff expressed interest in hunting, and would I take him out with me "sometime". I let him use a decent little rifle, a .44 magnum Marlin lever action with a 2.5X scope mounted and sighted-in, shooting 180 grain bullets at around 1800 fps-more than adequate out to 150 yards or so. I had Jeff take the Hunter Safety course, required by Mississippi state law for a license by hunters born after 1972,...
Trophy Whitetails: BIG BUCKS/High Dollar Business
Filed under: Bow Hunting, Deer Hunting, Gun, Hunting, Medium Game, Muzzle Loader, Preserves and Outfitters, Primitive Weapon, Rifles, Weapon, Whitetail Trophy
"BIG BUCKS", in all senses of the phrase-both the high dollar payouts by hunters, and the big income for the preserves and/or outfitters-and too, the reason for it all, the big whitetail bucks themselves: If YOU want one, be ready to spend, big time! I checked the websites of a couple of the better known pay-for-play preserves and outfitters. The approximate, average going rate for a decent trophy whitetail in the 145" Boone & Crockett size runs around $3,500.00 to $4,000.00 base cost. Add to that expense the mandatory tips, meat and trophy processing, non-resident licenses and fees, taxes, transportation to and from...
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