Dream big

JLDemo said:

It would all depend on where the LE tag would take place, whether it be in your home state or out-of-state. I feel that if I draw a LE in my home state, I'd be more willing to hold out, out-of-state is a bit different. Traveling makes it a little harder for me to scout and really put the time in on the ground. But then again I wouldn't shoot a dink and would hold out for a mature animal even if hunting out-of-state. Sure I'd like to get a booner sometime, but I have a hard time passing if I get a chance at a mature animal within bow range. This is how I view things with my current applications, if I were to draw one:

Wyoming: Elk/Deer-I'll hold out for that jaw dropper, I can hunt general areas and take respectable animals. Antelope-I hold out to a point, but I enjoy the meat far more than speed goat skulls. Moose/Mtn Goat/Big Horn-I'll probably be old by the time I get one of these tags and in all likelihood, I'll probably be retired by then and have all the time in the world, or so I think.

Utah: Deer-I'll do my best to take a mature animal, this is the tag I'll be chasing bragging rights.

NM: Elk/Deer- I won't go crazy on the hold out, but there's some dandy animals running around down there.

Maine: Moose-I'll take whatever is legal.

KS: I've received this tag multiple times, I've never held out for those marketed booners. I've taken a few very respectable bucks on public ground down there, mostly in the 130-140 range and they taste damn good. I don't wait for those monsters here because it seems that a vast majority of the quality ground is leased by outfitters. But they can't lease the public, so that's where I go. Pictured is the buck I took the last time had the KS tag, unit 13 public ground, 2015. (hunted all of two full days DIY)

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jmgraham1986 said:

Is your first name Jason and you're a 2w2?

-Jon

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