Two Pope and Young Bucks from 6 Acres

By Justin Stakes

By John E. Phillip

USA -(AmmoLand.com)- I had permission to hunt a 6-acre piece of property several years ago.

I took two bucks that made the Pope and Young record book there, during 3 consecutive years. (I no longer have that property, because the land was developed, and the woods are no longer there).

Actually all I need to hunt deer is a small piece of property to hunt where I can see 40 yards or less. If that 40-yard circle of land has a pinch point or a bottleneck, you’ll see more deer than if you have 100 or 200 acres, since all the deer on either side will pass within bow range of the pinch point at some time. Too, if no one else hunts that small pinch point, the woods on either side become sanctuaries where big bucks go to dodge hunting pressure. That’s exactly what happened with that magic 6 acres that produced six Pope & Young bucks in 3 years.

This property was a little community of 20 landowners, and one landowner granted permission for me to hunt his …Read the Rest

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