When joining a new hunting club, I'm all for wanting to know that there have been some trophy bucks taken in the previous season......but not ALL of them! I understand the disloyalty that this group felt after loosing the rights to this piece of property due to a higher bidder, but sometimes the results are more detrimental than the disgust at the time.

From the way I see this one, there are roughly 25 breeder bucks that have been taken from this piece of property which would mean that it will take at a minimum of 5 years to make it back to a manageable state with mature deer, and that's without any hunting on the property. Odds are this property will never make it back to what it once was. These folks had the lease for a sum odd 20 years.If one buck breeds 10 does, that's a potential of 500 yearlings being spawned from a trophy bloodline. If half of those were yearling bucks, there would be 250 potential trophy class animals added each year. I would say that roughly 100 of those could reach maximum potential with a management program.

I realize the way it appears. If there are 250 bucks born each year, there should be no problem. BUT, how many people do you know that sets a lease standard of a 150 class deer when there are only a handful of them scattered abroad. Suddenly, your trophy standard has been compromised to a 120 class 8 point, which is good, but not full potential.

I don't know if this was a staged picture or not. It would seem to be, however, it still brings a good point to the table. If we are only trying to manage our hunting land for OUR benefit and these things keep happening, then what will our children do? They will have to start all over. It's just a shame to me! Sometimes the overall cause is greater than the personal vendetta resolve.