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Are you average?

matchset

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Rippinlip Veteran

Rippinlip

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Both the wife and I are slightly over the "average".

I am around 40% and the wife, being new is 33.3%.

We believe in selective harvest and chasing the "1".

Guess I have always been an average kind of guy...so this is looking up! grin

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slimngrizzly Mentor

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I assure you thats what it is trigger! And in areas allowing 5 management tags, many go unfilled.

Ive eaten tag soup PLENTY! I think for every 5 tags you DONT fill, they ought to give you a free one.

In the past few years I hardly see a deer in MN. There are literally no doe tags issues in my area.

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96trigger Grand Master

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Between turkey and deer, I eat a lot of tag soup every year. I just like to hunt whitetails. I think I pass on deer, just so I can keep hunting until the end of ML season. Being a managed area this year, I will have to be selective. I don't know what I would do if I ever tagged out early.

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DonBo Grand Master

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Average? Do you know what it means to be average? Well, you're the best of the lousiest and the lousiest of the best. grin

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sticknstring Grand Master

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For you fortunate ones that live in intensive areas and have lots of does around, I'd be willing to buy your bonus tag and tag team on a doe hunt! I've sat 3 times this year and have had does under me twice and want to draw back and shoot sooo bad, but can't! Well I could, but don't want to use my main tag on a doe. I'm sure many of you can relate. If anyone wants to help me put some straps in the freezer for my family, we'd sure appreciate it! smile

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Jason_Gundersen Enthusiast

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Don't feel bad, I am the self proclaimed worlds worst turkey hunter. I have gotten 1 jake in 10 years.

Im not much better 2 jakes in 9 years lol... But when it comes to deer I have never not filled my buck tag 12 years and counting and my total deer tally is ~35ish lost count all but 7 with the bow... Ive been fortunate to have been born into a family that is passionate for hunting but I still remember my nickname that my Grandpa used to call me when I started bowhunting "El Miss-o" frown

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