re: Looking for Hunting Clubs or Leases near BR

Most of the places I've hunted have been the 8pt or better 14" inside spread, with most of the surrounding properties hunting equal or similar. EVERY year someone shoots a 1.5 year old deer that is a pencil thin 8 pt at 14".

I've shot some deer that are 4.5yo or better... not one of them is a 140" deer. I don't think you need to put Giles Island type restrictions on members to get good deer, and when you try to put that on 500-800 acres it's very hard to achieve, if possible to get more than 2-3 max.

I think it's harder to get a group of people to agree what is a cull buck (160lb cow horn spike excluded), when you have a 140" rule than it is to agree on what's a shooter 3.5-4.5yo buck