Settings aren’t the only thing that determine how aggressively I hunt a buck. His personality plays a big role, too. Some bucks are homebodies. If they have all they could want and need within a relatively small area, the homebody types stay home more than others. Will that buck follow a hot doe’s trail outside his safety zone? Sure, but he’ll gravitate to the areas within his range that already offer does.
When such a buck has his daylight core area on my ground, and I control the hunting pressure, I tend to handle him with great care, nipping at the edges of his core area from low-impact stands. After all, if I don’t kill him myself, odds are he’ll be there next season, and possibly be even bigger.
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