I consider myself to be a very unselfish person. But it's a little different when it comes to this topic. On my farm where I and 15 other people hunt I am the only one that scouts. If I saw a huge buck on my trail cam, which sad to say I haven't yet, I would probably keep it to myself.

I have offered to others to help me scout and they show little interest. Therefore I'll save the locations of the big boys for myself. But If I have a brother come in town then I would probably give him a heads up because it would make me happier if one of them got a monster probably even more so than if I did.

I would be happy to share a photo of a 200in buck with my friends AFTER I shoot the deer. It's not that I'm against my buddies shooting big deer but a photo like that might attract the wrong crowd.

I have my select buddies that get priviledged info from me. I am completely confident they would never spread the word beyond themselves and I'm also positive they would never go after the buck unless they're hunting with me. I would do the same for them. In my opinion, if you don't have a group of guys you can trust with stuff like that, I'd question how good of hunting buddies you have. I've been hunting and fishing with mine since we were old enough to hunt without parental supervision. Those boys are brothers to me and we love to share info we find, never crossing into someone's find unless asked.

Unless its a selct few longtime hunting friends I keep pics and good areas to myself. Try to be nice to someone and help them fill a tag and the next year they have everyone and their dog up there. A neighbour found a huge shed couple years ago and despite warnings to be quiet told a few people and by next season the whole area was overrun by trespassers and road hunters. no manners anymore when big buck$ are involved.

I have no problem sharing a picture of a huge deer...after I kill it. I have some very untrustworthy neighbors who I do not want to know what kind of deer we have this year.

I know several who i would NOT show it to, but i'd enlist my best hunting buddy or two to try the stack the odds in OUR favor.

Their are only two ways id share a photo like this. One, as im showing the deceased buck off, and two, too the people who i know would try to sneek in on it, but of course i would change its location.

I laugh at people who insist on ecroaching on someone elses area because they have heard or seen a big buck there. If they were a true hunter, they would know of one that was in an area where they could hunt with permission. One big buck somewhere doesn't mean that there might not be a bigger one where you hunt. Get off your A$$ and do your own scouting and managment, and be a true sportsman. It is sad that someone has to conceal a picture of a beautiful trophy to try and keep trespassers away.

I learned that you shouldn't share your photos if you wish to hunt alone. I had a 160 class buck on a trail cam and showed it to a few "freinds". Opening day of archery I could not be in the woods due to prior commitments (my wedding). Monday morning as I sat in my stand and the sun came up I noticed a sent wick about 30 yards off. After further investigation I found a scent bomb and climber marks a a tree very near to my stand.
I haven't seen the buck since and haven't heard of anyone dropping a nice buck up there. So maybe I assume too much.

i use to tell stuff like that to a friend..at least i thought he was,, till he trys to move in on you every time,, come to find out he would crawl in your treestand if he could,,since me and a brother of mine quit discussing that kid of stuff with him he aint got a big one since,but now hes moved right back in to a hunting spot of mine ,soon as he found out where i was hunting at,,and his excuse is,well you dont own it,,well you know what he would never hear about another deer i ever seen again as long as i live,,

let me see what you guys think about that some body with a gun moving in on your bowhunting spot that you had for years and soon as it was found out he did what i said

About ten years ago my son and I videoed a huge deer in our food plot. The kids were under orders to discuss this with no one. We finally showed the tape to others(five years later). If they are average deer I would show my neighbors and friends ,if it was an exceptional deer it would be a family secret.But Jim and Del I will include you since I`m from Md.

Only family and the landowner.

I know even my dad sells me out, tells people where i'm hunting, what i'm seeing, etc. It's not malicious, just the opposite, but i do have to be careful what i tell him or show him and others too. When you say "Just between us..." people hear 'tell everyone and tell them to tell someone'

ive got picures of some body by my tree stand that isnt even suspose to be hunting there ,but they allways seem to move in on you,that is as guranteed as the sun comming up tomorrow morning

I like to share interesting pictures, but not all large pictures. However, I am not afraid to show huge pictures to people who have no idea were I hunt.

I doubt I would say anything, and not because it's a huge deer. The fact is out of the people I hunt with I am the only one who is out scouting, morning and evening, and setting feeders and stands (just to have them ask me later in the season if the can hunt from them). I am not a trophy hunter but I would like my efforts to pay off. If one would help me or have a mutual work ethic I probably would be okay with telling them I have a nice deer picked out. (Every situation and year is different)

I don't know how you could share with fellow hunters. I hunt with a lot of my family, but I think when it comes down to it we wouldn't share the hunting secrets of our woods. We do push and hunt areas together a lot, but at the same time I think some things are best left unmentioned.

Ross
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Call me stupid, but I like to share my pictures. I cover a lot of public ground and get plenty of pictures of good public land bucks. These pictures go a long way toward keeping us excited about deer season and what we might see. The next best thing to me killing a good buck is my family and friends killing a good buck.