I'm not sure I understand the new guy not allowed to hunt the first day thing. If he kills the biggest buck on the planet - who cares? It's obvious the buck had been there in previous years and eluded all the established members, or maybe wandered in from outside the lease.

The other thing about newbie luck is that they dont know the established hunter patterns and hunt wherever they want. I've seen more than a couple times these 'unorthodox' tactics end up putting the newbie onto older bucks that have figured out the hunter patterns. What happens if he shoots Big Hank in year 2 - is that acceptable? If your goal is to bring in a good guy, I think you are sending the wrong message.


Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.