Shooter or let him grow?
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Craig
18-Sep-18
He’s a mature deer just wondering if I should let him live one more year if he makes it past all the other hunters that is.
From: Buskill
18-Sep-18
Do what ya feel seems like good advice. If you are pleased with his harvest now you can’t go wrong .
From: Deebz
18-Sep-18
I'd shoot him for sure...but I don't really have control over much ground. That deer wouldn't make it past anybody else who hunts around me...
From: greg simon
18-Sep-18
If that is hard horn he has good mass. ^^^what he said^^^
From: carcus
18-Sep-18
Shoot him with a bow
From: APauls
18-Sep-18
From a fellow Manitoban I can’t pass that...
From: Thornton
18-Sep-18
His ears laid back make him look bigger but I do think he might be a shooter.
From: IdyllwildArcher
18-Sep-18
Nice mass on that buck. I think most people would shoot him given the chance.
EDIT: Thorton's right about the ears and his appearance in that picture.
From: Fuzzy
19-Sep-18
it's hard to tell from the picture, but that deer appears to be composed mostly of venison. So yeah shoot.
From: BowhuntKS
19-Sep-18
CHOOT'EM!!!
From: Ollie
19-Sep-18
Only you can answer that question. And if you are asking others for advice, you already know your answer.
From: Mike-TN
19-Sep-18
Hard to tell from pic but if you think he is mature then I don’t see the point in letting him walk. I do have ground that I control and am able to somewhat manage the age that deer are harvested. We try to shoot 4 yr old or older. It seems to be working pretty good for us.
From: Shawn
19-Sep-18
It all depends on you, if you know there are bigger deer where you hunt you may pass. If it would be your best buck ever than you shoot. Where I hunt in NY he is a shooter for sure. Any buck over 120"s is a great deer here! Shawn
From: M.Pauls
19-Sep-18
It depends on what your goal is. If you are wanting to kill a higher scoring buck than that, and he looks young, let him pass. If he’s got a big ol sway back and looks like he’s on a pension, I’d let the string drop either way.
From: Craig
19-Sep-18
From: Craig
19-Sep-18
Here is another I’ll see what he looks like from the stand but he’s running with another that looks to be close to the same as him.
From: Craig
19-Sep-18
Well boys I got lucky enuf to see both bucks tonight I drew my bow back and crab claw the first buck I showed you busted me. The other buck is a 5x4 and he’s got a bigger rack than crab claw I called him Not Even lol. He’s the one I was trying to shoot tonight.
From: Ucsdryder
19-Sep-18
You were trying to shoot yourself? While upside down?!
From: Craig
19-Sep-18
Lol don’t know why that happens. Any chance you guys know how to post a video I have them both coming through the trees?
From: LBshooter
19-Sep-18
Don't shoot him, he's not big enough yet, let him live until he's well past 200.
From: APauls
20-Sep-18
Only way to post a video is upload it to youtube, then put the linky in here. Or at least only way I know of.
From: Craig
20-Sep-18
Thanks Apauls
