Hey Zarr, If your able to take either a doe or buck legally what is the problem?
He saw a big deer that would put much meat in the freezer, the fact that it turned out to be a buck is a bonus.
Have you ever seen a swamp buck with horns that are almost black, They are hard to see in low light conditions.
He wasn't expecting to kill a buck when he went out, I know he told me before his hunt.(What average hunter expects to shoot two nice bucks in 1 week?) Since he didn't see antlers why would he hold back especially considering if he was wrong he had a buck tag to back it up. It's easy to judge in hindsight but we all know that at the moment of truth the decision is made in seconds. I say good call!
As for the high shot, their is a crotch where two trees meet, If you don't come in a little high you risk a deflected shot. Then we would be hearing about how that shot was bad.
I say lets be happy for the guy without the candy-coated criticism!!! <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I'm not so sure I like the whole shooting at a deer and not knowing if its a buck or doe cuz its in too thick of brush or too dark, and then the "hoping" for a high lung shot at best, but congrats anyways. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> I shot an arrow into the air... and where it landed I knew there was hair. I think I'm with Zarr on that point.
But, congrats on the deer.
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Good job, Bro
Keep up the good work!!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
