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I think my neighbor across the street is crazy. He says he passes up tons of nice bucks each year. Everyday he has a story about how he passed up a 8pt or a 9pt. He said one time he stopped counting a bucks points at 38 but said it had no mass at all so he didn't shoot it!!!!! Do you think he is crazy or is it just me.

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I've had streaks of passing up eight points on a daily basis that will run more than week in a row. But 38 points? Number one, you wouldnt' be able to count them. Number two, nobody in their right mind would pass that up.

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I've been doing just the opposite. I have passed up one forkhorn about 6 times. My season will end on Jan. 1st. If I don't see a shooter buck soon I may take him. Probably not but I think about it more and more as the end gets near.

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How do you get 38 + points with no mass???

GregH

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crazy[&:]

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He's lying.........no 38 pointer would ever stand still long enough for someone to count their rack.........even if that were possible.

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I know a guy who likes to say "he let em pass" all the time , funny thing is , he says it even when he never really had a shot opportunity to begin with.:D

As for the turdy pointer? Sounds like ya better roll up your pant legs when talkin to this fella.;)

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Does he tell you this with a straight face.LOL

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well the topic is called CANT EAT ANTLERS and when someone says that their the ones that havent killed a buck yet

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I thought I saw a nose swell the other day.;)

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"Can't eat antlers..."

Yeah? Tell that to Mr. Antler Eater! :)

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To each his own.

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I've killed bucks and I would take a big doe over a big antlered buck any time any year. However who am I kidding I take what I can get! Including the little tiny button buck that I got on Saturday. HeHe. Tasty little critter!

Tom

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You also can't mount the meat.

How are us big time QDM guys supposed to grow B&C bucks if we shoot 130-140" deer? I've let 2 135" deer walk this year....unfortunately one was later shot. Different strokes for different folks.

....and yes I've shot 2 does this year.

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You can mount the meat when I'm done with it. Just let me know where you want me to put it!

Tom

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Although I think your neighbor is feeding you a bit of a line.... but there is merit to the way of thinking. Many guys pass up lots of deer, ones those most people would still shoot. It's a matter of preference. They don't need/want to shoot the first scrub by them.

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I would have believed your neighbor right up until the 38ptr story. lol I think that at 38 pts, it would be VERY unique iven if it had little mass. I only shoot a buck that is suitable for wall hanging. The smaller ones I choose to let walk, HOPING that I'll see them when they are bigger. I'm fortunate to hunt in an area with a lot of deer, so I see plenty of does. I'm not judging anyone who shoots smaller bucks.

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Ive passed a few. More so because of age instead of rack. If the deer fits in my freezer, its big enough. Not to say Ill pass up a good rack over a crappy one. I do appreciate a nice rack (what guy wouldnt:D), its just not my priority.

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He's passing those mounts on the wall at Bass Pro Shops on his way to the archery department.

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Exactly!

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LMAO

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RyanPdadeerslayer - I've been hunting in PA long enough to know that there aren't too many guys who really "pass up eight points on a daily basis." When you meet a guy that does, you'll know he's telling the truth, b/c he'll have some beasts hanging in his living room. Furthermore, I've never even seen a 38 point buck. Soooo.....

Your neighbor might wanna check into a rehab clinic, or you could stage an intervention. One or the other.

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Once again it goes back to why do you hunt and I want some of that stuff your neighbors on.

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He always tells me his stories with a straight face! I also don't think he is telling the truth either.

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Trust me This guy does have 3 monsters that look unreal mounted on his wall.

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You'd take a doe OVER a big buck everytime? C'mon now.......

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Turtle,

Does are more tender. So yes, everytime. I've only been presented with the option once and I took the doe. I usually don't let them walk for very long. Seconds maybe.

I don't keep wall mounts. I shot an eight pointer this year in Tennessee for muzzle loader. I kept the rack for a couple of days and then I threw it away. Now it wasn't anything to jump up and down about but it was still an eight pointer.

Tom

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Hey Statjunk,
If you're going to throw those racks away why don't you mail them to me? I could use a new set of rattling horns!

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Personally I have killed enough deer in my lifetime, that it is not just about killing something anymore. I dont consider myself a Trophy hunter only, but where I live you can only archery hunt for deer, and allowed only one buck. So yes until the last week of season I pass on alot of decent bucks. Then if I have had no luck, i get meat for the freezer.

I put to much work in scouting, hanging stands, and staying up at night all excited planning the next days hunt to just shoot the first average buck that walks by.

To each his own.

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I've passed plenty of small or immature 8 points, but I would never pass on a 38 point buck . . . and neither would any other serious hunter. He never had any kind of chance at a 38 point or he would have shot.

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Believe it or not, I know a guy just like that. He does not like the taste of a big buck. Especially during the rut. I have hunted with him for 15 years and only know of two little bucks he has taken. He only takes little ones and only if he sees no does.

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I believe it not. :DThat sounds like when Pee Wee Herman wrecked his bike and said "I meant to do that". (I'm kiddin' around here)

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This guy is straight up FULL OF $hIt....there's no way and he is just trying to impress you. For those of us who do hunt for the antlers it is few and far between when you actually find the real brute that you intend to harvest, i'm talking about the hoss that has all of it. Deer hunting is about being happy with what you shoot. The way you described this guy though, he's just a straight up idiot trying to impress you.

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You see, there is a perfectly logical explanation for seeing, and passing up, a 32+ point deer. Early one morning, your neighbor becomes tired and falls asleep next to a tree. But you see, he's a heavy sleeper and it takes a lot to wake him up. Unknown to him, a buck starts wandering in the area, but your neighbor has just bought new 3D camo and is blending perfectly in with the base of the tree. The buck, who actually only has about 16 points, walks over and eats acorns by your neighbor, and it puts his nose up to smell the tree to make a rub, which is right in your neighbors face. Feeling a slight tickle on the nose, he wakes up, and the buck is so close he goes cross-eyed looking at him and the deer runs off. Going cross-eyed gives your neighbor the impression he in fact say a 32 point deer. Actually, I was just really bored so I wrote this. I'll bet he's lying.

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I think your neighbor is pulling your chain.;)