would you shoot this buck?
11-09-2006, 04:48 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 818
would you shoot this buck?
The other morning i had a very nice buck at 30 yards. He trotted off before he gave me a shot but i think i would have shot him. He is a 150 inch10 pointer with a sticker except on his left side he has broken off his rack right after the g2. I no he would be 150 because i got several trail cam shots of him early season. Should i let him walk if i see him again hoping he would get larger (and a whole rack) next yearor should i let fly??
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11-09-2006, 05:35 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: YewNork
Posts: 1,794
RE: would you shoot this buck?
defintley let him walk, as long as you dont got hunting neighbors nearyou, thanyoudont have anything to worry about, i would check his age also, if hes under 6.5 than you will definitley get a better rack next year out of him, plus he can spread his good genes on for another year.
11-09-2006, 05:50 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jackson, Michigan
Posts: 381
RE: would you shoot this buck?
My personal preference is to let any buck walk that is not going to hang on my wall. So, for me, this would be a "no brainer" because I wouldn't spend almost $400 for half a rack. Since the three of us who hunt together have adopted this policy of only shooting what we're mounting, our quality hunting has improved dramatically. This year we have at least 5 mature bucks, any of which we would classify as a "shooter". While this policy might not be right for everyone (and I do respect others opinions), we believe it has accomplished what we set out to achieve.
