What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
10-23-2007, 09:24 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: cant get here from there,MI
Posts: 223
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
I've seen six bucks and passed up five of em...The biggest I passed on was an 8pt that was out front of the 8pt I shot....Boy I'm glad passed the first one...
10-23-2007, 09:33 AM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Jacksonville, IL/ Huntington, WV
Posts: 1,573
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
This is the biggest buck that I have truely passed on, meaning he actually gave me a shot. The same night that this buck came in I had two 140 - 150 class deer come in but they caught wind of me just before walking into shooting range. So I can't really say I passed on them. He is probably about a 100 -115 inch 2.5 year old 8 point. He already has nice G2's and G3's should be a dandy in a few years.
10-23-2007, 09:41 AM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
I've passed on a 5 pt last night. Other wise i've passed on 2 forks, 2 sixes and a nice 8 ptthe other night! The 8 pt. will score about 115!
10-23-2007, 09:42 AM
#27
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
For me its been a 105" +/- 8 pt. Had him at 17-18 yds. The only other buck I've seen this year was a 4x2 that may or may not have presented a shot as I didn't pay much attention since it wasn't that big. He was in range, just don;t know if he was every open enough.
10-23-2007, 09:48 AM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 1,653
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
Wish I could say I passed/chose not to shoot something with horns but all I'm seeing is does and not many of them.
I guess that is probably why hunters in areas without lots of opportunity are morewilling to shoot "substandard" deer. If you don't see many deer that little6 begins looking like a shooter.
Must be really cool to see and let walk so many deer. I'm envious and IDO understand QDM but I also understand and feel that burn to shoot something.I'm worried I might shoot the first buck that walks by..
I feel so dirty.
I guess that is probably why hunters in areas without lots of opportunity are morewilling to shoot "substandard" deer. If you don't see many deer that little6 begins looking like a shooter.
Must be really cool to see and let walk so many deer. I'm envious and IDO understand QDM but I also understand and feel that burn to shoot something.I'm worried I might shoot the first buck that walks by..
I feel so dirty.
10-23-2007, 09:58 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 1,007
RE: What's the biggest buck you've passed on this year?
Passed on an about 140 11 pt. He stood 10 yards from me for almost 10 minutes. I had dropped my release on my way into the woods, and even though I practice shots with my fingers and could have made that shot, I didn't feel 100% comfortable with it so I opted to watch him walk away. I feel much better doing that than to take a shot that might have been risky and wounding one.
