Buck with a doe.
#1
Buck with a doe.
Say you have to shoot a doe in you state in order to get a buck tag. Opening day a doe comes in with a buck 20 yards from your stand. Do you shoot her and not care about the buck? Or do you not shoot her because you might scare/ educate the buck away?
I've always thought about this scenario and just wonder what some of you guys think
I've always thought about this scenario and just wonder what some of you guys think
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
Posts: 7,684
RE: Buck with a doe.
well if the buck is illegal to harvest, id definitely shoot the doe. i wouldnt be too worried about educating a buck, unless it was an absolute giant. there are a lot of big bucks out there for you to see later
#4
RE: Buck with a doe.
One variable you didn't mention, that would make a difference too me in this decision, is if this was a bigger/mature buck.
Meaning, over 3 1/2 years old and if this was the case I probably would pass on the Doe, as not to spook him.
However, that early in the season (for N.H. it's 9/15), I would venture to believe it was a smaller buck (maybe 1 1/2 years old)
and the answer would be yes, I would shoot the Doe.
Meaning, over 3 1/2 years old and if this was the case I probably would pass on the Doe, as not to spook him.
However, that early in the season (for N.H. it's 9/15), I would venture to believe it was a smaller buck (maybe 1 1/2 years old)
and the answer would be yes, I would shoot the Doe.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kansas city, Missouri
Posts: 2,571
RE: Buck with a doe.
id stick the doe first and then hopefully the buck would stand there wandering why his lady fell dead and smoke him too lol although that one would be tough to explain to a gamewarden.......................im not in a state that has that law, but can you do what i just said? shoot a doe, then shoot a buck right after that?
#6
RE: Buck with a doe.
Depends. If he's a shooter (130") I'll give her the pass most likely. You could look at it this way too though being she's 20 yards away that buck really isn't going to have a clue what actually happened but he will more then likely remember what happened in that particular spot from there on out that season.
I'd let her go I guess and play it safe if he's a P&Y buck. If he's not the caliber buck I'm after that year I'd zip her!
I'd let her go I guess and play it safe if he's a P&Y buck. If he's not the caliber buck I'm after that year I'd zip her!
#8
RE: Buck with a doe.
ORIGINAL: Steven McBee
id stick the doe first and then hopefully the buck would stand there wandering why his lady fell dead and smoke him too lol although that one would be tough to explain to a gamewarden.......................im not in a state that has that law, but can you do what i just said? shoot a doe, then shoot a buck right after that?
id stick the doe first and then hopefully the buck would stand there wandering why his lady fell dead and smoke him too lol although that one would be tough to explain to a gamewarden.......................im not in a state that has that law, but can you do what i just said? shoot a doe, then shoot a buck right after that?
#10
RE: Buck with a doe.
ORIGINAL: Kamil
Say you have to shoot a doe in you state in order to get a buck tag. Opening day a doe comes in with a buck 20 yards from your stand. Do you shoot her and not care about the buck? Or do you not shoot her because you might scare/ educate the buck away?
I've always thought about this scenario and just wonder what some of you guys think
Say you have to shoot a doe in you state in order to get a buck tag. Opening day a doe comes in with a buck 20 yards from your stand. Do you shoot her and not care about the buck? Or do you not shoot her because you might scare/ educate the buck away?
I've always thought about this scenario and just wonder what some of you guys think