RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

i would pass!

dp

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I'm passing! I'd let him walk right under the tree. That might be a trophy deer to some hunters...and I think that's GREAT! But it's just not what I'm after!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

bow- yes
gun- no

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Between NC and VA I get 5 buck tags so basically if I felt like shooting him on a particular day I would. I always have four other buck tags to "horn" hunt with.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Yes.....it is my first year of bowhunting and I would be more than happy with a deer like that.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Last day of the season no doubt!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Id be excited to see him, just as any other deer. But there's no way I'm sending an arrow his direction.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I'd pass only because I've seen bigger on the property I hunt. Nice young buck any how.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I probably wouldn't even pick my binos up to look at him.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I personaly wouldn't ! I try to shoot mature deer regardless of there horn size to me a mature deer even if he scores under P&Y is a worthy adversary ! If i just want meat i shoot a doe ! But the trophy is in the eye of the beholder ! Two many times people get hung up on this got to kill a monster or nothing or there worried what everyone will think ! IMO harvest what you want and screw others views ! I was on several leases for years where it got so bad with all the rules and restrictions that it was not fun anymore because you didn't want to shot anything under the guidelines ! This Monster trophy mindset that is engrained in everyone is gonna be what ends hunting for the average joe !

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I would let him pass by right into my shooting lanes before I let er fly!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

looks tasty. yep

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Nope, maybe to cull it out of the herd.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Nope, I honestly wouldn't even think about it. Let him grow!!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No Way!!

If I'm hungry I'll shoot a Doe.

Dan

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

nope antler restrictions here

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No , Let him go another year and then see what he will look like.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I would shoot him with out even having to think about it!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No sir, have let an will let many of them walk like that buck. If he looks the same the next year, then yes I would shoot him.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

if it was the last week of season maybe
but since i entered the bow contest i will wait for a big one. I have my eye on a 11 point on public land

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No, I would let him pass as I have done countless times before waiting for an older one.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No...but I would if he had a wider spread like 18".

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

let him walk..

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No doubt about it!!!!!!!! Cmere Little fella

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I really appreciate the honesty from you guys. Looks like we have around 60 percent no, 40 percent yes....or maybe a little more no. He is a middle of the road buck......would be a cool sight in the woods.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

yes i would, i am not much of a bone hunter,dont get me wrong i like big bucks, but on public land he is down, on a lease i could manage, i would not
Lenny

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I would definitely have to contemplate it for a while, but also looks like has some potential -

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

In Ohio no.. in PA..with limited time...He'd quicken my pulse.

Probably wouldn't and kick myself..I dunno, Gametime decision.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

nope

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

no let him mature. the only way to get big bucks in your area is to let em walk. think of how he will be next season

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

i am torn.....i would if i was hunting on some public land, but if i am on a piece of private land.....i would just watch him....depends where i hunt and what i have been seeing

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

Also depends on where you are in your hunting life. PLENTY of people who say they wouldn't shoot him............have shot lots of small bucks in their day.;)

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

So just because they don't "trophy hunt", and don't have the same mentality as you, it makes them "numbnuts"?

interesting.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No....

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

no he would walk.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

You are right there. I have shot many bucks smaller than that in my lifetime, so at this point in my life, I would probably pass. I do own my own property though, so I have the luxury of passing up some bucks that Iwould otherwise take.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

i think it all depends on how many deer you have killed how big the bucks where i see no reason to shoot a buck because he is a buckwhen you could shoot a doe and get better meat. I have seen a 11 point on the public land i will hunt. i would let him go untill late in the season since i want the big buck on my wall

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

No, i would not but that decision is up to you.
Its in the eye of the beholder. It is not legal where i hunt. it has to have 4 points on one side, and even if it was legal i wouldn't shoot it. I've shot bucks of that caliber and i have raised my own personal bar. but if you should be so incline to take that buck i would say to congrats on a great buck.

good luck with that! take your son and let him shot it!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

no let him walk.

RE: Be honest, would you shoot this buck?
 

I believe I am hunting smarter and harder than ever, however my buck sightings have been down every year in the last 5 years except for 2005 where I saw 4 good bucks (8 points or above)... two within range, but no shot. The overall deer kill for the base I hunt was down over 35% last year, making it extremely tough to hunt. I have no idea how I arrowed three deer last year when I only saw 15 or so deer in the woods last year...the entire 3 month season. I am saying this because some people have to make a flash decision in sometimes seconds, as to whether they take the shot or not on a buck like I posted. Changes the game a bunch.