I think I just found my Halloween buck!
12-01-2008, 07:59 AM
#101
Dominant Buck
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
Navy....excellent point.
What if you find a buck a DAY later....with no arrow....wound right where you thought you hit him?
I think that's a fair question.
PT....there's a phot of the buck's head on page 3. For reference...both MB's are 18"+....and the left G2 is broken off.
What if you find a buck a DAY later....with no arrow....wound right where you thought you hit him?
I think that's a fair question.
PT....there's a phot of the buck's head on page 3. For reference...both MB's are 18"+....and the left G2 is broken off.
12-01-2008, 08:09 AM
#102
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
I think your doing the right thing, when you slap a tag on it, its yours and thats how I would look at it. I doubt you really need to go shoot another buck anyways do you? It just all makes too much sense to not be your buck.
Congrats on one nice deer!
Congrats on one nice deer!
12-01-2008, 08:13 AM
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
I'm not going to read all 11 pages, but there definately some good, valid reasons to put a tag on it. But personally I'd have a hard time putting a tag on a head that I carried out of thetimber.
12-01-2008, 08:17 AM
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ilcoyote....I certainly can respect your point/opinion, believe me. But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
12-01-2008, 08:20 AM
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
ilcoyote....I certainly can respect your point/opinion, believe me. But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
ilcoyote....I certainly can respect your point/opinion, believe me. But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
12-01-2008, 08:27 AM
#106
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
The 2 buck limit adds another aspect here thats for sure.
I'll gladly give you the 'most likely' in this case. But everyone pretty much agrees that there really is(at this point) no way to tell 100%.
I'm sure I already know your answer, but would your opinion of possibly shooting another buck this year (call it #3 for ease)be different had you never walked up on the dead one?
I'll gladly give you the 'most likely' in this case. But everyone pretty much agrees that there really is(at this point) no way to tell 100%.
I'm sure I already know your answer, but would your opinion of possibly shooting another buck this year (call it #3 for ease)be different had you never walked up on the dead one?
12-01-2008, 08:36 AM
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
12-01-2008, 08:38 AM
#108
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RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
I totally respect your decision to tag it, Jeff ..... I agree with your decision to not shoot a 3rd ... whether you tagged that buck or not ....... you got it, bro ......
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
ilcoyote....I certainly can respect your point/opinion, believe me. But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
ilcoyote....I certainly can respect your point/opinion, believe me. But "I" would have a hard time (and I discussed this with Rob/PA) shooting another buck, this year.....and knowing in the back of my head I killed one over the limit.
Doesn't that make sense, too?
Again...I can certainly see your point. But would anyone suggest I not tag it....and still not shoot another one? In my opinion.....you can't have it both ways. If I tag it...I'm done. If not....and I kill another one....there's an outstanding chance I killed 3 bucks, this year (which is one more than I am supposed to).
IMO, tag it,mount it and be proudof two great bucks this season.
