Would you have taken him?
#12
Congrats on a good buck! Very subjective question, and depending on where someone hunts, you'll get a different answer. For me, in Central IL on my personal lease, that deer walks if I've only got one buck tag. Rifle season back home in the U.P. he doesn't take another step.
#13
Great deer with unique qualities.. Not a chance that deer would still be walking.. Really after being skunked last year in Bow Season (too selective), I think back on the ones that I should have taken instead of the one I shouldn't.. And like someone else already said, Rifle Season is right around the corner..
#19
Not sure if he would be legal where I hunt in Texas. Is his inside spread 13" or greater? Most counties in Texas have gone to the rule where they upped the number from one buck to two bucks, but one has to have an inside spread of at least 13 inches and the other has to have at least one unbranched antler. Rule makes no sense to me and can start a whole nother huge debate. I have seen many young deer with wide spreads and plenty of old mature brutes that are heavy and go straight up. BTW, If I could have convinced myself he was at least 13", I would have shot him too.
Congrats
Congrats