Size vs character
11-10-2004, 08:56 AM
#1
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
Size vs character
Lots of talk goes on about holding out for nicer deer(where possible, I don't want to turn this into a let em grow thread). I am just wondering if anyone here may toss aside thier pre-determined size restriction to take a buck with an oddity, or uniqueness to its rack??
11-10-2004, 09:00 AM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Size vs character
Um, yup, obviously with my chosen buck this year, I wasn't worried too much about score. He was however not a 1.5 year old so I was still holding to my standards of a more mature deer if you consider a 3.5 year old more mature...
Anyway, it would have scored into the 120's had it had it's right side but I was more than pleased with this buck. It's uniqueness is why I considered it. That and it's awesome brow points.
Anyway, it would have scored into the 120's had it had it's right side but I was more than pleased with this buck. It's uniqueness is why I considered it. That and it's awesome brow points.
11-10-2004, 10:07 AM
#3
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Posts: 24
RE: Size vs character
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I believe that the moment you see a buck (or doe, to some) you know if it's a keeper. It doesn't make sense to me why some people almost have to get their rack calculator out to decide it they want it or not. You should hunt because you love it, not for trophies and bragging rights. I am not saying that setting standards is wrong, I set them myself, it's just that I know if the deer standing in front of me is a keeper without it having to "up" my best buck to date.
11-10-2004, 10:20 AM
#4
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Size vs character
Personally I like large typicals but have a special place in my heart for a drop tine or two. If I had a decient 6 with a drop tine I'd stick it in a second.
On another note, I hate huge gaudy non typicals. The albia buck would still be walking if I were Tony Lovstein.
On another note, I hate huge gaudy non typicals. The albia buck would still be walking if I were Tony Lovstein.
11-10-2004, 01:39 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 187
RE: Size vs character
Looking for a mature deer (3 1/2 yrs old +), 8 pts and up. Not interested if the rack is busted up because the buck that did it might be bigger. I only shoot younger freak racks to get them out of the breeding population. Haven't had to do that in a while though. I like a big "framed" rack but could care less if it is an 8, 10, or 12 pt.
11-10-2004, 03:03 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The OH-IO
Posts: 7,103
RE: Size vs character
I am just wondering if anyone here may toss aside thier pre-determined size restriction to take a buck with an oddity, or uniqueness to its rack??
Last year for example. I couldn't pass up a drop tine buck even though it was still so early in the season and not exactly what I was looking for in size.
But the thing is if he wouldn't have grown the odd sided rack and would have grown a match to the 5 point side I would have shot him anyways, for he would have most likely went P&Y. So either way I probably would have taken this one.
Now as for would I shoot a young buck with an odd rack, that I wouldn't do.
Also, I wouldn't do it again. Once is enough
