Not quite a shooter...but still a good one.
08-18-2008, 09:32 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,084
RE: Not quite a shooter...but still a good one.
You would pass him.....Ha who are you kidding! You would take a 60 yard unethical shot at him quarting towards you getting ready to mount a doe, neck shot if he gave you a chance. But yeah I think I would let him pass 
08-19-2008, 07:10 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 1,559
RE: Not quite a shooter...but still a good one.
He does look young. Do you have enough land that you are able to pass him up this year and KNOW he will make to next year? I will be honest,with his tine lenght, I would put holesin him. Great look buck!!!
08-19-2008, 07:32 AM
#19
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northwest Missouri
Posts: 830
RE: Not quite a shooter...but still a good one.
Yeah guys, I've already been sorta crucified on the bowhunting forum for saying I would let him pass. Honestly, I would have to. We have 300 acres to hunt on and we've seen this deer last year. In fact, my two other hunting partners believe they passed on this buck last year. He is a pretty young buck, 3.5 year's old. We want to get these bucks up into the 4.5 to 5.5 range. We don't adopt the philosophy that if we don't shoot it somebody else will. We can't think that way. He has great G 2's but not a lot of mass and he isn't very wide. Also, passing on this deer doesn't mean I'll get a guaranteed larger buck, it just means we are trying to get these bucks up there to a more mature age. It would be tough to let him pass, no question. In fact, I might have to think real long and hard about not shooting this buck if the opportunity presented itself.
08-19-2008, 09:02 AM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 575
RE: Not quite a shooter...but still a good one.
ORIGINAL: louddrummer69
Yeah guys, I've already been sorta crucified on the bowhunting forum for saying I would let him pass. Honestly, I would have to. We have 300 acres to hunt on and we've seen this deer last year. In fact, my two other hunting partners believe they passed on this buck last year. He is a pretty young buck, 3.5 year's old. We want to get these bucks up into the 4.5 to 5.5 range. We don't adopt the philosophy that if we don't shoot it somebody else will. We can't think that way. He has great G 2's but not a lot of mass and he isn't very wide. Also, passing on this deer doesn't mean I'll get a guaranteed larger buck, it just means we are trying to get these bucks up there to a more mature age. It would be tough to let him pass, no question. In fact, I might have to think real long and hard about not shooting this buck if the opportunity presented itself.
Yeah guys, I've already been sorta crucified on the bowhunting forum for saying I would let him pass. Honestly, I would have to. We have 300 acres to hunt on and we've seen this deer last year. In fact, my two other hunting partners believe they passed on this buck last year. He is a pretty young buck, 3.5 year's old. We want to get these bucks up into the 4.5 to 5.5 range. We don't adopt the philosophy that if we don't shoot it somebody else will. We can't think that way. He has great G 2's but not a lot of mass and he isn't very wide. Also, passing on this deer doesn't mean I'll get a guaranteed larger buck, it just means we are trying to get these bucks up there to a more mature age. It would be tough to let him pass, no question. In fact, I might have to think real long and hard about not shooting this buck if the opportunity presented itself.
