The Outdoorsman

I chose 130 or bigger, I know with a bow that will get me into the record books, just a personal goal for me. After that, I will aim for larger/older deer. We manage our property to harvest only mature bucks and a rule is, if you hunt on our property and kill a buck, you have to kill a doe too.

NCRemington700

110"+

If he isn't going on the wall, he isn't getting shot.

ManofTheFall

For all of you that shoot any buck that walks by why is that? If you shoot 1 1/2 year olds you never will shoot bigger bucks. Let'em grow.

aharper33

i know for myself i shoot anything that goes by mainly because i am not after something to hang on the wall.simple as that.

texas8point

We hunt in an area where we know whats a good buck for our area and thats what we wait on........In 40 years we have had 1 buck make 150B&C, normally a good buck for us is about 120B&C, so thats the deciding factor.

bryant1

I knew this would come up sooner or later. I don't hunt for the headgear, that's unheard of around here really. I would rather kill a dozen a year than ever put one on the wall. My dad has 10 trophies on the wall and is in the Fl Buck Registry for 2 bucks, so we kill decent sized bucks. No use in letting them walk IMO

ABarOfSoap

for me, with the bow, any legal buck that walks by (6 pointer or bigger)

MTairman

i try for a mature buck, but if the last day of season comes and i havn't filled a tag, anything above a fawn is toast

Bob S

Didn't vote in the poll. I make harvest decisions based on age, not antler size.

Robert L E

I shoot fawns. Where I hunt, deer are overpopulated, at least the farmers and DNR say so. I buy antlerless tags. I shoot does and fawns. I try to pass on buck fawns but don't worry about it.

Why do you pass on fawns?? They are the best eating and here in Iowa they can be pretty good sized by the shotgun season in December.

I like to let small bucks walk and retain my antler tag for something bigger than 130.

Again, why pass on fawns?? Are deer underpopulated where you hunt?

Bob