Full Blown Rut

it was about 830 and the cold was starting to get to me. Got in the woods way to early. But these two deer started walkin my way i thought it was 2 does. one turned broad side shot her. and the other one was starin right at me blew the front of her neck out. when i found them both spreaded the legs and they was both button bucks[:-]

1shotkill1993

that sucks.... at least it would for me.

Full Blown Rut

ya it didcause i let two smaller bucks walk.. then that happened. really aint much you ca do about it

Matt/NC

For a youth, no harm, no foul. Excellant shooting and congrats.

Full Blown Rut

thanks

newguy23

Congrats, there is very little you can do to diagnose button bucks. As you see more deer walk by you will start to see small features, which at ranges less than 50 yards or with a good pair of binocs you can pick out.

I suggest you go to www.qdma.com (quality deer management association). They have some real good literature to help determine the age of deer in the field.

Don't beat yourself up, most of us have killed a few button bucks in our time. I know I have myself killed one, which I thought was a doe. The most important thing is you let the small bucks which you could identify walk by and you made clean, ethical kills. At your age, that is a perfect day hunting. Good luck in the future!

Full Blown Rut

thanks buddy i will look into that

Rory/MO

Remember sayin this?
Congrats on the two deer, that's cool you can kill two on youth season.

BOWHUNTER818

Congrats on the deer..

BH818

piney

Congrats