If I shoot a buck, it' s the first one to come along

at this point of the game, if its Brown, and Within Range, its Down. But, As far as Reg Bucks go, If its Legal its gettin shot at...

If its legal and seems to me to be worth shooting at and in range its going to get shot at, i wont shoot at a spike unless its got some real good mass to him, so its a large spike and above. love to eat it so any real;y good sized one will get a shot takn at..

Depends on where I' m hunting. In FL, basically any legal buck is dead meat. In GA, however, our lease has a 6pt/15" rule. Of course, if I go to a guide, it' s his rules.

It is up to the person holding the tag to decide what standard they should adhere to and nobady else. Personally I look for a min. of 150 class B&C deer and maturity level is a factor as well. However in the past I have taken deer that were over the hill and fell short of my min. standard and have also passed young deer who would be in my min standard. I often let me heart tell me if I should shoot or pass, again a personal choice. As long as you are happy in your decision that is all that matters. Yes I have thought about why did I pass certain bucks in hind sight but you never know what is around the bend and it is all part of hunting but I have never regretted a decision I made wether to shoot or not too. To me success is measured in many more ways then a notched tag, it boils down to personal satisfaction

so very true--rght on---

Not rippin on you Skeeter...simply using what you wrote as an example.

I' m glad that we are all getting touchy and feely on the board. It seems like every poster is putting those statements in kind of like a disclaimer. " It' s every person' s right to shoot what they want....It' s America" . YAWWWWNNNN he, he just kidding..well mostly.

My min is 16" .....8pt. But like Skeeter said, if the buck seems to be really old I' ll take him.

I look at rack size and " maturity" to make the decision. A buck over 140 inches is awfully hard for me to let walk. In the areas I hunt it usually takes a really big 3 1/2 or a 4 1/2 to be that big. I recently shot a 135 class 8 pt because he was very massive, several stickers, gray face and a big body so I deemed him " mature" . Mature to the tune of 215 lbs dressed. He was only a 16" wide 8 pt which isn' t a " trophy" in many peoples eyes but he certainly fit my " mature" criteria.

A five pointer. It is the smallest legal buck here in my section of PA. I am not picky this late in the season.

Depends on the mood I' m in at the time. Generally in my main hunting areas, I' m not wanting to go below an 8 with a 13-14" spread.