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deerhunter1224 11-09-2003 06:11 PM

what is the smallest buck you will take
 
I dont know if I did the right thing or not. I could have had a four pointer by now. He was a good size for a four pointer. I sure hope he makes it till next year. What is the smallest buck you will take? Myself nothing smaller than a six pointer.

Kanga 11-09-2003 06:15 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
My lease has a 10 point min. that is unless we judge it to be a buck past his prime.

PORK CHOP 11-09-2003 06:36 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
on public land the bucks are pretty much anything goes.....but on my land it has to be at least a six pointer.

duke1217 11-09-2003 06:48 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
i think it all depends on the hunter. a trophy to one person or should i say a big deer will probally be small for someone else. if you are happy with it take it who cares what anyone else says.

JimboHunter1 11-09-2003 08:26 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
It depends on the hunter and where you are hunting, in my opinion. I finally got the guys in my group to let the spikes walk. I don' t plan on killing anything less than a 6 point, but with less than a 200 acre plot of land, there' s only so much you can do. If the deer is a healthy looking two and a half year old, I' ll probably take him because I like the meat.
Somebody who owns 1,000 acres in an area where big racks are prevalent, I' m sure the bar is raised considerably ;)

timbercruiser 11-09-2003 08:29 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
Much of the land I hunt we shoot 15" and better, but I have a lot of land I shoot whatever I want. I give away a lot of deer and if I want one to give away one I will shoot it whatever it is on those areas.

bowtechgirl 11-09-2003 08:32 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
It depends on the animal. My first buck was a small basket racked 6 point but he field dressed nearly 200 pounds we assumed he was an old deer. We now have a spike with 16-20 inch spikes running on our farm. This is his second year as a spike so we are all trying to get him.

Tree climber 11-09-2003 08:56 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
if he' s legal I' ll take him.

stubblejumper 11-09-2003 09:14 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
I get only one either sex tag per year and I will not put it on anything but a mature buck in the 150B&C class.If I really want the meat I will shoot a doe the last evening and use a supplementary doe tag if it is valid for that zone.

OneShotCharlie 11-09-2003 09:45 PM

RE: what is the smallest buck you will take
 
at least 3 points on one side...thats the legal size for arkansas


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