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this pic was took about a month and a half ago on the top of the ridge not 300 yards from my house.where i live here in SE va. this buck is a trophy.in my 3 yrs. of hunting the biggest ive saw is a small 4.what do you guys think of him?

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he's an ok buck. let him grow for 2 more years then get him.!;)

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Great looking buck! Don't listen to the antler hunters...Thats a great looking trophy if you ask me! Good luck....Jim

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looks like a great buck to me

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I agree with the antler hunter comment!

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From what I can tell from the pic, that is a younger buck. I say this by looking at the low top notch and the narrow face. I know its gonna be hard, but if you shoot every deer with antlers, like a lot of hunters, you will never see a deer of this size or bigger in your area. Get a picture of him while your hunting so you can tell your friends you pasted on him. It takes more of a hunter to let this buck go then it does to mow down every buck in the woods.

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The way I see it if we let them all grow to be trophies then they wont really be tropies anymore! Be proud of any buck you take! It's not an easy task. I'm a deer hunter not a trophie hunter. Any antler hanging on my wall brings back the great memory of the hunt. Some of my favorite antlers are small crazy shaped 5's and 4's. Here in NJ finding any buck is hard enough. If I had a lot of time to hunt and I was in the big woods somewhere I might let the little guy's go but I don't! I'm an old school deer hunter and I'm just as proud of my 8 inch spiker as I am of my 3 mounted 8 pointers and last years split brow tine 9 point! Good luck to all of you in your quest for deer....Jim

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He looks good to me.

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He is a nice buck, but oneday if given the chance he will be a great buck. Would you rather take a good buck or a great buck?

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Nice deer

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Nice buck but we do growem bigger down here in SE VA. Eddie, where do you hunt?

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First off guys Eddie asked what we think of him! As such some say shoot him, while other say let him mature. The picture portrays a deer that is not fully mature, so yes if left he will grow bigger and if it were me I would pass. However it comes down to a personal desicion, Eddie has said this is the biggest deer he has seen in 3 yrs, would garnish trophy status for his area and ultimately would be tickled if given the opportunity to harvest this deer..so you go Eddie.

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Looks good to me!

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Well said Skeeter

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That is a nice deer eddie but no matter how long you boil those horns you cant eat them.

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Yep, that is a nice deer.

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i hunt in lee county,on my property here around my house and a neighbors farm.its all ridges.what do you guys think this buck weighs

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Several years back I tagged a couple monster Mule deer bucks. I most likely won't shoot another buck unless I see one much much bigger than my best. The reason for this is that I don't have a place to display antlers and I don't need them laying around the yard. Also we hunt mainly because we just like to get out and hunt and we love the meat. Nine out of ten bucks that I have tasted are not near as good as the does. I love to watch the bucks out in thier habitat but would rather watch them, look over the racks and then let them go. I have no need on earth to shoot a buck just to be shooting a buck. We all have our reasons to hunt. The bucks just don't do anything for me. Good hunting. As far as the buck in the picture, as someone said if thats a trophy where you live and hunt then I would take it. Someone else will if you don't unless its lease land and there is a size limit. Many hunters will shoot anything with horns. I honestly don't know why.

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Nice looking buck, i wouldnt listen to anyone, if he looks good to you and ya get a op at him take him!!!!

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Looks like a great buck to me.. I say take him! and good luck!

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I'm sure he doesn't have all the deer on his property numbered and filed in order. If he gets a chance at this buck and passes him up, how does he go about finding it again in two years? This is a trophy for his area and the biggest he's seen on the property is much smaller. It's unreasonable to ask a guy to pass on the biggest buck he's ever seen. I say shoot it. It's a nice buck and would make a great mount. Then, in the future years, you can challenge yourself to finding a bigger one. I've shot a few nice bucks and I wouldn't mind shooting that one.

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let em grow;)