have you passed up a BUCK
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Erie PA USA
Posts: 113
have you passed up a BUCK
Today I passed up a small 7 point while hunting in 28 mph winds. He browsed for nearly 45 minutes within in 20 yards. This year i am looking to take a buck with at least a 16" spread. Has anyone else passed up on any buck this year. IF so, what do you consider to be a shooter??
eddie
eddie
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: pulaski TN USA
Posts: 15
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
I was still hunting today and the 14 pt I have been hunting came about 60 yards away from me I thought about taking the shot then I said wait dont want to spook him in his comfort zone because conditions werent right for that long of A shot. I will get A little closer to his comfort zone that I have been trying to find for many years and try to take him.I would say hes got A 20 to 23 " spread with real long tines and thats big for A tennessee deer hes an old one that I may never see for 3 more years but im gonna hunt him it just felt good to see him again and get that feeling I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edited by - dstrick9 on 11/01/2002 18:45:39
Edited by - dstrick9 on 11/01/2002 18:45:39
#3
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
I had a yearling spike at 15 yards last time, and tonight I had a little fawn button buck at five feet from the base of my tree. He sure was a cute little sucker!
A shooter for me is one that is approaching Pope & Young, somewher around the 125" mark.
dstrick9, I don't know if conditions would ever get right for a 60-yard shot at a live animal!
Discipline -- not desire -- determines destiny.
A shooter for me is one that is approaching Pope & Young, somewher around the 125" mark.
dstrick9, I don't know if conditions would ever get right for a 60-yard shot at a live animal!
Discipline -- not desire -- determines destiny.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: springport mi USA
Posts: 16
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
i passed up a 7 point and a larger 6 point opening day... they were sparing about 25 yards from my tree for about 15 minutes... i was hoping for something bigger.. well i havnt had a larger buck in my range since then... think i made the wrong choice? im beginning to think so.
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: victor ny
Posts: 538
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
last weekend i passed on a 4 point and two doe.i think its the goal of every hunter to harvest a trophy buck for the wall but what most of us end up taking home is a much lesser buck.i realy don't have a set size or number of points,each buck is differenti judge each buck when i see him.i like a rack that is wider then his ears with mass.
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sioux Falls SD USA
Posts: 235
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
I've passed on Y's and spikes this year - but did harvest a Y at one point because it was right...
I'm holding out with an 'any deer' tag for a good one - as MQ1 stated - approaching the 125 range
(wishfull thinking?? Only the dawn of New Year's day will tell!!)
Aim small miss small
I'm holding out with an 'any deer' tag for a good one - as MQ1 stated - approaching the 125 range
(wishfull thinking?? Only the dawn of New Year's day will tell!!)
Aim small miss small
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dixon IL USA
Posts: 175
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
So far i have passed on 4 bucks.Rather young deer 2 1/2 -3 yrs of age.Myself and surrounding area deer hunters have all agreed to take only mature bucks.That way we have quality deer to harvest for years to come.
Does are a differant story....
It's not how big the Deer,But the size of the experiance that matters!!
Does are a differant story....
It's not how big the Deer,But the size of the experiance that matters!!
#10
RE: have you passed up a BUCK
I pass up at least a dozen different bucks every year while bowhunting. If it'll make P&Y I'll shoot it, i've only let one of them guys guys walk by me in all my years of hunting, and that's because there was a B&C buck behind it. Passing them up is the only way they get a chance to become something bigger.
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