What constitutes a shooter to you??
02-02-2005, 05:46 PM
#11
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: North Texas
Posts: 932
RE: What constitutes a shooter to you??
bucks 150 or better; 140 8pt would prob. get a close look.
All does are fair game.
All does are fair game.
I hunted Mike's farm there this year and was watching a 135-140"" that would never get close enough to give me a shot. Came home empty handed.I usually try to shoot at least 1 mature doe a year and any buck over 125".
02-02-2005, 06:06 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Martinsburg, WV
Posts: 3,215
RE: What constitutes a shooter to you??
Any buck that will go over 150 lbs dressed. Not every mature deer has great or astonishing headgear. If i see a deer with a barreled chest, and a large neck, I'm going to admire the rack AFTER its on the ground.
02-02-2005, 06:10 PM
#13
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 120
RE: What constitutes a shooter to you??
For me it depends on body size. Mostly mature does, button bucks are a no-no. And since my private land joins public land, mature bucks are hard to find. Usually anything larger than a spike with a decent body size will get my attention
02-02-2005, 06:40 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Honeyhole, IA USA
Posts: 494
RE: What constitutes a shooter to you??
Must be nice to be a Iowa Resident, Brandon. I hunted Mike's farm there this year and was watching a 135-140"" that would never get close enough to give me a shot. Came home empty handed.
02-02-2005, 07:36 PM
#20
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 40,174
RE: What constitutes a shooter to you??
150 class or better if I was going to shoot a buck and it was before mid Dec. After that I go by feeling. If I feel like it I will drop it. It really comes down to do I have time to deal with it.
Some areas I don't concider a honey hole but a meat hole. Those places with the same criteria for having time to mess with them. I will shoot bambi everytime over any other deer in that hole. They are that much easier to deal with and if I want more meat I will shoot another one.
Some areas I don't concider a honey hole but a meat hole. Those places with the same criteria for having time to mess with them. I will shoot bambi everytime over any other deer in that hole. They are that much easier to deal with and if I want more meat I will shoot another one.