bambikiller6

Wieght and a doe that i see is better than the buck i did not see

James B

Many years ago I shot the biggest Buck that I have ever seen anywhre including in pictures and in Cabelas game rooms. I will never shoot another buck for horns unless I see one bigger than that one. I am a meat hunter and more antlers laying around mean less than nothing to me. I would shoot a small rack Buck if it wre a big body deer but only if I can't find a big doe. That big buck I shot years back was not even eddible. I could tell by the smell but one taste proved it. The big mule deer doe where I hunt will very often dress out well over 225-250 lbs. Thats what I am after. I like to shoot the big bucks only with a camera. Where I hunt, someone has to take some of the does out of the equation. I am more than happy to be one of them. I took three very big ones this year. The land owner thanked me and invited me back next year. To me its a great tasting win, win deal.

Idaho hunter 58

i shot a doe that was bigger than all the bucks taken at the check station... i would rather take the bigger deer. doe or buck.

plainsman

Antlers for me, thank you. No,you can't eat the horns,but the meat doesn't keep well hanging on the wall either

jepcho

I guess I would probably say antlers. I hunt here in Iowa where the deer are big. Its hard to find a deer here with a nice rack that doesn't have alot of meat to him.

boltman

Antlers for me. I really don't care how much he weighs. If I want more deer meat I'll shoot a few extra does.

wyote

I like to shoot something thats got lots of head gear.

If it's meat I'm after I'll take a doe any day.

dkbs

Antlers for me as well. You can't eat them but you can use them as means to set goals and up the challenge. If I were a meat hunter, I'd never shoot any bucks bigger than a nubbin. In my experience, does taste much better.
But Since I'm hunting for the big bucks, I let the smaller ones walk and shoot does to fill tags specified for doe only.
Dan

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j3k2c1

Problem here is you can only shoot 1 buck (if you even get a tag-you get it 3/4 times) ANd you can apply for a doe tag but the odds of getting it are you will get the tag once for every seven times you apply.