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Would you shoot?

Started by SouthernThunder, November 16, 2011, 03:01:56 PM

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SouthernThunder

November 16, 2011, 03:01:56 PM
Would you shoot?

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drenalinld

#1
November 16, 2011, 03:09:07 PM
That is a beautiful deer. He is young and if I thought there was a decent chance of him making it a season or two longer, I would not shoot him.

Hognutz

#2
November 16, 2011, 03:17:55 PM
I believe that I would..
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#3
November 16, 2011, 03:38:26 PM
around here, no doubt.

guesswho

#4
November 16, 2011, 04:12:44 PM
Most days I wouldn't even think about shooting him, no beard or spurs they usually get a free pass from me. 
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chatterbox

#5
November 16, 2011, 04:16:09 PM
I would kill him in a second. That is a great deer for where I live.

catdaddy

#6
November 16, 2011, 05:00:24 PM
I would not.

FANMAN

#7
November 16, 2011, 05:09:24 PM
These "would you shoot" posts are all relative to where you are hunting.That deer would be a trophy in a lot of places.If you would be proud of him...SHOOT.

SouthernThunder

#8
November 16, 2011, 06:05:34 PM
This is a North Florida deer so.......probably gonna kill him!   :z-guntootsmiley:

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hookedspur

#9
November 16, 2011, 06:44:51 PM
I grew up shooting WV bucks ,and that would be a Trophy so Yep !! :fud:
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njdevilsb

#10
November 16, 2011, 07:09:22 PM
I would shoot him without a second thought any year, but especially this year.  I have only seen a 3 point and a spike horn as far as bucks go.  They both got a pass.

Flydown

#11
November 16, 2011, 08:52:00 PM
Nope, way to young.

Tail Feathers

#12
November 16, 2011, 08:53:25 PM
Around here it may be illegal.  State law, 13" inside spread or wider.  I'd probably pass to be on the safe side.
He will be a for sure shooter next year...if he makes it that long.
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#13
November 16, 2011, 09:21:00 PM
If I got my bow with me probably would have shot the 6pnt that came through 10minutes ahead of him! :toothy12:Lyle

VaTuRkStOmPeR

#14
November 16, 2011, 10:22:57 PM
Not a chance.

Killing a deer just to say "I killed a buck," or because "The neighbor might shoot it," are horrible reasons to harvest an animal. You have to give an animal a chance to mature and terminating him now prevents any chance of that. Contrary to the opinions of some on this site, to me, hunting is far more about the challenge of harvesting mature animals and less about blasting everything that moves. That being said, mature is a geographically relative concept.

If he would be your best deer then let er rip and don't look back but you can never shoot a good deer if you kill all the decent ones and you can never shoot a great deer if you continually harvest good ones.

I'd take the chance and give the deer the opportunity to blow into something special for the area in which you live.
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