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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 2, 2005 15:50:30 GMT -5
With more and more deer hunters holding out for a "big 'un" what is your minimum on a buck's score?
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Post by Hitman on Oct 2, 2005 17:31:57 GMT -5
I may make a few mad , but I'm not deer hunting.....I'm
Grocery shopping when I'm in the woods. I have a 150 class and a small deformed 7 pointer with a bow, a 130 inch with blackpwder. and no matter how good the loins and steaks taste, you just can't put enough salt on antler's to make them taste good. I hunt for food, antlers are secondary, but I will let small bucks walk to make new deer next year.
Hitman
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 2, 2005 20:56:34 GMT -5
I plan on letting the really small ones go, but anything older than a year or so is going down!
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Post by cambygsp on Oct 3, 2005 4:44:04 GMT -5
Hitman,
I aint mad at ya!
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Post by mbogo on Oct 3, 2005 6:20:34 GMT -5
If forced to state a minimum score in order for a buck to be a shooter for me, it would be 140. However, there are several exceptions to this rule. Any mature deer with an odd/unusual or especially appealing rack is fair game at any time. Later in the season any mature buck will do. Basically my decision to shoot is based on how appealing the rack is to me and how late it is in the season.
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Post by drs on Oct 3, 2005 8:02:44 GMT -5
I like my harvested Buck to have atleast 8 points and a 15" spread.
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Post by hunter7x on Oct 3, 2005 8:10:29 GMT -5
I pass up yearling bucks and wait for something 21\2 or better for several reasons. Mainly time spent in the woods, but also those young ones are pretty easy to fool.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 3, 2005 8:49:50 GMT -5
It depends on my current season success, what part of the season it is, & how many days are left in the season.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Oct 4, 2005 9:42:16 GMT -5
If I ever get another one (with antlers) I'll let you know  ;D. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 4, 2005 9:44:52 GMT -5
It depends on my current season success, what part of the season it is, & how many days are left in the season. A lot of hunters use the "sliding trophy scale" in determining what they will shoot and when. As the old country song goes - "All the girsl get prettier at closing time" the bucks all get bigger at season end too. |
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Post by mbogo on Oct 4, 2005 10:10:45 GMT -5
At the end of the season you don't have to worry a lot about seeing a much larger buck the next day.
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Post by lymanl3 on Oct 4, 2005 15:46:22 GMT -5
130 for me...probably..depends on what else I have scouted as well, but gotta get some meat on the table as well.
Lyman
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Post by Bowhunter68 on Oct 4, 2005 16:56:01 GMT -5
8 pts and a spread out past the ears.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2005 13:39:08 GMT -5
So far, I have played by "the next one needs to be better than the last one" rule. So far, I have done that. My first buck was a spike (shotgun). My second was a basket rack 8 point (shotgun) that probably wouldn't score much over 80 inches. My most recent buck was a pretty good deer with a bow. He was a 118" 9 pointer. He also set a standard that I might not be able to stick to. If a decent buck that wasn't as good as him gave me a great shot, I would probably take it, especially late in the year. I agree also with the sliding scale deal that Woody mentioned. I could see taking a smaller buck if it was late in the year and I didn't have any hunting time left. God knows there are plenty of young bucks where I hunt!
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Post by cday on Oct 6, 2005 17:50:54 GMT -5
Take a button buck and use a doe tagLOL. I am one of those who goes out to shoot a deer any legal deer so if the small antler buck wants to live awhile longer then he had better bring a doe along.
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;D.
