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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 18, 2023 15:16:26 GMT -5
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 18, 2023 22:35:18 GMT -5
A lot of truth there! I passed small bucks for, if I remember right, eight years. This year a young one came by, it felt right, so I shot him. Got a freezer full of good meat for my troubles.
I wish we could get back to the days when two trucks could pull into the gas station, one containing a monster and the other a spike, and just about every time the two hunters exchange genuine congrats and go on their merry way.
Really, I think most of us are probably still this way. The problem is that the "Don't shoot Baby bucks" guy and the "Shame on you for being a trophy hunter" guy are the most vocal minorities, their voices amplified by social media. Some people need to put down others to rationalize their own choices, and since they never shut up they are the ones we notice.
Your tag, your choice. If it's a legal deer and you're happy with it, shoot what you want and respect the choice of others.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 18, 2023 23:01:30 GMT -5
I used to worry about what my brother in law thought of my buck each season. Years ago I stopped and could care less what anyone thinks. I get to kill 1 buck a year. It's my decision on what kind of buck makes me happy. The past 2 seasons I was fortunate to take a couple of nice bucks. One was a 6x6 with 4 extra points. This year I killed a small 8 point. I was very happy with that buck. My wife and 2 stepkids were there to help. I let my stepdaughter track it and find it. It was a great day in the woods as a family. Sure I would have liked a nice rack to hang on the wall, but the memories we made that day are more important.
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 18, 2023 23:11:03 GMT -5
I used to worry about what my brother in law thought of my buck each season. Years ago I stopped and could care less what anyone thinks. I get to kill 1 buck a year. It's my decision on what kind of buck makes me happy. The past 2 seasons I was fortunate to take a couple of nice bucks. One was a 6x6 with 4 extra points. This year I killed a small 8 point. I was very happy with that buck. My wife and 2 stepkids were there to help. I let my stepdaughter track it and find it. It was a great day in the woods as a family. Sure I would have liked a nice rack to hang on the wall, but the memories we made that day are more important. Amen. My favorite solo deer memories are all does, due to the circumstances. My favorites are my first bow deer, and my second is one that I shot on a snowy January day from the ground after a hard season. My favorite bucks both involve my oldest son, and are bigger deer just by coincidence. The first was my son's nice eight point youth season deer. He missed a close shot, but kept his composure and hit it when it stopped again farther away, though we were sure he missed. Finding that first blood and seeing that buck laying dead in the woods were the best memories period. The second was a nice nine I shot when he was with me in the stand. He saw it and I didn't, and I was trying to convince him he was seeing things when i finally spotted it and arrowed it at 35 yards.  That kind of stuff is what it's all about! |
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Post by esshup on Nov 18, 2023 23:23:00 GMT -5
I will wait until the last day for the big boy to show up. If he doesn't then I will shoot a smaller one. The bucks are tearing the you know what out of the trees, and I have to keep the landowner happy. If I could shoot 10, he'd want me to shoot 10 bucks.
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That kind of stuff is what it's all about!