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 Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 06:48 AM
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Shot this one with my Canon.  
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 09:49 AM
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They should allow narrow bucks to be taken every few years in those AR counties to balance things out.
But that would be using common sense and there seems to be a shortage of that in our TPWD.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 10:40 AM
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They should allow narrow bucks to be taken every few years in those AR counties to balance things out.
But that would be using common sense and there seems to be a shortage of that in our TPWD. I'd say it is pretty much a "lack of common sense" by hunters, that got this AR thing started in the 1st place..Not all hunters certainly, but enough "brown its down" to make an impact.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 01:35 PM
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I was reading a magizene the other day that had a buck that grossed scored over 200 that was only 11 1/2 inches wide it was a very mature deer. Since the AR is to mainly target older mature deer since it's not wide enough would you still shoot it? 200 inch deer, hell yes I'll gladly pay the ticket! 
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 01:37 PM
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I'd be willing to bet that there are many on this forum that would shoot a young narrow deer.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 01:48 PM
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Most people I know claim you need a lawyer to interpret the game laws already. If you start allowing narrow bucks to be shot certain years, people will just get confused. Some people can't tell 13'' right now and ya'll expect them to evaluate a 2.5 year old from a 4.5 year old? AR's are not perfect, but no law is. They must be working, because in my county I see more and bigger deer than ever before. If you guys are over run with narrow deer, apply for mld permits.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 01:55 PM
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I would if it was legal! I do not like AR's but hunt a county that has them for 10 years.
My belief is that you follow them, let a buck walk and your neighbor shoots them.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Aggieman775]
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12/10/16 02:55 PM
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 03:05 PM
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Mr. Clean it happens. I let a spike walk under me in Illinois and it walked a hundred more yards and wawoooom!! The meat hungry guy in a tree real close to me killed it. My ex brother inlaw hunted Arkansas next to a guy that had a tower blinde on a pipeline right next to him. Every deer that walked onto that right of way died. Very loud too. I did not like it and would not hunt like that next to a if its brown its down dude. Not always that way, but can be more often than not in non management areas. No fun for me or the deer. I like an old narrow buck though. They are cool.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 03:20 PM
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The law is the law...13" legal..only. I feel as though we need a law to remove narrow mature bucks also...but.. if it is too narrow then it is illegal for now..if ya take this buck ..then you probably would take a narrow two year old also, and so on. I know many hunters take illegal bucks year after year until they get caught then continue to harvest illegal deer. I feel as though if you will break one law you will break others. Go by the rules we all have to go by ...let him go if you are a good hunter....however if he looks to be 13 ...then take him and if he is less than 13 but very close within a quarter of an inch..to me that is legal..if he is less then you are going to be fined if caught.
good luck...stay legal
There's no room for perfectly good logic in this thread.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 04:14 PM
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You know, in Arkansas they have a three point rule,but kids under fifteen don't have to abide by antler restrictions. I'm sure some cheating goes on with though.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 04:21 PM
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The law is the law...13" legal..only. I feel as though we need a law to remove narrow mature bucks also...but.. if it is too narrow then it is illegal for now..if ya take this buck ..then you probably would take a narrow two year old also, and so on. I know many hunters take illegal bucks year after year until they get caught then continue to harvest illegal deer. I feel as though if you will break one law you will break others. Go by the rules we all have to go by ...let him go if you are a good hunter....however if he looks to be 13 ...then take him and if he is less than 13 but very close within a quarter of an inch..to me that is legal..if he is less then you are going to be fined if caught.
good luck...stay legal
There's no room for perfectly good logic in this thread. I would have to disagree relative to the ops post and question. He asked if you would shoot a very mature 200 inch buck if it only had a spread of 11.5 inches. I don't believe most on here would pass that type of deer. And if you didn't pass it saying that means you would kill other narrow deer that aren't mature is 
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 05:24 PM
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I wouldn't shoot no matter how big it was. I've spent my entire adult life teaching my kids (and now my grandkids) right from wrong. Wrong is wrong no matter how you try to justify it. Y'all do what you want, this is just my opinion.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 09:13 PM
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I would in a heartbeat! I teach my kids right from wrong and I also give them good doses of common sense to go along with the rights and wrongs of the world. Gray areas do exist!
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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12/10/16 09:15 PM
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Shot this one with my Canon. That's a beautiful buck Nog! I would take tall and narrow of wide any day.
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 11:09 PM
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I shot this one and would do it all over again. I'm not in an AR county though. 
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Re: Would you shoot a mature narrow deer
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12/10/16 11:25 PM
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"trigger happy yahoos"?
A 13" buck can still be young as well as a legal spike and you can kill both now in one season.
How bout body size exception? We all know the only way to really age a deer is by it's teeth and you
can't check those out unless the deer's dead or tranquilized. Maybe the GWs should check to see if an
illegal dead buck is mature by checking their teeth, if it's over a certain age, it's legal.
Could be they don't know how to do that though? I disagree, I have hunted places that required me to take a test to make certain I could age a buck on the hoof. I don't know why there can't be a test to certify hunters in AR counties. That way if you shoot a mature narrow rack buck it will be legal?
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