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Another What Would You Do
#6876694
09/03/17 12:17 AM
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DQ Kid
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You're hunting an area with decent genetics, 110s-120s with an occasional 130-140 and it's opening and a nice 125", 10pt., 4 yo pops out to the feeder. Do you shut the buck season down there or take a pass and roll the dice? The property you hunt is small and hunting pressure is surrounding you.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
[Re: DQ Kid]
#6876695
09/03/17 12:17 AM
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DQ Kid
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6876701
09/03/17 12:23 AM
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Outfishdya
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passing up deer on opening day will bite you.... I have taken deer opening day and day after 2 of the last 3 seasons. Though I can take 2 bucks, I just watch the rest of the season. I have passed on many nice deer after getting 1 down.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6876702
09/03/17 12:24 AM
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BOONER
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If he makes you happy then kill him.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6876774
09/03/17 01:18 AM
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BayouGuy
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If a nice 125", 10pt., 4 yo walks by my stand and you don't hear a shot it means I'm dead in the stand. Please notify my wife and call the coroner. If it turns out I was just asleep, please shoot me.
If you can't laugh at yourself, give me a call. I'll gladly laugh at you. "I keep trying to see Nancy Pelosi's and Chuck Schumer's point of view, but I can't seem to get my head that far up my [censored]." Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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09/03/17 01:38 AM
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Russ79
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Never pass on the first day what you wouldn't pass on the last day,
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Re: Another What Would You Do
[Re: Russ79]
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09/03/17 02:28 AM
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Sneaky
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Never pass on the first day what you wouldn't pass on the last day, I hear that a lot, and it still doesn't make a lick of sense.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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09/03/17 02:45 AM
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rickym
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Depends, if he has the frame, mass and symmetry I like then you bet your rear end im pulling the trigger! If I don't get excited then I'll likely let him walk, you never know when the monster you've never seen is gonna step out.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6876871
09/03/17 03:08 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Have you seen a 140 on camera this year? If so I'd pass but if that ten point is the best you've seen and you want him take him.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6876913
09/03/17 03:41 AM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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I've killed better and there might be better in the area? Pass.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6877057
09/03/17 01:14 PM
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sbushee
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Pass. How are you ever gonna get bigger deer?
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6877151
09/03/17 03:01 PM
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snake oil
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Why shoot something small when you have already killed one that size?Shoot a doe and let him age.......
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6877682
09/04/17 03:09 AM
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steve_twice
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Depends on how much you plan on hunting that season. For me with a million obligations and only a handful of days to hunt each year, it's a no brainer unless one of our guys has a kid looking for his first buck.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6878014
09/04/17 04:27 PM
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Bowtech kid
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6878044
09/04/17 05:08 PM
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Bbear
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Pass. My largest one to date is a 140. So, until something larger comes along, I'm just stacking meat.
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Pay it forward - Kids are the future.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6878102
09/04/17 06:07 PM
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ErnestTBass
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If you like him enough to get a shoulder mount, bust him.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6878118
09/04/17 06:29 PM
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Dalee7892
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It's not what other people think it's what you think and know of your area and opportunity.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
[Re: DQ Kid]
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09/05/17 11:30 AM
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Age N Score ?
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All of it will be sausage. A lot depends on how much time you can spend in the woods.
I Feed Indian Corn. The deer love it and all the colors make them stay at the feeder longer.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
[Re: DQ Kid]
#6878745
09/05/17 12:40 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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I would let him walk and hope he makes to maturity. I'm at the point in my hunting experience that bucks like this just don't get my heart racing any more..........even killing one to make sure the neighbors don't.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
[Re: DQ Kid]
#6878773
09/05/17 01:10 PM
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fouzman
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I would not shoot an average buck (for the region) on opening day. Unless that was the only day I had to hunt for the season.
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6878846
09/05/17 02:08 PM
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redchevy
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Currently would probably pass. 10 years ago I would have done my darndest to blast him.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Another What Would You Do
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#6882487
09/09/17 09:19 AM
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Brian C.
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Getting over the what ifs is always a hurtle but if the moment is right and your happy pull the trigger. Inevitable you will see one bigger if you do but that just means genetics for next year if he makes it. Memories made are what counts in my book!
God Bless Texas!!! Godspeed our Military!
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