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 Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/28/23 02:58 PM
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Buccaneer
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I'd be kicking yourself too, lol. Great Young County buck and love the mass and the unique character. I vote 5 1/2 yrs on that one. Good Luck! Make sure he only gets the one free pass : )
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/29/23 01:41 PM
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BenBob
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I would rather overthink and have the rest of the season ahead of me than to make a snap decision and be done for the rest of the season. I guess it depends on how many deer you can take.
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/29/23 02:04 PM
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twdjr
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/29/23 02:17 PM
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DUKFVR
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Re: Coulda woulda
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11/29/23 03:23 PM
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DustyArmadillo
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Best advice I ever got: “never pass on a deer that you’d be happy to shoot the last day of the season”
Someone mentioned it earlier, depends on the deer and your neighbors.
I know my neighbor will shoot it if I don’t (east Texas)
So when I see a good one, I’m taking the shot every time.
Also in the >=5 yr old camp on that one, good luck brother!!
Last edited by DustyArmadillo; 11/29/23 03:25 PM.
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Re: Coulda woulda
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11/29/23 04:07 PM
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Creekrunner
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I know my neighbor will shoot it if I don’t (east Texas) For once, this is not something unique to east Texas.  Especially with my "strictly bow hunting" neighbor that I hear rifle shots from all the time.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: DustyArmadillo]
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11/29/23 04:22 PM
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unclebubba
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Best advice I ever got: “never pass on a deer that you’d be happy to shoot the last day of the season”
Someone mentioned it earlier, depends on the deer and your neighbors.
I know my neighbor will shoot it if I don’t (east Texas)
So when I see a good one, I’m taking the shot every time.
Also in the >=5 yr old camp on that one, good luck brother!!
But if you shoot it, then YOU become THAT neighbor. It's a catch -22
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/29/23 04:34 PM
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fishbait
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I would take the bird in hand aspect. But I like seeing big bucks so I have let 11 pointers go.
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Re: Coulda woulda
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11/29/23 04:37 PM
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HuntnFly67
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Good luck. That looks like a shooter to me. Cool deer; hope he shows up for you again.
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Re: Coulda woulda
[Re: steve_twice]
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11/29/23 04:44 PM
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Personally I'd have taken him, but he'd be among the larger bucks I've shot, so I think that's the main issue: Where it would land in your pantheon of wall mounts.
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