Posted By: Schpanky
6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 04:44 PM
Posted By: Big_Ag
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 05:14 PM
We take any straight 6 at 3 yrs old and sometimes 2 if the MLD tags allow it. Bucks with no brows we treat the same way. He is easily 3 and maybe older. Take him and fill your freezer.
Posted By: freerange
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 05:21 PM
I cant offer much advice but ill say its not like that everywhere. Between the two places I hunt we have about 14000 acres. We have a lot of cameras running and manage the cameras pretty well. It would be an educated estimate to say that we may see one or two a year at the most that have 6 points and are not a yearling. We really do very little culling at all. Genetics can be very different from place to place and very hard to change, IMO.
Posted By: ILUVBIGBUCKS
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 05:31 PM
Deer looks like a 2.5 year old body wise to me but his face looks older.
I like big mature deer that are different and this guy has jacket winner written all over him in a couple years for the big 6 contest.
The bottom line is if he is not what you want in that age class of deer on your place, you cull him.
Posted By: redchevy
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 05:44 PM
Ive only had a camera out on my little place for going on the second year now, but last year I had what looked like 3 yearling 4 points, this year i assume its the same group I have 3 young clean 6 points, all forks and dog catchers. One of them is easily legal by AR's.
Posted By: BOBO the Clown
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 05:57 PM
You can’t eliminate genetics with limited resources, but you can stop their individual impact on the habitat and your pocket book.
That deer is at least 3.5 if not 4.5. If he is 2 I’d be tempted to leave him just because of his frame.
Posted By: Hudbone
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 06:04 PM
Jeez, . . . I find myself in total agreement with the Bobo
Posted By: Biscuit
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 07:02 PM
And he has brow times which is a good sign
Posted By: dogcatcher
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/17/21 07:31 PM
Lot of good venison on that deer.
Posted By: stxranchman
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 03:18 AM
If you want more that look like him....keep him.
Posted By: moe cowbell
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 05:11 AM
A big 6 like that one is a bucket list deer for me.
Another reason to get him outta there is they are more apt to kill a trophy deer in a scuffle because of the configuration of those daggers IMO
Posted By: skinnerback
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 06:44 AM
I would put a kid or new hunter on that deer, and enjoy every minute of it.
Posted By: Schpanky
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 10:38 PM
If you want more that look like him....keep him.
Ok...that's what I DO NOT want...he'll be on the lease-wide hit list...
Posted By: Schpanky
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 10:40 PM
I would put a kid or new hunter on that deer, and enjoy every minute of it.
Yes...this is exactly how most of our kids get their first buck. I had my nephew come out and shoot one very similar 3 years ago.
Posted By: 1955
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/18/21 10:42 PM
Nice buck hard not to want to shoot !
Posted By: bigjoe8565
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/19/21 12:26 AM
Like others have said, let a kid shoot him.
Posted By: Dove Murderer
Re: 6 Point decisions.... - 11/19/21 03:23 AM
I’d put a kid on that deer. Or new hunter.