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Does he need another year?
Posted By: DoubleTrouble
Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 04:19 PM
What you guys think?
Posted By: DoubleTrouble
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 04:20 PM
Posted By: jmh004
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 04:36 PM
No
Posted By: Navasot
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 04:37 PM
lol
Posted By: Brother in-law
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 05:42 PM
I would wait about a minute for my heart rate to slow down
Posted By: Wilhunt
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 05:45 PM
looks mighty nice, I would shoot.
Posted By: rickym
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 05:54 PM
He would be on my list this year
Posted By: Dude Lebowski
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 06:37 PM
I would wipe the milk off his mouth before I brought him into camp.
Posted By: DQ Kid
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 07:07 PM
Not unless you want someone else to shoot him, lol...
Posted By: ChrisB
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 08:28 PM
3.5, 130
Posted By: MathMan
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 09:42 PM
I bet he wishes he had another year...Shoot him!!!
Posted By: texashelms
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/12/15 10:19 PM
I'd give him less than 30 days to live. Then pet the hell out of him
Posted By: HS2
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 12:07 AM
This is one deer you need to be super careful with. You'll likely be tempted to shoot him this year, but I would suggest waiting until you could get someone like me to come and evaluate him for you. You don't want to shoot him too soon. On the other hand I am expert at these things and would be in a better position to hunt in your blind for you opening weekend. I'll give a fair evaluation. Of course, the best way to evaluate a deer is up close, and I might have to shoot him to get the best inspection. You'll understand, I'm sure.
Posted By: TonyinVA
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 12:14 AM
Nice deer..I would have to shoot him unless (1) I had killed several bigger deer, and (2) I was 100% sure he'd make it to next year without being shot by the neighbors this Fall.
Posted By: BOBO the Clown
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 01:18 AM
He ain't no spring chicken
Posted By: dkershen
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 01:27 AM
Timer just went "ding". He's ready Freddy.
Posted By: Western
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 01:33 AM
Probably a few more years and he will be a shooter.
Posted By: RedRaider13
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 04:36 AM
I'd tag him if he walked past my stand. And not think twice.
Posted By: tlk
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 11:46 AM
As always it depends. Where are you hunting? What are you wanting to accomplish where you hunt? What is his age estimate as you cannot tell from pics without full body. If you are on a small property surrounded by other hunters who will take him that has to be considered. If on large property being managed then depending on age he should maybe walk. Beautiful deer
Posted By: jhenderson
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 01:27 PM
If you don't someone else will
Posted By: Auctioneer1
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 02:42 PM
Would be nice to see full body picture.
Posted By: DoubleTrouble
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/13/15 04:15 PM
Got one having a tough time my photobucket account.
Posted By: BBRU
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 12:13 AM
Posted By: jshouse
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 12:23 AM
As always it depends. Where are you hunting? What are you wanting to accomplish where you hunt? What is his age estimate as you cannot tell from pics without full body. If you are on a small property surrounded by other hunters who will take him that has to be considered. If on large property being managed then depending on age he should maybe walk. Beautiful deer
As always it depends. Where are you hunting? What are you wanting to accomplish where you hunt? What is his age estimate as you cannot tell from pics without full body. If you are on a small property surrounded by other hunters who will take him that has to be considered. If on large property being managed then depending on age he should maybe walk. Beautiful deer
My thoughts exactly on a couple leases id shoot him without hesitation ,on a couple other places i may let him walk , and dont forget and im not trying to take away from him at all cause he is a dang nice deer but the look in velvet always looks more heavy
Posted By: 10pointers
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 12:41 AM
wait another year
Posted By: jshouse
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 12:51 AM
As always it depends. Where are you hunting? What are you wanting to accomplish where you hunt? What is his age estimate as you cannot tell from pics without full body. If you are on a small property surrounded by other hunters who will take him that has to be considered. If on large property being managed then depending on age he should maybe walk. Beautiful deer
My thoughts exactly on a couple leases id shoot him without hesitation ,on a couple other places i may let him walk , and dont forget and im not trying to take away from him at all cause he is a dang nice deer but the look in velvet always looks more heavy
I think tine length is going to trump any mass issues he may have
Posted By: DoubleTrouble
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 01:57 AM
The buck is a Midwest deer......the deer will surprise most what it will score. The deer is 7 plus years old. He will get shot in a heart beat.
Posted By: DQ Kid
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 02:00 AM
The buck is a Midwest deer......the deer will surprise most what it will score. The deer is 7 plus years old. He will get shot in a heart beat.
I always thought he was a low-mid 160s buck with his mass, now I think he's 170+ seeing he's Midwest old buck...
Posted By: 4Weight
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 02:02 AM
I think he needs at least 2 years.
Posted By: TxTall1
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 02:06 AM
Shooter
Posted By: Red Cloud
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 04:52 PM
No! Hell the brow tines alone would probably score!
Posted By: tlk
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 05:12 PM
The buck is a Midwest deer......the deer will surprise most what it will score. The deer is 7 plus years old. He will get shot in a heart beat.
You know he is 7 years plus based on watching him over the years or from the trail camera pics?
Posted By: tShawnB
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 05:14 PM
If he is a 7 year old, 170" free range Midwest whitetail buck, the question shouldn't be should you kill him, it's can you kill him?
Posted By: Navasot
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 05:16 PM
I didn't think they lived that long up there...
Posted By: SapperTitan
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 06:09 PM
I would have shot him a year sooner LOL
NO, I don't think so.....
Posted By: don k
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 11:31 PM
No, I would wait until he dies of natural causes or a neighbor shoots him.
Posted By: Chief Joe
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/14/15 11:49 PM
Posted By: udamdan
Re: Does he need another year? - 09/15/15 12:12 AM
No, I would wait until he dies of natural causes or a neighbor shoots him.
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