which one would you shoot?

mountainman365 · Sep 20, 2011

So dad drew a cwmu tag this year and monday we ran into this buck first and decided he needed another year and then he shot the second deer a couple hours later. which one would you rather shoot?

justr_86 · Sep 20, 2011

Both are great bucks! I would have shot the first one though..

CuJaLe · Sep 20, 2011

They're both good bucks. The first does look young with alot of potential. The second one heavier. A toss up IMO. Congrats to your dad though.

Cahunter805 · Sep 20, 2011

Congrats to your dad. Looks like he shot the one that tripped his trigger and thats what matters. That first buck is very nice and will be a stud next year so someone has your dad to thank.

sageadvice · Sep 20, 2011

The first buck will do well with one more year so i'd take the 30"er.

Joey

desperatehills · Sep 20, 2011

Looks like a win/win to me. I would have a hard time picking. What sounds better without seeing the pictures a)24" 5x4 with a kicker or b)30" 4x3. Its a good problem to have.

eldorado · Sep 20, 2011

Congrats on your Dad's beautiful buck. No doubt he had his heart set on the wide buck.

Eldorado

SSakitas · Sep 20, 2011

Your dad made the right choice. And I respect him for his decision not many hunters can pass on deer that nice because they think it looks young. If more people out west would have the mentality that the easterners have with letting deer mature before shooting them. We would have alot healthier deer herd with more big mature bucks running around

nfh · Sep 20, 2011

3rd picture down is a good one...

gotthefever · Sep 20, 2011

He made the right choice. Congrats to your dad.

never_catch · Sep 20, 2011

nvhunter would shoot em both...

~Z~

BRUIN4L · Sep 20, 2011

That 1st buck will spread his genes for one more year at least and he will be even better next year. Your dad made the right choice- it's hard to find a buck as wide as the one he got and with a little luck you might run into buck one another time!

hornkiller · Sep 20, 2011

Your old man did good!

LMFAO Z.

sageadvice · Sep 21, 2011

~Z~, LMAO, +2

That buck don't look quite 30", i'd guess em at 29.5"

Joey

Gator · Sep 21, 2011

I like the way your Pops did it. You should hope to draw a tag for that unit next year and hope he makes it thru this year.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

huntindad4 · Sep 21, 2011

Thanks for the giggle -Z-.

I think I would have killed the same buck your dad did. Heavy bases with big eye guards and wide.

Bill

Look out Forkie, FTW is watching us!

pookiebar · Sep 21, 2011

I like the wide buck, so I would have shot the same one as your dad.

But that is not a bad problem to have there!

Deerlove · Sep 21, 2011

I'd take buck number one.

rotorhead · Sep 21, 2011

Ouch ~Z~. That did make me laugh though. Those are some nice bucks.

gaetz · Sep 21, 2011

Had your father seen that buck prior to passing on the NT?

TRH

mountainman365 · Sep 21, 2011

nope it was our second day out there and the first day was fogged in so we hadnt seen much. we saw 8 little bucks the first day but that cheater buck was the first big one we had come across. dad is almost 60 and has never killed a 30" buck and that was what he really wanted. when we saw the buck he killed i guessed it at 29" but it ended up being 30.5" so he was thrilled as hell. he even got choked up when we got to him on the ground. it was a pretty awesome day!