Shoot or Pass III

TheKnack · Jul 6, 2012

You have two days left to hunt and have seen one bigger buck than this one but only briefly? Do you hold out for the buck you think may be better or take this guy and call it a season?
Best,
Jerry

Ticks N Tines · Jul 6, 2012

>You have two days left to
>hunt and have seen one
>bigger buck than this one
>but only briefly? Do you
>hold out for the buck
>you think may be better
>or take this guy and
>call it a season?

Season would be over for me.

PSC_bears17 · Jul 6, 2012

I think that I would for sure shoot!

eldorado · Jul 6, 2012

Boom! Season over.

Eldorado

400bull · Jul 6, 2012

I would pass. To much of a risk with that big old rock on the back ground. You're sure to start a fire on a pass through. By the time you got to your buck the backstraps would be burnt to a crisp. J/K.

I would be letting the lead fly.

400bull

hhunter23 · Jul 6, 2012

im too big of a sucker for those Flaring tines like that i would shoot. good buck

"Shoot Straight"

mickeyelk · Jul 6, 2012

Bang!

hogg_65 · Jul 6, 2012

shoot him he's a good buck, not a pretty face though.

fatrooster · Jul 6, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Jul-06-12 AT 12:52PM (MST)[p]400bull, if the bullet was a pass through it would be wet from blood, therefore it could not start a fire, lol.
I think he's got a great looking face too. Love the Groucho Marx looking eye brows on him.
With those deep forks I'm guessing he's a 180" class buck and worthy of going up on MY wall. I'd shoot! fatrooster.

After going back and taking another look at him I decided that I would shoot him on the first day, first hour, first minute of the hunt. It looks like his right antler is a 5-point. I think I may have underestimated him. DEFINITELY A SHOOTER. fatrooster.

nfh · Jul 6, 2012

Pass and off for a whitetail..

coyote · Jul 6, 2012

I would have to hit the release and send the arrow on it's way.

travismadden · Jul 6, 2012

Dead deer standing!

theox · Jul 6, 2012

id guess that buck at over 170. there would be few tags id pass that buck on especially that late in the season. id shoot that buck during general season on opening mornin. only way i would not shoot is with a henrys tag or something similar

nontypical · Jul 6, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Jul-06-12 AT 04:14PM (MST)[p]You never said HOW much bigger the other buck was.That guy is a shooter in my book,but if the other buck is over 200",it would be very tough to shoot this guy with 2 full days left!Decisions,decisions!Last time I passed a buck like that guy hoping for a bigger guy,I ended up with a smaller guy!!Very tough call.If the other buck was a giant,I'd probably pass this one.However,if the bigger buck was only 5"-10" bigger,for sure I'd whack that 30+ inch class buck!

wybighorn · Jul 6, 2012

Bang, done deal.

tnhillble · Jul 6, 2012

would go great with gravy I tell ya!!

sageadvice · Jul 6, 2012

Yeah, would be real tuff to pass that buck even on the first day of a good hunt!! Now days especially, that there is a Dandy!

Joey

"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

MuleyCrazyMan · Jul 6, 2012

Dead Deer and Season Over! Thanks for playin.

tagsoup · Jul 6, 2012

It depends on the tag.

"Go hunt for meat at Walmart."

Camper_A1 · Jul 6, 2012

Yup the season is over and getting ready to call the taxidermist.

elkun · Jul 6, 2012

groucho. would be headed for the freezer

justr_86 · Jul 6, 2012

Boom...

downhill · Jul 7, 2012

Depends on how much bigger that other buck was, but more than likely this one would do as he's nothing to sneeze at. Bang

kzkammo · Jul 7, 2012

Dead buck for sure, heck I would shoot him on the first day.

mmwb · Jul 7, 2012

What Downhill said. If the other was a monster, no, but otherwise I'd take the shot.

Snuffy · Jul 7, 2012

That buck looks really pissed off.
I would shoot him and call it self defence.
Nice Buck
Rick

rotorhead · Jul 7, 2012

I wouldn't hesitate to shoot that.

carterj16 · Jul 7, 2012

i would be boning meat

KNOTFERSAIL · Jul 7, 2012

Backstrap fever.....

"keep the wind in your face and the sun at your back"

Layemdown · Jul 7, 2012

Boom!

Layemdown

"Vegetables are not food, vegetables are what food eats!!"

bigmoose · Jul 8, 2012

Here is a idea of what this buck would look like on the wall. This one was taken by a friend a couple years ago in Colorado and is 30 1/2 inches wide. He looks very similar to me.

Moose

Every hunting season you miss is one you can not make up

TheKnack · Jul 8, 2012

Similar in a way but not the same buck.
Thanks for the replies all.
Good luck on your hunts.
Jerry

eldorado · Jul 8, 2012

Great buck. Huge G4's.

Eldorado

BrowningRage · Jul 16, 2012

I'd drop him without question... Even if I had just glimpsed the bigger buck, and was heading after him... I'd drop this one.

A bird in the hand...

"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24