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You're right about that, I just hope I didn't let a shooter buck walk because I didn't have long to look at him. He just didn't look near as big out of velvet which is normal but don't know if I've ever been fooled this bad. To me in this pic he looks to be 135" plus. Today when I saw him I was thinking 125". At first I thought it was a different deer but the brow tines gave him away.Great buck but I've learned if you have to think about it then you will probably regret your decision. Great job on holding off.
Agreed he looks bigger from that back pic. I think you did the right thing by passing him knowing the caliber of bucks you hunt. Still a beautiful deer tho.You're right about that, I just hope I didn't let a shooter buck walk because I didn't have long to look at him. He just didn't look near as big out of velvet which is normal but don't know if I've ever been fooled this bad. To me in this pic he looks to be 135" plus. Today when I saw him I was thinking 125". At first I thought it was a different deer but the brow tines gave him away.View attachment 197487
Great buck but I've learned if you have to think about it then you will probably regret your decision. Great job on holding off.
I've always gone by if I have to think about it, it's not a shooter. Can't shoot giants shooting good deer. Cameras can and have been deceiving.
Same here. No way the adjacent lease folks would let those pass. Some of them have the "If it's brown it's down attitude" unfortunately.Very nice buck, and those brows should give him away. On the small farm I own, I couldn't have passed him. Just way too much pressure on the deer around us now.
100% agree. Every one I've shot on hesitation, I've regretted.Great buck but I've learned if you have to think about it then you will probably regret your decision. Great job on holding off.
Make no mistake inches of antler isn't what saved this deer. I mean he is going to score less than what I thought originally but I didn't shoot him because the last few years I've been trying to only shoot older bucks and I really think he's a 3.5 year old deer.Good job passing him, I'm not interested in inches of antler. Ive never regretted a deer I've shot. But different strokes for different folks.