Shooter or no

[spmuddin323]

What do yall guys think of this one?

 

[DWRush22]

He's down if he steps out in front of me


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[cozy23]

You make that call. But, yes I would send an arrow his way.

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[JAY B]

Be hard for me to let him walk!! If he makes you happy , let er rip!! If you have your doubts let him walk!!

 

[spmuddin323]

I have been watching him for the past 2 years on camera. He must be a very smart deer. Never have I saw him once in daylight. Very very few pics of him in daylight also. Gonna say he is 5 yrs old give or take .5

 

[TheLBLman]

"Probably" :)
He does have a unique set of wide antlers with those very inward curving (and nice) brows.
I'd like to see more pics later, mainly to guess his age.
If I thought he were 4 1/2 or older, my answer is "shooter".

But what if it appeared he was only 2 1/2?

I figure this buck is at least 3 1/2,
but certainly can't say how old he is without more to go by.

 

[TheLBLman]

Now that I see you've been watching him for two years, that should mean he's at least 4 1/2,
so, yes, I'd consider him a "shooter" :)

If he makes you happy , let er rip!! If you have your doubts let him walk!!

There you go. :tu:

 

[tree_ghost]

That deer is a shooter IMO. Fully mature deer with some very unique antlers...no hesitation from my stand!


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[spmuddin323]

"Probably" :)
He does have a unique set of wide antlers with those very inward curving (and nice) brows.
I'd like to see more pics later, mainly to guess his age.
If I thought he were 4 1/2 or older, my answer is "shooter".

But what if it appeared he was only 2 1/2?

I figure this buck is at least 3 1/2,
but certainly can't say how old he is without more to go by.

He is a very unique deer I will say myself. He was wide last year but this year he is taller for sure. My house sits in the summer bachelor groups bedroom. The other night I had 18 bucks and 11 does in the field. Sit on the front porch and watch 1 group come from one side and the other group come straight through the yard. When season gets close they want to play hide and seek and they are better at hiding than I am at seeking.
Put a new set of batteries in camera and freshened up the lick so maybe he will keep coming.

 

[TDW05]

SHOOTER!!!!!!! :drool:

 

[Hunt 365]

No doubt. Shoot!

 

[megalomaniac]

What is a 'shooter' to you?

He won't score well, but he does appear to be fully mature. In my book, any mature buck regardless of score (save those with broken racks) are 'shooters' to me.

 

[TheLBLman]

In my book, any mature buck regardless of score (save those with broken racks) are 'shooters' to me.

We must have read the same book :tu:

 

[mossyoakmantn]

Chootem

 

[MR Yote]

Your gut will tell you what's right... and your trigger finger. Good luck.

 

[WORM82]

Shooter to me. Mature or not a deer that big and unique will go on the wall.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Yes

 

[wobblegobble]

Let's see the pix from the last 2 years

 

[Mike Belt]

Only you know if he's a shooter or not. A mature buck is deemed a shooter by most but personally, if the antlers don't impress me the buck walks regardless of age. I guess that makes me greedy but so be it. That's also why I don't rack up a lot of buck kills, lol.

 

[spmuddin323]

Let's see the pix from the last 2 years

I will have to dig through some old cards and see if I can find them. I usually save them on my SD card in my phone since it's a 32gb but something happened to it and lost everything I had on it. But I do have a few nice ones I found on a sd card from 2015 and just a couple from 16

 

[TheLBLman]

Only you know if he's a shooter or not. A mature buck is deemed a shooter by most but personally, if the antlers don't impress me the buck walks regardless of age. I guess that makes me greedy but so be it. That's also why I don't rack up a lot of buck kills, lol.

Mike, I have a different take:
In the book I've been reading, your behavior is absolutely the opposite of "greedy".
I know you as a highly accomplished deer hunter,
and I'm positive you could kill your annual limit of bucks each year during the first week of archery season,
if you wanted.

Just to be clear, by no means am I wanting to come across as suggesting that someone who limits out each year is greedy; but neither is the guy like Mike who passes up tons of bucks each year (many of which most other hunters would consider "shooters"), but does kill a truly exceptional buck every year or two.

Not greedy, but I will put a label on Mike of being a "passionate & accomplished" deer hunter :)

 

[Mike Belt]

Appreciate it but I don't know how accomplished I am considering I almost never get the buck I'm after. I do pass on a bunch of bucks every year and some of them are our "legal" shooters but they just don't fill the bill for what I'm looking for. When it comes right down to it I'm no better than the next guy. It's just that I do have tremendous trigger restraint... and I'm lazy. If I'm going to have to drag a buck out of some of the places I hunt he's going to have to be well worth the effort. My "dragger" doesn't work as well as it did 40, 30, 20, 10, or even 5 years ago, lol.

As has been mentioned on here numerous times in the past, don't ever let anyone tell you what is a shooter to you unless you happen to be in a club, etc. where there are rules stating so. Most hunters, no matter how long ago they started deer hunting, would have shot what is regularly being passed on now. Sometimes hunters progress in their attitudes towards deer hunting and sometimes they don't. Sometimes it takes different lengths of time or different amounts of deer sightings and success before any changes may be made. One's health may dictate where or how one hunts. Just as well, the time one has to hunt may dictate what he might or might not shoot. The potential any given area may have also comes into play. Point is, we all hunt for whatever specific reason/s we choose and it is personal. The only problem I have with hunters shooting small, young bucks is when they complain about not ever seeing any older, bigger bucks. There are a lot of great woodsmen out there that can read and decipher deer sign and pick a great spot to hunt. They don't necessarily require anymore knowledge than what they already exhibit. What many of them, especially those unhappy with what they're shooting do need, is to learn to take a deep breathe and sit back and watch events unfold. Many times the buck they'd rather shoot may be trailing the pack. Just as well, the buck they may be tickled to death to shoot may just be a year or two away from being there. What those type hunters need to learn is trigger restraint; something that may be harder for them to acquire than the current knowledge they have on deer hunting.

 

[hbg1]

Shoot

 

[Dpainter]

I'd take him


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[Boone 58]

very close to one if not..............................I would know for sure in real life. sometimes they have shrinkage in real life...............but me thinks this one "won't". 8-)