Tough decision….

[redblood]

This guy has gotten really predictable. Much more so than last yr. Need a south wind. Trying decide is he is on the block. Hes not on my main farm where i live but part of the farm i grew up on.

Here he is this afternoon

 

[redblood]

Same spot last September

 

[kaizen leader]

This guy has gotten really predictable. Much more so than last yr. Need a south wind. Trying decide is he is on the block. Hes not on my main farm where i live but part of the farm i grew up on.

Here he is this afternoon

Very nice.

 

[redblood]

I think this is him in early October 2021. Hes 4.5 tops, but that may have to be old enough on this piece. There is some hunting pressure on surrounding farms on this parcel

 

[TN Larry]

Any 4.5+ (buck or doe) is an accomplishment with a bow. This one also has a nice set of head gear. It would be a no brainer for me but understand that everyone's decision is different. Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[backyardtndeer]

With the little farm I have, and all the pressure I get around me, I wouldn't hesitate on a deer like that. If I had so much ground that I had deer dying of old age, and knew I had older better deer around, I might possibly be inclined to let him walk.

 

[Jon]

Man, what a stud. Love those long tines.

 

[CHRIS WILSON]

He'd be on my hit list.

 

[themanpcl]

This guy has gotten really predictable. Much more so than last yr. Need a south wind. Trying decide is he is on the block. Hes not on my main farm where i live but part of the farm i grew up on.

Here he is this afternoon

If there is no bait present, looks like you have a pattern (until the shift). He's a nice one. If there is no bait drawing him, he'd be on my list. Now, his pattern would change they day I got in the tree....lol

 

[Spurhunter]

The day I have to wonder if that's a shooter buck is the day I quit deer hunting and find something to do that excites me.

 

[redblood]

If there is no bait present, looks like you have a pattern (until the shift). He's a nice one. If there is no bait drawing him, he'd be on my list. Now, his pattern would change they day I got in the tree....lol

No bait. Just salt. Its on the edge of a small secluded foodplot that is starting to sprout

 

[Specializedjon]

I'd shoot that mule deer every day of the week and twice on Sunday

 

[Hduke86]

Your idea of a "sacred hole" is different than mine
Sorry I couldn't help myself

 

[themanpcl]

No bait. Just salt. Its on the edge of a small secluded foodplot that is starting to sprout

If it were me, I'd be in a tree but again, the pattern shift would occur right before I go to said tree...lol

 

[redblood]

Your idea of a "sacred hole" is different than mine
Sorry I couldn't help myself

Yeah i get creative with my names. I dont do the standard, backplot and front field name pattern

 

[Snake]

The day I have to wonder if that's a shooter buck is the day I quit deer hunting and find something to do that excites me.

Exactly !

 

[rem270]

Nice buck. If he were in KY with a one buck limit he'd get a pass. In TN with a 2 buck limit then I would probably shoot. My explanation is the reason I like limits lol.

 

[deerhunter10]

Imo If you are questioning it then probably not a shooter, that's how We do it. Or sometimes pictures don't tell everything.

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

I think all it should honestly come down to is "Will I be happy / excited to kill this deer and not regret it later"

That's about the only thing I worry about anymore. Now there are a LOT of factors that determine my answer to that question, but that's another story.

FWIW, it looks like he made a really big jump from last year to this year. I'd be very surprised if he makes the same jump next year, so if antler size is part of the equation for you I'd say shoot him this year.

 

[Gronkmonster]

I can't believe this is even a question for some folks