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Post by jnrbronc on Aug 15, 2006 22:23:51 GMT -5
I have numerous shots of this guy from my trail cam over the last three months. I'm thinking I'll let him walk one more year, since i think his rack is going to look kinda skinny once he sheds velvet. I'm guessing he is 2.5 years old, 3.5 max. I'll have to make the call during early muzzleloader season. I, along with most of the neighbors, practice QDM with a 3.5 year minimum.  |
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Post by E.T. on Aug 16, 2006 19:34:30 GMT -5
It would be nice to have him around a little longer to get his gene pool established for having more nice racks around in the future.
Just a thought.
Ed
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Post by bubba on Aug 16, 2006 20:45:12 GMT -5
where I hunt, that is a monster !
nice to see you have hte discipline to let him go....... and grow........
-bubba
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Post by jnrbronc on Aug 17, 2006 10:15:48 GMT -5
It would be nice to have him around a little longer to get his gene pool established for having more nice racks around in the future. Just a thought. Ed But does he have "good" genes. If you look at this photo, his left G2 is forked. He wouldn't score real well as a typical, yet next year he could blow up into a huge non-typical freak! ;D  |
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Post by E.T. on Aug 17, 2006 11:26:39 GMT -5
Hey I am attracted to non-typical but not freakish. Same for the lady in my life who definitely isn’t your typical woman for sure.  ;D Ed |
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Post by Chas062 on Aug 18, 2006 22:07:36 GMT -5
I like people like you, let him hang around??? Here is western New York if you dont take him this year you may never ever see him again
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Post by jnrbronc on Aug 20, 2006 9:26:43 GMT -5
Chas, I used to kill the first antlered buck that came by during season. I was more of a meat hunter than anything else. When I first started deer hunting in the 70's, there was a lotto for antlerless tags and I prayed I would get drawn so I had a better chance at bringing home some venison. Now, I really don't care if I fill my tag and am just happy to spend time sitting. Not shooting the first buck allows me to sit longer! ;D To each his own, I have no problem with people shooting whatever it is that makes them happy. We should all be hunting for our own reason. I know if I shoot him, I have no chance of seeing what the future holds. Another factor that helps is that I'm confident the neighbors will let him walk, and if they don't, he ain't the biggest boy in the 'hood. I've seen others this year that would make this guy wet himself as he ran away.  Just haven't been lucky enough to get them in front of the trailcam. |
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Just haven't been lucky enough to get them in front of the trailcam.