deer hunting
2007-11-02 02:25:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
A trophy buck is all in the ones of the shooter. If you're on private land. Let it walk . It will get bigger. To me the thrill of the hunt is getting close enough for a shot. Just treasure the memories of the hunt. I keep a note book of all my hunts. So I can go back and relive them. Place, time, temp, wind direction . Deer , range .
2007-11-02 05:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by a h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is done is done. Don't regret it, look at it like deer management. You let this buck walk so next year he may be a 3x3 or a 4x4. Just enjoy the rest of hunting you have for the rest of the season and look forward to finding other deer in the area to take. Hope that helps.
2007-11-02 09:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Reagan '12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the bucks age and how many deer you have in the area you hunt. Here where I live the population is so out of whack, I shoot forks, spikes, and does because everyone else around here will not let a buck get past three and a half years old and will not shoot does.
2007-11-02 13:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by setyoustraight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be proud of the fact that at the time you made a judgment call and as a result you made the right decision. There will be other BIGGER Deer in your future, so if you think about it, you didn't give up anything but an "opportunity" nothing more. A true Hunter that respects the animal he seeks is judged by his abilities to not only make the shot, but to know when to make it. I applaud your quick thinking. Stop regretting what you already know in your heart was the right thing to do.There will be MANY other chances and decisions like this in your future.....and I'm sure some Big Bucks along the way......
2007-11-02 12:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Were you hungry? No? Then why would you regret it?
No shame in letting something pass. All I have ever hunted is doe and young bucks. Never even came close to shooting a trophy and frankly have no desire to. When I shoot it is for freezer meat not wall space.
Best of luck!
2007-11-02 10:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No regrets. I let a forker and a spindly six pointer go by me as well. He'll be a six or an eight next year. I usually prefer a big doe (and there are plenty of them) to a small buck. You can't eat the horns anyway.
Let him grow up, besides, it's better to get the does, in my opinion.
2007-11-02 09:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no shame in letting one go to get bigger.
If you had taken that one you might be thinking you could have waited and gotten a bigger one. Just enjoy the hunt, no regrets.
2007-11-02 09:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by countryguyhfc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah! no shame in it , i mean i actually let one walk yesterday cause i had already shot a bigger one so i figured i would let it get bigger and shoot it some other time, my philosophy is if you have already shot a big one why shoot a small one? unless your dying of starvation , dont worry about it youll get another shot,
2007-11-03 00:27:36 · answer #8 · answered by [[ Stanley Jean<33 ]] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it go and get bigger. Maybe in a year or two it'll be a nice 8 point...
2007-11-02 20:27:03 · answer #9 · answered by thinkGREEN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You made the best choice by letting it alone.*
2007-11-02 10:08:02 · answer #10 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋