toddyboman Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I can't decide if this buck should be shot or not and the decision is for management purposes......What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallardPrincess Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Great Pics..I would shot it, it would be my first..but maybe you should pass it up and wait until next year..Good Luck on your hunting season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'm thinking let him walk for another year. Won't hurt your genetics to wait and see, remember the fawn gets half his genetics from his mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Todd, You know your heard more than we will ever know, so thats your decision. I personally would give him another season, he might blow up next year. Won't hurt anything, if he gets killed then you won't have to second guess yourself, if he makes it and blows up then you will reap the benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 He looks like a 2 1/2 year old buck. His rack really isn't that bad for that age. I would give him another year and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Since he has very short tines, missing a brow, and his rack is just plain off.... I fear his genetic are not so good, so thats the reason I was thinking about having him harvested by someone that hunt our farm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 My gosh! Has it come to this where we start asking permission as to which bucks we shoot......lol? The simple answer to your question is another simple question. Does he look like something you would be happy in taking? If so, shoot the darn thing and stop worrying about whether it meets with the approval of other people. Whether you shoot this deer or any other will most likely not impact the genetics of your herd one way or another. Man, we are getting way too carried away with this "management" stuff and forgetting that hunting is supposed to be a recreation designed for the satisfaction of the individual hunter. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Man, we are getting way too carried away with this "management" stuff and forgetting that hunting is supposed to be a recreation designed for the satisfaction of the individual hunter. Doc Maybe to you, but not to others. Man, why do some hunters feel the need to press their desires onto other hunters? He walks in Ohio Toddy, only because we get 1 buck per year, and for me, that's not the kind of buck I'd shoot. Good luck in whatever you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Should we shoot it? My answer is yes. I would take him in a heartbeat. I am in Vermont and that would be a good buck for me. I hunt for meat not antlers. Genetics would have no part in my decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) Judging him on what is the normal buck you see around here...(because I cant answer with any other criteria) Yes with a Bow No with a Rifle or ML In no way do my decisions represent the opinions of anyone else..real, imagined, perceived, found slobbering in an isle at Walmart @ 2:47 am who in some way resembles Fred Sanford or any member of the Backstreet Boys. Edited August 31, 2009 by GWSmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I would give that buck a year. He looks like a great 1.5 old buck if hes 2.5 he's weak and needa a year to see what he becomes. If at 3.5 he's not much better I whould take him than. But if I was able to I whould pass this year and see next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 He's young, let him go a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'd give him another year. He's real young. You'd be surprised how much he can grow in the latter years of his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Looks very suspect to me. I'd like to see that deer again in mid September without the velvet. Where I hunt in west Texas, at 2.5 (if that's how old that deer is) I'm expecting a better developed set of antlers than that. If the deer is 1.5, definitely let it walk and if it's 3.5 definitely whack him. 2.5 is the most difficult call to make and really depends a lot on your buck to doe ratio and your overall management strategy. Or you could base your decision on the "dang he looks tasty" strategy and whack him anyway. Nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 This is a young buck and I WILL NOT shoot him! BUT I know a hunter or 2 that has not had alot of success bow hunting and would be very happy with this buck. So I could help another hunter/friend be successful and happy plus I can help my herd from a management perspective..... I guess time will tell on this buck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Thanks for all the input everyone..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 from what it looks like. i would have to shoot it. but......that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 No brow tine on the right side. Looks like a younger deer to me, probably a 2.5 year old. Whether he will have a brow next year or not who knows, but guessing it not likely since he is likely a 2.5 year old. Depending on what else I am seeing where I am hunting, I might make the decision to take him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBadger Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Sitting here in front of my computer i would say wait a year. However, if i was in a stand with my gun in my hand, it might be a different story. If you do shoot him, i wouldn't think twice about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 i'd pass hes not big enough from where i hunt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Ya Todd, that deer sure does look young. I wouldn't put him past 2 1/2 by any means, and he could even be a 1 1/2 year old. I think the only way you will be able to tell is if you give him more time. He could blow up into an awesome buck, and since he is so young, it would be hard to say he has inferior genetics until he is 3 1/2 to 4 1/2. JMO. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 My question here is bases purely on management purposes. I question/fear this buck could have crappy genetics so I would just soon his genetics don't get passed on. In all honesty I won't shot this buck...he is not what I am looking for. However I do have other friends/hunters that would happily shoot this buck and be happy and excited with him. And I would be just as happy for them...hopefully I would be in the stand with them running the video camera! I also understand adn agree with those that say he could blossum into something special with age.... I guess only time will tell for the fate of this buck.....:wacko: Depending on what else I am seeing where I am hunting, I might make the decision to take him. I am see bigger....:shifty::D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 He's one I'd love for my 8 year old to take. I'd let him pass unless it was January and I had no venison in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 He is a young deer...most likely 1.5 years old...racks can vary quiet a bit at that age...I would expect him to sport a nice 100-120 inch 8 point rack next year...though don't expect too much mass... If you really want him removed, he would be a nice trophy for a young novice hunter...someone you know starting out a son or daughter...he reminds me of my first buck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Maybe to you, but not to others. Man, why do some hunters feel the need to press their desires onto other hunters? I just assumed that it is a normal and natural fact that hunting is supposed to be a recreation designed for the satisfaction of the individual hunter. Sorry if that isn't the way it is for you. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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