when to shoot when to let him pass?

[aqua750]

I feel like a jerk posting this BUT  what the hell I hunt in 3k and it has always produced some average to really nice bucks and on several occasions Ive seen some monsters on my property.For some reason I don't have a good feeling this year,I havent seen a deer I a good month no rubs ,no scrapes but my trail cams are showing me a decent 6 (cant see if he has brows) and a few pics of several mystery bucks my buddies think we are looking at 3or 4 different bucks So im wondering If I should pass on the 6/8 and hunt hard on my limited amount of land and hope for the best ?? In past years I have not shot the first buck going by. every year my property has paid off for one of the crew but this year im hunting by myself and I dont have a good feeling. I have in the past let some good shooters go by and never seen another especially since the greedy sob`s changed the Monday opener what do you guys think??

[PREDATE]

If you haven't seen a deer in a good month then I'd hate to witness a bad month in your deer-less area.

 

No but seriously, only you can determine what deer will give you satisfaction. By the sounds of it, you should be bringing in 4-5 buddies to do some doe management.

[Meat Manager]

Make a personal goal and try to stick to it.

 

If you need to harvest a deer for meat, take the first legal one that provides a good opportunity.

 

If you want to protect yearlings don't shoot any yearlings.

 

If you want to protect 2 year olds don't shoot any of those either.

 

Finally if you are hunting a small piece of land then letting one walk doesn't mean it's not going to get shot on a neighboring property.

Edited November 12, 2013 by Meat Manager

[ididnotvoteforobama]

I feel like a jerk posting this BUT  what the hell I hunt in 3k and it has always produced some average to really nice bucks and on several occasions Ive seen some monsters on my property.For some reason I don't have a good feeling this year,I havent seen a deer I a good month no rubs ,no scrapes but my trail cams are showing me a decent 6 (cant see if he has brows) and a few pics of several mystery bucks my buddies think we are looking at 3or 4 different bucks So im wondering If I should pass on the 6/8 and hunt hard on my limited amount of land and hope for the best ?? In past years I have not shot the first buck going by. every year my property has paid off for one of the crew but this year im hunting by myself and I dont have a good feeling. I have in the past let some good shooters go by and never seen another especially since the greedy sob`s changed the Monday opener what do you guys think??

 

It sounds like I should be writing this thread. I'm in the same boat, but in 9K. Have you seen does or no deer period  . I went from Oct. 16 to nov. 7 with out seeing a deer , buck or doe. Loads of pictures on my cams , but no day movement.

[aqua750]

unfortunatly  most of my old hunting buddies have gone to the happy hunting ground and the one or two left have turned in to total idiots  whose company I dont care for! Im hoping to maybe meeting someone on on this site to partner up with in the future

[Jeremy K]

Hunting is like picking up a one night stand in the bar , the longer you hang out the looser your standards get ,or so ive been told.

[apoallo]

Hunting is like picking up a one night stand in the bar , the longer you hang out the looser your standards get ,or so ive been told.

Lol that's a good one

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