On my hit list!

[518BowSlayer]

bigger than any buck I ever shot. that's a trophy and a half where I come from. then again the capital region isn't exactly known for trophy deer. your one lucky guy if you even have to consider passing on that buck. can I come hunt where you hunt???

[jjb4900]

what's a "hit list"?

[coonhunter]

Deer like this are the toughest to let walk. Then, if you do let it walk and don't get one later, you second guess yourself all winter. But, if he shows up next year, bulked up and even more horn on his head, you are happy as can be.

 

It is all a personal judgement call on any hunter's part. If you shoot it, be proud of it. If you let him walk and the neighbors get him, congratulate them. It is all your call in the woods, and enjoy your time and challenges.

 

 

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

Deer like this are the toughest to let walk. Then, if you do let it walk and don't get one later, you second guess yourself all winter. But, if he shows up next year, bulked up and even more horn on his head, you are happy as can be.

It is all a personal judgement call on any hunter's part. If you shoot it, be proud of it. If you let him walk and the neighbors get him, congratulate them. It is all your call in the woods, and enjoy your time and challenges.

exactly what I meant !!!!!

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[NYP]

Good looking deer . Nice looking property also

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

Good looking deer . Nice looking property also

yhanks

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

Deer like this are the toughest to let walk. Then, if you do let it walk and don't get one later, you second guess yourself all winter. But, if he shows up next year, bulked up and even more horn on his head, you are happy as can be.

 

It is all a personal judgement call on any hunter's part. If you shoot it, be proud of it. If you let him walk and the neighbors get him, congratulate them. It is all your call in the woods, and enjoy your time and challenges.

"Don't pass a deer on opening day that you would be happy taking on the last day of the season"

[A Sportsman]

I have a bunch of times passed up deer on the first day or during the season that I would have shot, given the opportunity, on the last day. Sure I may regret it a little. But I get over it, and by the following year, its just another hunting story to tell.

It seems for me that I change "what I will shoot" as the season goes on. Depends upon how things are going, if I have meat in freezer, how much time I have to hunt, etc.

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

I have a bunch of times passed up deer on the first day or during the season that I would have shot, given the opportunity, on the last day. Sure I may regret it a little. But I get over it, and by the following year, its just another hunting story to tell.

It seems for me that I change "what I will shoot" as the season goes on. Depends upon how things are going, if I have meat in freezer, how much time I have to hunt, etc.

same here

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

I have a bunch of times passed up deer on the first day or during the season that I would have shot, given the opportunity, on the last day. Sure I may regret it a little. But I get over it, and by the following year, its just another hunting story to tell.

It seems for me that I change "what I will shoot" as the season goes on. Depends upon how things are going, if I have meat in freezer, how much time I have to hunt, etc.

I changed it a bit. That was what I was told by a guide  a Ontario bear hunt.

[turkeyfeathers]

Kaboom ! I'm not letting that one walk. He'll eat like any doe I've got in the freezer. 

[genesee_mohican]

He has nice long tines. Sure he'd be bigger next year and if you have him on 500 acres of land that you manage, he might be one you'd want to see grow another year and sow his seed.

[pistolp71]

There is nowhere on Long Island that anybody has all to themselves to manage. They all come and go off the area you are hunting. The only areas on the island that are big enough are public.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Id kill that deer any day of the week and have ZERO regrets or excuses for it.

 

 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Id TRY TO kill that deer any day of the week and have ZERO regrets or excuses for it.

There. Fixed if for you...lol

[NFA-ADK]

Nice buck, most NY hunters would be proud of getting something like that.  Would be nice to let him spread his genes but to say I would not shoot him would be a lie.  

 

I think what some are saying is this:  Do not put a deer on your hit list because you are thinking your neighbor will shoot him.  That is just selfish.  Put him on your hit list because he is a nice deer and you would be happy to take him and would be proud to show off his beauty. 

[Five Seasons]

You should never worry what others think. Sometimes as a younger hunter id compare myself to my dad and uncles who've been doing it forever. Any bow kill is a good one and you should always be happy with what you shoot. If you don't think you'll be happy than don't shoot it. Disregard antler envy and do what you want.

[Five Seasons]

"Don't pass a deer on opening day that you would be happy taking on the last day of the season"

I disagree with this. It's the same argument being made. If you want to try for a bigger buck and then "settle" and that's what makes you happy than who cares?

Certainly better than the no tagged/tag borrower approach

Edited September 10, 2014 by Belo

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I disagree with this. It's the same argument being made. If you want to try for a bigger buck and then "settle" and that's what makes you happy than who cares?

Certainly better than the no tagged/tag borrower approach

You are making the presumption that you will see one to take later. I think that was the guides point. I

[Five Seasons]

You are making the presumption that you will see one to take later. I think that was the guides point. I

 

often you don't haha. I've passed on bigger deer and tagged smaller. It's part of the sport. I don't regret passing the bucks, I feel better knowing i can stay in the woods longer and do not partake in tag sharing.

 

I know a few guys at work who constantly bitch that all they ever kill is doe or small bucks. But then they tell me that they shoot the first one they see then quit. During the rut, you have to maintain your composure and wait to see if a buck is tailing her.

 

Case and point for me was 2 years ago when my son was born. I wasn't going to have a lot of time to hunt so I shot the first buck I saw. A nice big and good tasting 5. A buck, that with a normal season I would have passed on. After I shot him, not 1 minute later walked out a nice 2.5 yr old 8. A monster? No, but within my goals.

 

 

 

Edited September 15, 2014 by Belo

[Culvercreek hunt club]

And if you were happy, everyone should have been too.  

[Kot2B]

If you're excited enough to upload a picture, make a post and say "on my hit list" you should be excited enough to know he's running around in the woods where you are hunting. A 10 point deer by any standard is something to be proud of. Who is to say that you will ever get the chance to have a shot or the opportunity to let him walk. I hunted a 10 2 years ago that was always just out of range or at a different trail than I expected. Opening day of gun my friend shot him with his muzzle loader in a field. I shook his hand and said congrats with a bitter taste in my mouth but I was happy for his experience. The concept that he's your deer and you'd be mad if your neighbor shot him for not letting him grow is blasphemous. If your that concerned about letting deer grow sit down with your neighbors and make a plan, then make a hit list.

Edited September 16, 2014 by Kot2B

[dbHunterNY]

I agree with some of the points that have been made, but everyone needs to cool down. We don't need to sing Kumbaya or anything, but there are ways to make the same point without sounding like a jerk.

 

Personally, I wouldn't shoot that buck because he is young. A neighbor might shoot him and then again maybe he'll make it to next year, that's just the chance I would take.

 

holy heck if I could only like this post at least 10 times over.

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

holy heck if I could only like this post at least 10 times over.

lol never heard I so many professionals in my life lol

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