Would You ........

[fasteddie]

Would you shoot this guy ? 

 

[johnplav]

YEP

[Team Hoyt]

Yep meat would fill the freezer and its pretty cool looking 

[squirrelwhisperer]

When you saw him on my wall, I would introduce him as Lefty.

[airedale]

I kill the first legal Deer I see to give me more time to small game hunt so the answer to the question is yes.

Al

[Pygmy]

Yes I would...Cool rack and will probably never be "normal"....Of course, I'd also shoot his little brother the  spike or his sister the adult doe...

The only deer I pass on are fawns, because a fawn is nearly as much work to process as a mature deer, but you get significantly less meat for your effort..

[squirrelwhisperer]

1 minute ago, Pygmy said:

The only deer I pass on are fawns

I have never taken one, but am told they taste the best. I may sample one this season. 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Depends how far along the season is 

[Pygmy]

1 minute ago, squirrelwhisperer said:

I have never taken one, but am told they taste the best. I may sample one this season. 

IMHO,  an adult doe or a 1.5 year old buck tastes as good as any fawn and you get 1/3 more meat...Older bucks tend to taste stronger....I have shot a few 2.5 to 3.5 year old  rutting bucks that definitely had a stronger  "musky" flavor than young bucks or any doe...

[squirrelwhisperer]

24 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

IMHO,  an adult doe or a 1.5 year old buck tastes as good as any fawn and you get 1/3 more meat...Older bucks tend to taste stronger....I have shot a few 2.5 to 3.5 year old  rutting bucks that definitely had a stronger  "musky" flavor than young bucks or any doe...

Ok, so my no fawn edict remains. 

[Robhuntandfish]

Shooting for sure,, bow ,xbow, gun or muzzle.  

[Steve D]

I would simply because I am looking to fill one or two tags as soon as possible so I can move onto other things. Once I fill a tag or two when I hunt I am trophy hunting and he would get a pass.

[squirrelwhisperer]

I like character in a rack. That said, Meat hunting = doe. Head hunting = bigger than what’s hanging already. I only saw one other deer with a similar rack. I will try to find the pic and post it. 

[mowin]

59 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

IMHO,  an adult doe or a 1.5 year old buck tastes as good as any fawn and you get 1/3 more meat...Older bucks tend to taste stronger....I have shot a few 2.5 to 3.5 year old  rutting bucks that definitely had a stronger  "musky" flavor than young bucks or any doe...

Disagree 100% . 

My dad would purposefully shoot fawns. He loved em. And so did I. We would mark those packages when processing.  Dad wouldn't lets us eat all the Bambi first. He wanted it to last, lol.

  If everything is the same as far as time of year, quick kill, how it's processed, prepared, ECT, a fawn is definitely better eating over a 1 1/2 or older doe.

Agree 100% on the amount of meat. 

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by mowin

[wolc123]

After midpoint of crossbow or gun seasons yes, before that I am on the fence.  Looks like a 2 year old and meets my "3 on a side" rule, so I am leaning a bit towards yes early. 

It is all about the meat for me, but killing a small buck early usually costs me some meat.  If he had a scrawny 1.5 yr body I would be leaning no early.

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by wolc123

[wolc123]

3 minutes ago, mowin said:

Disagree 100% . 

My dad would purposefully shoot fawns. He loved em. And so did I. We would mark those packages when processing.  Dad wouldn't lets us eat all the Bambi first. He wanted it to last, lol.

  If everything is the same as far as time of year, quick kill, how it's processed, prepared, ECT, a fawn is definitely better eating over a 1 1/2 or older doe.

Agree 100% on the amount of meat. 

 

I has probably been a long time since pygmy tasted a 6 month deer, but I agree, they are in a class by themselves when it comes to taste.  All other age/sex deer can be made to taste the same depending on how long the carcass is aged prior to processing.  You can skip that step with the fawns.

Edited September 18, 2020 by wolc123

[Swamp_bucks]

How do I put this.   YES!!!

[squirrelwhisperer]

Ok, so maybe the edict is out the window, lol

[moog5050]

I wouldn’t but nothing wrong if he trips your trigger.  

[fasteddie]

I think I would only take the shot as a last resort to eating my buck tag .

 

[Lomax]

He’s a nice buck but would give him a pass til next year see if he rebounded and balanced out his rack 

[Nomad]

Sure I like freak bucks !

[TreeGuy]

I had a similar racked buck who after 3 years of a weak side exploded into a giant. Spike/3, then fork with kicker by 4 then a 4x5 9pt. I would personally pass at the hopes of seeing him later in life.

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[Marion]

I would because I'd like him on my wall he's weird looking and I love weird shit

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[Larry]

yep cool rack