Size vs Character pick one

What say you? Would you rather shoot (get pictures of) a 150 perfect 8 or a 130 with all kinds of kickers double brows etc?

Can't say both, one or the other
picture is from last season, but we have a couple deer on our property that aren't huge, but are really interesting racks

 

I would rather big perfect deer. It's very difficult to improve the genetics of the area so if you have that to start with, it's most likely going to continue.

 

I see a lot of similar looking bucks year after year so I can see the genetics running through the population. I also hunt NW Missouri, Nodaway County.

 

Weird , lots of trash , taste the same anyway !

 

Yeah, I hunt Dekalb County and have fairly solid 8pt and 10pt genetics. They are generally nearly perfect typical and have decent mass. I also hunt an area in Worth County and it's similar but they tend to have less mass for some reason.

 

I would prefer the 130 unique rack lots of kicks and drop tine.

 

Unique.

 

At this point in my hunting career, I'll take a 150 8pt.

 

I like really big clean typicals myself

 

Same here. Although my perfect deer would be a main frame perfectly symmetrical 8 or 10 with kickers on both G2s.

 

I like character personally.

 

I like big deer and variety is good. Side by side.......... 130 w/junk vs. 150 clean............

I'd have to see the junk.

 

I'll take a 150" clean 8 every time, side by side a 150" 8 would dwarf a 130" buck with lots of junk. I also don't have a big 8 on my wall yet and want one.

 

I don't like a lot of junk

 

I like character and trash but in this case I'll take the clean 150" 8 point, easy decision. 130 inches is still 130" no matter what trash it has, in fact a trashy 130" deer isn't going to be very impressive at all.

If it were a choice between a 150" clean 8 and a 150" trashy character rack, I'd take the trashy buck with character. I like stuff that's interesting to look at.

 

I hope to make this decision shortly, as these 2 bucks run together on my property.

 

150" 8pt. That's just a BIG deer! And I have some history with a deer similar to this size that out smarted me last year.

 

Whichever one sells...... but I'm not a photographer.

 

The vast majority of dedicated bowhunters will never see, much less shoot a 150" perfect 8 during an entire hunting career. That would have to be a GIANT 8 point. That's big for a 10, but simply majestic for an 8 to have that many inches.

130" of trash may be neat, but all in all likely not that impressive from a size perspective. I see 130" non-typicals fairly frequently (at least on camera!) Would I shoot one if I had the chance? You bet. But say I'm sitting in the stand and the scenario that airenlow posted above presented itself; and I'm taking the giant typical over the trashy character any day.

 

It's a toss up for me, it would come down to whichever gave me a clear shot.