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Albino Doe or 200+ Buck

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by rednas5, Jul 31, 2009.

  1. rednas5

    rednas5 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I got this idea from the white deer pics I posted yesterday and a little debate with a hunting buddy of mine at the moment. If you had the opportunity to either shoot an albino doe or 200 class buck in some magical world where both co-exist on your hunting land, which would you choose? I'm for the albino doe. He wants the buck. Just curious your thoughts.
     
  2. OHbowhunter

    OHbowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    200+ buck for me any day of the week.
     
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    I'd go for the buck :cool:
     
  4. SevenMag

    SevenMag Die Hard Bowhunter

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    really?? you guys are actually debating this??

    200+" BUCK

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  5. BJE80

    BJE80 Legendary Woodsman

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    200"+ buck without a doubt

    FWIW, it is illegal to shoot albino deer here in Wisconsin. Not sure what other states allow. Even if it were legal and there was not a 200”+ buck I still don’t think I would shoot the albino. It is too rare and beautiful for me to have to kill it. Let the darn thing live so maybe others can enjoy it.
     
  6. Rob / PA

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    200" Buck.
     
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    This is a no brainer...200+ buck!
     
  8. rednas5

    rednas5 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    You know that is my line of thinking too but is also the reason why I would want it because it is so very rare. How many 200+ inch bucks were killed in Iowa last year? I believe there was 107 bucks over 200 inches at the Iowa Deer Classic. I know the odds of taking a free range buck that size is extremely rare but the chances of taking an albino has to be ever more rare. I guess I just like the rarity of the albino.
     
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    My thoughts exactly.

    200 inch buck all the way!

    Regardless of color...it's still just a doe.

    If it were a nice mature buck that was also albino I would look at that differently.
     
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    Easy, bone.
     
  11. Double Creek

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    That's an easy pick for 99.9% of hunters.

    The real question is at what point would you select the doe over a buck?

    For me it would have to be somewhere in the 120ish range before I would start leaning towards the buck.

    Jeff,

    You say 150.... Are you talking about a 150 NC buck? B/C truthfully you are talking about once in a lifetime animals with either choice.. Tough one.
     
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    bz_711 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    a bloody Albino doesn't make for very good photo's (plus illegal her in IL)...heck I think I'd choose just having a 200+ inch buck on my property over an Albino doe shot opp.
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    I would play my magical flute and have them both walk past broadside, parallel to one another. Then I would launch one arrow and kill them both.
     
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    or have a 200" albino buck, dream big guys....
     
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    Give me the bone... and I'll buy bleach for the doe :D
     
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    200" buck ........ no brainer.
     
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    The buck is going down.
     
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    rednas5 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I'm a bit surprised that I'm the only one but I guess that's the way we've been trained to think. I would be equally estatic.
     
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    Buck Magnet Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Definetly the buck for me... I have saw several albinos and probablly over a half dozen piebalds around my area... while they are nice, they just don't really do anything for me... it just another deer with a genetic mutation.

    I still can't understand how any state would make it illegal to kill an albino... kinda blows my mind. It is a DEER, you buy a hunting liscence to kill DEER.... I remember reading about a man who killed a nice albino buck about 10 years ago and was sued by a lady because that deer was the "reincarnation of her husband".... the crazy part is that she won! What is wrong with people today?
     
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    Sliverflicker Grizzled Veteran

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    If it does not have at least 130" of bone on its head, it does not interest me in the least except to watch.
     

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