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Is this a shooter?

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by ernmcburn, Nov 24, 2015.

  1. Mwebber1026

    Mwebber1026 Weekend Warrior

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    He would be a shooter to me. To each is to own
     
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    Hillbilly Jedi Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I'm sure some other people have already said this but the question is yours to answer. If you'd be happy with taking him, then do it. If you'd be proud to say you shot him, then let the arrow fly. Beauty and happiness is in the eye of the hunter.
     
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    mid 90s gross.
     
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    In Texas we have a 13 inch min. so I dont think so. But if I could yea. I still have not got first bow buck.
     
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    It depends if your on public land I'd shoot him if your hunting private property then I'd try to give him another 2 years but that's just me I can only hunt public due to I haven't found a lease close to me so I'd be shooting him if he walked by but yeah he'd prob score around 80s or 90s only.
     
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    TheChurchArchers Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Just depends where you hunt and what quality of deer you can kill. In back my house that would be a shooter to me but hunting the Midwest I'd pass. If you believe that passing him and letting him grow will be successful then I would do it, but if your hunting high pressure places that don't let them grow then its pointless. But like most guys on here have said if you want to shoot him then don't let us stop you lol. He might have 75-80inches of antler on him looks like a 2 year old
     
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    Depends on the property, the hunter, and the laws. He doesn't appear to be outside his ears and where I hunt there are antler restrictions so I would probably let him walk. In the end it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

    For what its worth, most of the time when someone asks if its a shooter or not it means they aren't happy with the deer to begin with. If you want meat shoot a doe. If you want a trophy then you have to determine what a "trophy" is to you.
     

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