Would you shoot this deer?

Discussion in 'Deer Hunting' started by Matt_W, Jan 3, 2008.

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  1. Jan 3, 2008 #1
    Matt_W

    Matt_W Well-Known Member

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    This is a deer one of my friends just killed. Being a heavy 6 point he's legal in AR. However, he wouldn't be under the 4X4 slot. His live weight was 180# and his spread was 18 1/2". His age was estimated at 4 1/2. We are skeptical that he was going to improve if he was let walk. Should he have been culled when younger to allow deer with better genes to reproduce?
     
    Matt_W, Jan 3, 2008
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  3. Jan 3, 2008 #2
    theridgehunter

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    BAM!!!! Yep, I'd shoot! :thumb:
     
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  5. Jan 3, 2008 #3
    Bowhunter71

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    I wouldn't hesitate to shoot that deer.
     
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  6. Jan 3, 2008 #4
    John Stiles

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    Has a monkey got a banana??:eek:
     
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  7. Jan 3, 2008 #5
    JR1

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    Unless I was in a 4X4 area, then you betcha I'd have shot him.

    Assuming all you say about him was true, then you should have no reason to feel bad about taking him out of the herd. He may have grown another point or two, but that 6 pt. frame would probably always be dominant in him.
     
    JR1, Jan 3, 2008
    JR1, Jan 3, 2008
  8. Jan 3, 2008 #6
    Gary R

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    Would have been nervous until I saw a brow tine. Then I would have popped him.
     
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  9. Jan 3, 2008 #7
    Matt_W

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    This is much the same feeling we had. The deer was harvested from a soybean farm with plenty of hard woods. The deer herd there has plenty of protein. If this is his rack at his age and body weight, we felt he wouldn't grow many more points.
     
    Matt_W, Jan 3, 2008
    Matt_W, Jan 3, 2008
  10. Jan 3, 2008 #8
    Hill Farm Hunter

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    Heck yeah.
     
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  11. Jan 3, 2008 #9
    browning_gold_12

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    is a 40lb gnat fat?? yeah, i woulda shot him!:thumb: BG12
     
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  12. Jan 3, 2008 #10
    TheBattman

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    Only way I would pass that deer is if I didn't see it or couldn't get a shot....
     
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  13. Jan 4, 2008 #11
    Matt_W

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    Guess this supports not having a 4X4 slot statewide!!!
     
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  14. Jan 4, 2008 #12
    fredbearbowhunter

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    right behind the shoulder:thumb:
     
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  15. Jan 4, 2008 #13
    stealthycat

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    what are you hunting for ? if that buck fits what YOU are hunting for, then shoot. if he doesn't then don't
     
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  16. Jan 4, 2008 #14
    Manybeards

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    It would just depend on if I thought that was the biggest deer on the property.
     
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  17. Jan 4, 2008 #15
    jimmyh

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    what the bear did in the woods
     
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  18. Jan 4, 2008 #16
    Hobbshunter

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    Every time I draw one of the permit hunts on Hobbs, they do a survey. The last question is always, "Would you approve of a 4 point rule?" This is the reason I always put NO! (I've got a 6 point on my wall thats durn near as big as that one)
     
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    Hobbshunter, Jan 4, 2008
  19. Jan 4, 2008 #17
    .270Win

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    I'd put him on the ground....then on my wall. :thumb:

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  20. Jan 4, 2008 #18
    big shorty

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    yep!
     
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  21. Jan 4, 2008 #19
    JR

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    Not only would I have shot him, but he would be going onto my wall. That has got to be one of the biggest six pointers that I have ever saw.
     
    JR, Jan 4, 2008
    JR, Jan 4, 2008
  22. Jan 4, 2008 #20
    whiteoak

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    The only reason why he wouldn't be on my wall would be buck fever.This why I don't support a 4 point anything rule.:thumb:
     
    whiteoak, Jan 4, 2008
    whiteoak, Jan 4, 2008
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