How many bucks did you pass up this year?

[Czabs]

I chose 1-5...If I really think about it I think I passed 3 bucks that were nice bucks, and 1 I would have shot but passed because of a bad shot and camera light was running out. So I think 4..that I can remember.

3 of the 4 were on public land.

Not including yearlings or nubbins, I can't call that a pass in my book.

[Chris Conroy]

I passed on over 10 bucks this year. I count every one because in years past before I found this site just about every buck would have been down. I ate 3 buck tags this year.

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[Black Squirrel]

I ate my tag too. I had around 10 in range and another 10 15 out of range that I spotted. Only had one that I wanted to shoot in range, and I muffed that up.

[Jackson Marsh]

I like this topic, it kind of lets me know where I stand in terms of getting onto bucks. I passed three shots on small bucks, passed no shots on two year olds. Saw four bucks I would have liked to killed, three were in range.

Hearing that other hunters get a chance to pass on multiple bucks really shows me the amount of work/scouting I need yo do.

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[UntouchableNess]

I passed on quite a few bucks, opted for 20+ as the number. It could have easily been 15-20 though, really didn't count them.

I got picky after filling my first buck tag, let many walk after that.

[Schultzy]

I hunted 2 states...

Iowa- 14 bucks total I let walk by between 10 to 15 yards In 5 days of hunting. Minus 2 1st rackers all were between 125 to 140 Inches. 2 were 2 year olds, the rest were 3 and 4 year olds. I have a feeling I'm forgetting about many other bucks I let pass while In Iowa. Hunting there was awesome!!

Minnesota- At least 9 that I can remember. Four 1st rackers (usually I see twice that many 1.5 year olds). One 110 Inch 2 year old. Two 3 year olds that would've went between 125 to 135 inches. The other 2 were either 3 or 4 year olds (115 Inchers).

[dbl lung]

I passed on 29 bucks that were in shooting range but seen 48 bucks total. With the biggest being in the 140ish range he should be a real dandy next year. With the pictures off my cameras I had it was tag a buck or eat the tag. I ate my tag:) But saved $500 due to not having a taxidermy bill:)

[Spysar]

EHD didn't pass up any.......... Which made it harder for me. I didn't count how many I passed, but it was way fewer than any year I can remember. I did pass up two bucks on my land in NY, which nobody else does. I haven't seen either one of them since.....Passed tons of non shooters out west, if you are calling that passed....

[Casper]

Over 20 for me, don't know the exact number. The only number I keep track of is the "shooters' I see.

[ONE UP]

passed 3 that I would consider shooters....then shot one I passed when my time was almost up. I guess his time was up too.

[virginiashadow]

About 15

[Redman232]

I count every deer I could have potentially shot as a pass because the redneck in me always wants to come out even if it is a so called "scrub" buck. I had five legitimate shot opportunities on bucks that I passed on.

[Casper]

I like this topic, it kind of lets me know where I stand in terms of getting onto bucks. I passed three shots on small bucks, passed no shots on two year olds. Saw four bucks I would have liked to killed, three were in range.

Hearing that other hunters get a chance to pass on multiple bucks really shows me the amount of work/scouting I need yo do.

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Some of us are fortunate to have some good private, if you saw 4 shooters on public, you are doing just fine

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[Elk2782]

I passed at least 10 different bucks 5 or 6 of them I would see numerous times threw the year, I really only seen about 3 that i wanted to shoot and killed one of those during the the gun season. It was a great year overall lot of action most nights and we deffinetly have some potential for the upcoming season

[Jackson Marsh]

I like this topic, it kind of lets me know where I stand in terms of getting onto bucks. I passed three shots on small bucks, passed no shots on two year olds. Saw four bucks I would have liked to killed, three were in range.

Hearing that other hunters get a chance to pass on multiple bucks really shows me the amount of work/scouting I need yo do.

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Some of us are fortunate to have some good private, if you saw 4 shooters on public, you are doing just fine

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I don't get down about it. I just know I can do better. Some of my hunts were not completely thought out, I know I can improve on this as well as finding more/better bedding areas to improve my chances of killing a good buck.

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