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Mature shed late season buck.....shoot or pass

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Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:44 am

This poll is related to the other shoot or pass poll asking if you would shoot a mature one horned buck.

Quite a few said antler inches do not mean as much and just killing a mature animal is much more important.

So in this scenario you have a very mature buck in front of you during late season but he already shed both antlers.

Do you shoot or pass and why? Curious about your thoughts on this.

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:49 am

Pass. If it was only about maturity, I'd target old dry does.
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby hunter_mike » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:01 am

Regretfully pass. It has to have antler/antlers. I think maturity is more important to me than antler size but some kind of antler is a requirement.

Dan's "midget freak buck" comes to mind, a shooter in my book, amazing animal.
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby hunter_mike » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:04 am

The fact that the buck is mature is what makes it such a special animal. The antlers help tell the story, no matter what size or shape they are. without them the story is incomplete.
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby MOBIGBUCKS » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:08 am

Pass. just like the other thread.

I shot a one antlered buck one time on accident. I wasn't happy with my mistake. Looked all over for that shed too :lol:

A deer with no rack is a definate no no to me too
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Rome » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:10 am

I was faced with this dillemma during the CWD Holiday Hunt in 2012-2013. I passed. I knew what buck it was b/c he had lost half his ear at some point in his life, so he was distinguishable. I have his sheds from the previous year when he was 3.5, and found one of them from when he was 4.5, which was when I passed him. Honestly, I'm not sure what I'd do if I were faced with this decision again as this buck was hit by a car two weeks later, so it always sat with me weird, and still does to this day. I didn't answer the poll yet, as this thread is getting me thinking again on what I should've done...
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby BigHunt » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:49 am

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby lynchpin » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:51 am

pass for sure. When the buck drops the horns... he won the contest for that season. I would tip my hat and say well done old fella! Well done! Then I would fly an arrow or muzzloader round over his head to let him know ... I got the drop on him! Joking of course.
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:17 am

Been in this situation many times late season and passed on every one.

I will admit that I love the antlers and without them the hunt just wouldn't feel as special no matter how mature he is. Something about looking up at the wall and seeing a shoulder mount, euro mount or even a basic antler plaque that is really special to me. I enjoy looking at them a reliving the special memories of that particular hunt.

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Terry » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:32 am

I was one of the guys who said age was more important than rack score and I stick to my statement. However, I would have to be able to legally tag it as a buck to satisfy my desire to kill a buck.

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:56 am

Could not answer effectively... MY dilemma would be;

If I thought it was a resident buck - No

More time to hunt in the season - No

A passer through and last few days of season - Yes

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby rizzo999 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:30 pm

Edcyclopedia wrote:Could not answer effectively... MY dilemma would be;

If I thought it was a resident buck - No

More time to hunt in the season - No

A passer through and last few days of season - Yes

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^^^This!
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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:42 pm

rizzo999 wrote:
Edcyclopedia wrote:Could not answer effectively... MY dilemma would be;

If I thought it was a resident buck - No

More time to hunt in the season - No

A passer through and last few days of season - Yes

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^^^This!

I would add "Maybe" for you guys but then the poll would start all over again. :doh:

Darn fence sitters! :lol:

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby yungbuck » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:47 pm

I would take a mature one sided but not a mature buck that shedded both

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Re: Mature shed buck.......shoot or pass?

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:00 pm

yungbuck wrote:I would take a mature one sided but not a mature buck that shedded both

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Comparing this poll to the other I'm curious why one antler makes a difference in deciding if you kill or not.

Where I was kinda going with this is 1/2 would kill with one horn but almost nobody would kill a completely shed buck.

Still the same deer so why the change of heart? One horn doesn't exactly display well.

Anybody chime in...........

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