sofakingfast_1
Active Member
Passed him at 12 yards? Man ive been hunting 3 years and havent had a buck that big that close to me. And if i did id sling an arrow at him in a heartbeat. Id love to have a shoulder mount on my wall. and that is definitly a mountable buck in my opinion.
halielynn1
New Member
Pete,
Great example of QDM! Let them go, Let them Grow!
I hope you get a chance to see him next year and hopefully he's big enough to harvest!
I love to hear stories like this. Too many people get excited about 125" to 140" bucks. I myself would like to shoot a booner someday and the only way it will happen is to pass 'em up like this one.
My hat's off to you, Pete!
Great example of QDM! Let them go, Let them Grow!
I hope you get a chance to see him next year and hopefully he's big enough to harvest!
I love to hear stories like this. Too many people get excited about 125" to 140" bucks. I myself would like to shoot a booner someday and the only way it will happen is to pass 'em up like this one.
My hat's off to you, Pete!
wapsiguy
PMA Member
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: String Gun Shooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pete,
Great example of QDM! Let them go, Let them Grow!
I hope you get a chance to see him next year and hopefully he's big enough to harvest!
I love to hear stories like this. Too many people get excited about 125" to 140" bucks. I myself would like to shoot a booner someday and the only way it will happen is to pass 'em up like this one.
My hat's off to you, Pete! </div></div>
Nice deer Pete!! and cool set of pics.
As far as "getting excited about 125" - 140" deer, I find your take somewhat troubling, I have no problem letting deer walk if they are not what you are looking for but I believe that a 140" deer is a trophy, heck the 116" deer that I shot with a bow this year is a trophy in my eyes.
It is all in the eyes of the hunter.
Just my opinion, rip me if you want. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
Great example of QDM! Let them go, Let them Grow!
I hope you get a chance to see him next year and hopefully he's big enough to harvest!
I love to hear stories like this. Too many people get excited about 125" to 140" bucks. I myself would like to shoot a booner someday and the only way it will happen is to pass 'em up like this one.
My hat's off to you, Pete! </div></div>
Nice deer Pete!! and cool set of pics.
As far as "getting excited about 125" - 140" deer, I find your take somewhat troubling, I have no problem letting deer walk if they are not what you are looking for but I believe that a 140" deer is a trophy, heck the 116" deer that I shot with a bow this year is a trophy in my eyes.
It is all in the eyes of the hunter.
Just my opinion, rip me if you want. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
Big Shooter
New Member
I agree, shoot what your happy with and thats diff. for everyone. Some deer will never score high anyways, age is more important than score.
pete
Member
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sofakingfast_1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Passed him at 12 yards? Man ive been hunting 3 years and havent had a buck that big that close to me. And if i did id sling an arrow at him in a heartbeat. Id love to have a shoulder mount on my wall. and that is definitly a mountable buck in my opinion. </div></div>
I've been bowhunting for several years, although this buck is a 140ish buck and a trophy in any bowhunters eyes I just didn't think he looked like a mature buck to me. I knew there were at least half a dozen bucks on the property that were more mature, and I had my heart set on a couple of different ones. (see pics) I get alot of satisfaction on being able to let these type of bucks walk past me and there are alot of years that I don't fill my tag with a buck. I'm not trying to tell any hunter that they shouldn't shoot a buck of this maturity becuase I know in my early years of bowhunting this would have definately been a trophy to me. Thanks for looking!
My Target bucks:
I've been bowhunting for several years, although this buck is a 140ish buck and a trophy in any bowhunters eyes I just didn't think he looked like a mature buck to me. I knew there were at least half a dozen bucks on the property that were more mature, and I had my heart set on a couple of different ones. (see pics) I get alot of satisfaction on being able to let these type of bucks walk past me and there are alot of years that I don't fill my tag with a buck. I'm not trying to tell any hunter that they shouldn't shoot a buck of this maturity becuase I know in my early years of bowhunting this would have definately been a trophy to me. Thanks for looking!
My Target bucks:
A trophy is definitely in the eye of the beholder. However, I think I was just as excited the first time I passed up a decent buck (120-class 8-pointer) as I was when I shot the first decent one. It was 1988 when I let that bugger walk for the first time and it opened a whole new world for me. Prior to that, for me bowhunting had always been about getting some venison in the freezer. When I began to change as a hunter, I found that there were new ways to find excitement in hunting, and one of them was watching a buck around me that never knew I was there... and knowing that I could kill him if I wanted to.
Every person has to go through different stages, and it can't be rushed. Let's let people be who they are and progress at their own pace.
I have always wanted to know how a buck reacts to a flash and hoped to see it myself. This was a very informative post. Thanks Pete.
Every person has to go through different stages, and it can't be rushed. Let's let people be who they are and progress at their own pace.
I have always wanted to know how a buck reacts to a flash and hoped to see it myself. This was a very informative post. Thanks Pete.
turtlshell
PMA Member
Good looking buck, hope you find out how he reacts to an arrow.