mule deer, should he be shot this year or left to get bigger

[fireguy]

Never mind the old, you can't eat the horns, ect.
what is your opinion on this deer, is he one that should be taken to improve the genetics, or should he be left alone for a few years to see what he grows into. He is high but not vey wide, his antlers are only the width of his ears.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x477/fireguy4/IMG-20110918-000701.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x477/fireguy4/IMG-20110918-000751-1.jpg

this should be fun

[Bchunter3006]

Depends on how late it is in the season... nice buck regardless, really nice frame. If I didn't have one by November, maybe a bit earlier, I'd kill him.

[springpin]

Those r bad genes...let me take care of him!

[fireguy]

I took those pictures last weekend with my phone, i'm holding out for something a little bigger

[fowlweather]

damn if i ever saw a buck like that id kill it in a second, shoot him you dont know what'l happen next year

[mark]

Same hill as last years buck???
We both know, if you dont kill him quick, someone else in the neighborhood will!
He's nothing compared to yer last years buck, it would depend on your need for meat!
Myself, I hate 3x4 bucks no matter how big they are!

[fireguy]

Same hill as last years buck???
We both know, if you dont kill him quick, someone else in the neighborhood will!
He's nothing compared to yer last years buck, it would depend on your need for meat!
Myself, I hate 3x4 bucks no matter how big they are!

not far away, no need for meat, I'm probably not going to shoot this guy unless it's in december and I need meat.
I'm not a fan of 4 X 3's either

[Ambush]

Myself, I hate 3x4 bucks no matter how big they are!

Take no advice from this man! He also doesn't like large "lopsided" Stone's sheep!! Not a sane man.

[Shooter]

I live by a self imposed rule that I won't pass on a buck today that I will shoot later in the season. That way I never regret not pulling the trigger. However we have plenty of tags in the household and meat in the freezer is never an issue. That being said..... I would drop him Sept-Dec. But I am a lowly Island hunter lol.

[blacktailslayer]

But I am a lowly Island hunter lol.

Ha, if these muley hunters had to hunt our nocturnal timber ghosts they would all starve!:):) Where is that bee's nest emoticon???

[sapper]

Given that I don't care about big racks but am a meat-hunter if I found that while glassing I'd be shouldering my 30-06 and putting some meat in the freezer. :-)

[mark]

Ha, if these muley hunters had to hunt our nocturnal timber ghosts they would all starve!:):) Where is that bee's nest emoticon???

If all I had to hunt were them "runty, sawed off, little, wanabe muleys"......ID MOVE! :-D
(insert beez nest emoticon)

[bchunter181]

take me too him ill shoot him for ya! that looks like an awesome first buck to shoot.thats a buck i dream of, i would never pass the opportunity to take a buck of that nature crazy to think someone would.would like to see your buck from last year

[fireguy]

take me too him ill shoot him for ya! that looks like an awesome first buck to shoot.thats a buck i dream of, i would never pass the opportunity to take a buck of that nature crazy to think someone would.would like to see your buck from last year

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x477/fireguy4/2010MuleDeer.jpg

[blacktailslayer]

If all I had to hunt were them "runty, sawed off, little, wanabe muleys"......ID MOVE! :-D
(insert beez nest emoticon)
Victoria, Nanaimo, or Campbell River????

[Ourea]

not far away, no need for meat, I'm probably not going to shoot this guy unless it's in december and I need meat.
I'm not a fan of 4 X 3's either

Pick ur poison .... is it about bone or meat.... if you want a hanger this buck is not on the rardar. Great pics though, .... hope you are happy with whatever choice you make. Again, great pics.

[Elkaholic2010]

I always think to myself you won't tag a BIG one if you weaken and tag an average one! That being said, the average ones usually eat just as good or better!

[srupp]

nice meat buck...

[Looking_4_Jerky]

That buck looks like it's just entering its prime. Having said that, I'm not an expert on how horn dichotomy progresses/regresses from year to year. Can a buck that is a 3x4 one year fill that 4th missing point if you give him more years to do it? Or do we think that once a buck goes 3x4 it potentially will become a bigger and bigger 3x4 until it starts regressing? Either way, If you're not worried about the meat or someone else getting him, leave him. If he survives another year he'll be a better buck whether he fills that 2nd 4th point or not.

[mark]

Victoria, Nanaimo, or Campbell River????

No, I meant Id move AWAY from the island, and wouldnt stop till I exited region 2!

[blacktailslayer]

No, I meant Id move AWAY from the island, and wouldnt stop till I exited region 2!
I know what ya meant:wink:

[PeachlandHunter]

looks a little close to town to shoot lol

[jeff]

not far away, no need for meat, I'm probably not going to shoot this guy unless it's in december and I need meat.
I'm not a fan of 4 X 3's either

could u give an explanation why u are not a fan of 4x3,s ,so i guess your strictly a trophy hunter .

[Weatherby Fan]

Quick take some new young hunter out and shoot that thing b4 he passes that shitty gene pool on again.
And after last years deer you shot, no comparison,hold out for a bigger one.

[Caveman]

I have a son who'd be very happy with that buck for his first. Send me the coordinates and he'll remove him before he can pass those weak genes on.

[wiggy]

He's just a baby and you aint gonna kill big ones if you kill little ones and the little ones arent gonna get big if you kill em when there legal; if your hunting meat go kill wht does

[IslandHunterBXL]

would be my nicest deer to date! needless to say............bang!

[dana]

That is a young buck with some great potential. Just because he is a 3 on that side this year don't mean he's always going to be. If he can make it for a couple more years, you might be surprised at how big he will become.

[325]

I would let him walk.

[The Dude]

Hmmm..that thing still got spots? Hard to tell in this light :D
Get his daddy,let junior flesh out a bit.

[Jagermeister]

I recognize that area, grew up in that vicinity. If I was hot after a deer, I think that I would re-visit my youth.

[donperk]

shoot em nov 30 ,last chance.. i'd hold out for better..he'll never get trophy quality

[pappy]

I second the nov. 30 and he would walk any other day of the season. Nice buck for the year before.

[Trapper D]

thats a bench deer , hes probably already dead. probably blaze orange in the background.lol id take him, i dont eat antlers

[.300WSMImpact!]

I would not shoot him not big enough for me, but I dont need the meat this year

[westview]

Where is this buck?

[fireguy]

Surprised this got going again, he still walks amongst us, we will see what he looks like next year, unless someone has the urge to take him.

[bucka]

No trophy. Thin. No mass. No width. Won't be any different next year. Up to you.

[Jelvis]

Meat buck only for now. The antlers are not big.
Jelly Meats

[johnny cabbage]

looks thin, likely a young deer, let him grow some more!

[Shooter123]

Looks like the one on the highway in Peachland everyday, he will get hit before he gets shot lol