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Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026609
11/27/23 08:39 PM
11/27/23 08:39 PM
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Killed one opening morning I have watched and had pics of for 3 years. Let a bunch walk every year. If they make it great, if they get shot by others, so be it. One thing for certain, if I had shot them they wouldn’t have had a chance for next year.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: 2Dogs] #4026615
11/27/23 08:42 PM
11/27/23 08:42 PM
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Right behind you
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Originally Posted by 2Dogs
I've killed several I let walk the year before, often very close to where I saw them the year before. If you ever want to kill big bucks ya gotta let them go till they get at least 4 . You'll learn a lot more from the bucks you don't kill than those you do. wink

True dat.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026618
11/27/23 08:43 PM
11/27/23 08:43 PM
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In a Van, down by the River
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No comment.


Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.

My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: quailman] #4026622
11/27/23 08:46 PM
11/27/23 08:46 PM
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Behind some dogs
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Behind some dogs
Originally Posted by quailman
No comment.


Watch out cuz! Shots fired for us trophy spike killers. 🤣🤣

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: 000buck] #4026632
11/27/23 09:00 PM
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red neck richie Offline OP
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Not really, I hunt a private club. We make our own rules in accordance with whats legal. I aint against killing spikes you just cant do it on my lease.


Old enough to know better but still too young too care!
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026636
11/27/23 09:04 PM
11/27/23 09:04 PM
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I’ve killed 1 and probably let 25 walk. However, the one I killed was a 150” 11 point. I just can’t make myself shoot a 115” 3 year old.

Last edited by cgardner; 11/27/23 09:04 PM.
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: 000buck] #4026640
11/27/23 09:06 PM
11/27/23 09:06 PM
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In a Van, down by the River
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Originally Posted by 000buck
Originally Posted by quailman
No comment.


Watch out cuz! Shots fired for us trophy spike killers. 🤣🤣



My freezer is always full by February. laugh


Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.

My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: Backwards cowboy] #4026643
11/27/23 09:10 PM
11/27/23 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Backwoods cowboy
I let em walk every year! I can only control the parts I can control!

This. You can't let what other people would shoot determine what you want to shoot. I've heard the "If I don't shoot him, the neighbors will" BS for 40 years.


Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales

Molon Labe
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: Mbrock] #4026652
11/27/23 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mbrock
I let way more walk than I shoot. Some make it. Some don’t. I can’t control that. I can control what I shoot.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026669
11/27/23 09:33 PM
11/27/23 09:33 PM
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I let them walk all the time, since doing so I have got to where I get to chance at even bigger deer. I don’t worry about if someone else gonna shoot it, most folks hunt the wrong wind, and mess their chances up anyway at my club


Let them walk ...and grow them big
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026804
11/28/23 07:40 AM
11/28/23 07:40 AM
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I don't shoot any buck unless it's mature, but I only have a 104 acres. I wish all of my neighbors shared in that philosophy

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: quailman] #4026810
11/28/23 07:53 AM
11/28/23 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by quailman
No comment.


now that was funny!!!!

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026858
11/28/23 09:10 AM
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I let them walk. I think that goes with maturing and hunting with many years experience. I know that plenty will get shot that I have let walk but if that Hunter is satisfied with shooting that buck then I am happy for them.


Duty, Honor, Country

Robert E. Lee
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026866
11/28/23 09:22 AM
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If I’m not mounting him he walks. I hope he survives another year. If I want meat kill a doe.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026871
11/28/23 09:27 AM
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I do it at least once a year. Let one walk on Thanksgiving morning--nice 8 point that was about 250 yards away. Only walked the edge of the field and then walked into woods. Was in my sights for less than two minutes. With my old man eyesight, I need a little more time to judge the age of a deer, so I let him walk. We have some trail cameras in that area, so I am hoping to get a good pic of him and see if I can figure it out. As a camp, we have actively been passing on the young bucks for about five years, and it is starting to pay off. Already killed two that were in excess of six years, and getting a lot of pictures of other ones.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026885
11/28/23 09:54 AM
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Good for the soul and hunting in general. Big horns don't mean as much as they used to for me.
I've got a Doe here with a bum leg. I've let several others walk in an attempt to get her.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026901
11/28/23 10:28 AM
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I let way more deer walk than I shoot (nowadays). Wish I knew where they all went though, I should have a big buck Mecca but I don’t.


Everything woke turns to shucks
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026902
11/28/23 10:30 AM
11/28/23 10:30 AM
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like Matt, I let way more walk than I shoot. Personal choice for me.


I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....

proud Cracker-Americaan

muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026919
11/28/23 10:51 AM
11/28/23 10:51 AM
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White Plains Alabama
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Shoot what you want, but don’t start bitching about not having any big deer. Hear that way too much around here when folks shoot every 2.5 year 8 point they see.

Re: Letting Deer Walk? [Re: red neck richie] #4026950
11/28/23 11:44 AM
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I let most deer walk these days. My GF will kill more readily but even she’s gotten selective. I think most folks find themselves in a situation where they know that if they pass on a decent, young buck, that the next person that sees it will shoot. If you let him walk you can’t be upset when the next person doesn’t. Lots of folks would rather see bucks getting to 4-5yo before they are shot but I’m willing to bet that they’ll be a little pissed when the neighbors shoot that one as well. If you can’t control a massive amount of property you are dependent on your neighbors and the one with the lowest “standards” is going to set the tone for your area.

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