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Offline Craig

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What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« on: May 23, 2019, 09:24:32 AM »
All these bucks are alive and will be around next year unless they winter kill or something else. What one would you hunt? I saw two of the three last year.

Buck 1
 Wide buck


Buck 2
Heavy and tall


Buck 3
3x3x2

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2019, 09:25:30 AM »
Option D - any of them.  The first one catches my eye for some reason, always liked wide deer.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2019, 09:27:55 AM »
3. I love freaks

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2019, 09:39:37 AM »
Number 2. Easy choice.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2019, 09:41:27 AM »
I would have to see what a year of growth has done but would be ok with any. First one that gave me a good shot would get killed.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2019, 09:50:59 AM »
3 for me!

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2019, 09:53:53 AM »
3, then 1, then 2

Freak,  dandy,  meat

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2019, 10:00:50 AM »
Looks like 2 might have an extra year on the other two. Hard to say because bucks always look bigger from behind
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2019, 10:22:24 AM »
Tough decision - those are all nice Whiteys - and they probably taste better than the  Mulies over there
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2019, 01:32:51 PM »
I will probably catch flak for this but , none of them . White tails dont really interest me
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2019, 01:40:54 PM »
Looks like 2 might have an extra year on the other two. Hard to say because bucks always look bigger from behind

One thing I learned this year, they look way bigger from behind!

I'd take option 3 but all 3 are sweet bucks

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2019, 01:41:23 PM »
 If I was on a 10 day hunt none of those are an option until day 9.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2019, 01:49:52 PM »
#2 ... but that's easy to say from a keyboard. If on stand and any showed up ... I'm easily tempted.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2019, 02:45:59 PM »
3, 1, then 2

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2019, 02:49:42 PM »
I'm partial to #1. Just like that rack. At the same time I like the freak, totally unique.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2019, 04:16:00 PM »
First choice 3x3x2.
Second #1 wide

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2019, 04:22:01 PM »
Leave number 3 be, maybe hell survive a couple more years and turn into something really special

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #17 on: May 24, 2019, 09:02:26 AM »
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2019, 02:31:31 AM »
All nice bucks! But only 3 is a wall hanger imo. Very unique
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2019, 07:17:04 AM »
whichever one I saw first

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2019, 11:04:08 AM »
#3 if any at all

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2019, 11:13:24 AM »
I would shoot 3 I would try and pass 1 and 2 but have an itchy trigger finger so who knows  :chuckle:

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2019, 01:00:14 PM »
All are great but I'd shoot #1 if they were all standing  side by side.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #23 on: May 25, 2019, 01:31:28 PM »
3 for sure - unique is cool. But i am not a fan of passing on anything you would be satisfied with if it were the last day of the season.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2019, 12:41:19 PM »
#3 for me,  then #2. I like trashy bucks and tall/thick bucks. Which ever one of those two presented a opportunity, I'd put one down. Best of luck on either one you choose.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #25 on: May 26, 2019, 08:20:23 PM »
#3.  You can shoot "regular" bucks any time, Very likely the only 2 main beams buck you will ever see.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #26 on: May 26, 2019, 09:25:24 PM »
Whichever one makes you happy. All are nice but none are great. A year of growth might pleasantly surprise you though...

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #27 on: May 26, 2019, 09:45:30 PM »
Whichever one makes you happy. All are nice but none are great. A year of growth might pleasantly surprise you though...
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2019, 06:40:06 AM »
I wouldn't shoot any of them until they got a little age on them, but thats just me.  As mentioned, its your tag so enjoy.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2019, 08:57:20 AM »
3, then 1, then 2

Freak,  dandy,  meat
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2019, 10:04:02 PM »
If I was on a 10 day hunt none of those are an option until day 9.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #31 on: May 30, 2019, 10:13:33 PM »
I would pass on them.  Ive been to Montana hunting deer now for 11 years.  Three of the years I came home with nothing.  Passed on many deer every day. I would rather hunt the entire week then to shoot something I would not be happy with.  I passed on a bunch of whitey's before shooting this Pig towards the end of the hunt!  But a trophy is in the eye of the beholder.  I have shot bucks smaller then that or equal to the deer pictured my first few years in Montana. I just love the hunt and don't want it to end to soon.  I can hunt an entire week in Montana and shoot nothing and come home completely satisfied.  I cant say that this was always the truth with me when I was younger.  I guess age does funny things to ya!!!
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #32 on: May 31, 2019, 06:21:34 AM »
#3 for me too, I like a trashy rack!

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #33 on: May 31, 2019, 05:56:15 PM »
1 and 2 are the same deer?

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #34 on: May 31, 2019, 05:58:25 PM »
1 and 2 definitely same deer ppl haha, funny how some chose either 1 or 2 over the other

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #35 on: May 31, 2019, 05:59:27 PM »
No wonder you saw '2 of 3'  ;)

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #36 on: May 31, 2019, 06:02:59 PM »
 :sry: stand corrected I'm wrong.. They are not the same deer... Cell phones

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #37 on: May 31, 2019, 06:03:25 PM »
1 and 2 definitely same deer ppl haha, funny how some chose either 1 or 2 over the other
Different deer. G3 on the right antler are different Length and different location on main beam.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2019, 03:06:29 PM »
I will probably catch flak for this but , none of them . White tails dont really interest me

I know what you mean, muleys are the same for me, no interest at all.  Just can't get excited about them.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2019, 03:37:47 PM »
They'll beef up a little by next year but I think the wide one probably scores the best and he'll probably barely crack 110". If I were going to pay to hunt Montana I'd have a hard time pulling the trigger on any of them unless it was the last 5 minutes of the last day.

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2019, 04:10:17 PM »
Def. Number 3!
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #41 on: June 04, 2019, 04:49:54 PM »
Can't really tell which one has the biggest hindquarters from the pics - but that one.
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #42 on: June 04, 2019, 05:52:45 PM »
3 and 1 are equal first then 2

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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #43 on: June 05, 2019, 03:24:36 AM »
Something about buck 2 being big and heavy got my attention, would be interesting to hunt that beast.  :hunter:
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Re: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
« Reply #44 on: June 05, 2019, 09:15:31 AM »
Honestly, the first one that gave me a shot!   :dunno:

 


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