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which tag would you notch on this guy

Pass (let him Grow)
5 (2.4%)
General
66 (31.9%)
Quality Late
33 (15.9%)
Raffle
1 (0.5%)
ANy legal tag
102 (49.3%)

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Author Topic: Let him grow or notch  (Read 6665 times)

Offline jackelope

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #30 on: November 22, 2022, 07:24:52 AM »
I'm shooting. I'm guessing that buck to be 180" and a big buck, especially if he's in Washington.
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #31 on: November 22, 2022, 07:31:13 AM »
He's gotta be 25-27" wide, beautiful deer anyone in N. America would want. That's truly a next level deer that many of us will never see with a tag in our pocket.
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #32 on: November 22, 2022, 07:35:04 AM »
Never shot a buck that big.  Until I do, he's dead on any tag I can get my hands on.  And I'm not sure that buck will grow any bigger.  We had a very good year (at least in my part of the state) for nutrition.  He might not get bigger next year. 
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #33 on: November 22, 2022, 07:43:05 AM »
I would have to say. That’s A Toad! I almost bet no one here would pass him up. You better take it. Especially with the way our predators are taking away our deer populations here in Washington.

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #34 on: November 22, 2022, 07:46:55 AM »
How far is he from the truck? 

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #35 on: November 22, 2022, 07:50:29 AM »
He is wider than people think because of the size of the critter.  This ain’t no Texas Muley.  Ear tip to ear tip probably 23.  You can do the math from there, and he will get plenty of spread credit because of those mains.

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #36 on: November 22, 2022, 08:04:50 AM »
We're all talking hypothetical anyway right? This is a stud buck no doubt. One most of us will never have the chance to chase. But if say you've been chasing a buck like "regrets" or "a lot going on"... which are you pulling the trigger on? My situation is 99.99% he's DRT. It's the last 0.01%... the "what if's". And I like character (inlines, kickers, droppers, mass for days) :chuckle:

Are you putting him closer to 30 wide then? Definitely tough to tell in a picture how big that body is.

« Last Edit: November 22, 2022, 08:14:26 AM by jowings22 »

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #37 on: November 22, 2022, 08:13:07 AM »
I think he is a good 30+.  Inside  May go as high as 28. 

Well, regrets is bigger, and that other dude is crazy and a favorite.   Whichever one of those unlucky buggers I got to first. Lol. 

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #38 on: November 22, 2022, 08:24:30 AM »
If I saw that deer with a rifle in my hand, I'd pass...out!
Low T Beta Male
Domesticated simpy city dwelling male
Low T/ high estrogen = illogical thinking
You must have a learning disability
Low IQ mut [sic] faced bimbo.
You see it here with some of the less intelligent and stable types.
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #39 on: November 22, 2022, 08:31:44 AM »
How far is he from the truck? 

Who cares!!? That's what backpacks or mule tape are made for!!
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #40 on: November 22, 2022, 08:48:40 AM »
Legal buck - check
Deep forks - check

Any day he is legal and I have a tag

Safety off - BOOM!  :bfg:


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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #41 on: November 22, 2022, 09:39:01 AM »
She's a beaut Clark. 182 and some change. Ain't nobody passing that buck
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #42 on: November 22, 2022, 10:19:59 AM »
I want to see the general season bucks that the 4 hunters who passed on this buck shoot.
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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #43 on: November 22, 2022, 11:20:34 AM »
I'm shooting with any tag.

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Re: Let him grow or notch
« Reply #44 on: November 22, 2022, 09:24:11 PM »
How far is he from the truck? 

Who cares!!? That's what backpacks or mule tape are made for!!
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He better be on the up hill side of the road so it's an easy down hill drag or it's a pass for me  :)

 


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